I've been seeing a new psychiatrist for the past 3 months, but wanted to add some talk-therapy. I've seen dozens of psychologists and none seem to know how to help me (for whatever reason).
My dear husband suggested that I find my own way since I've been looking for info on the topic for so many years.
I bought Edmund J. Bourne's The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook a few years ago and hadn't look at it until now.
It has step-by-step directions on the following: relaxation techniques, exercise, coping with panic, desensitization, overcoming negative self-talk, changing mistaken beliefs, visualization, assertiveness, self-esteem, nutrition, and others.
I'm at Chapter 5 of 19 now and I'm feeling hopeful about it.
Let's see how it goes.
Using The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
Using The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
~Shanarchy
"You are more talented than you think, more beautiful than you know, and more loved than you can imagine." ~Kandee Johnson
"You are more talented than you think, more beautiful than you know, and more loved than you can imagine." ~Kandee Johnson
Re: Using The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
I had that one for a while and never really got into it. A workbook that I liked better that I used for a while with a previous therapist was called Mind Over Mood by Greenberger and Padesky - this is a CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)-based workbook dealing with both depression and anxiety.
Other books that have been useful to me have been Reinventing Your Life by Young and Klosko, Emotional Alchemy by Bennet-Goleman, and more recently (still reading it) The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown.
Other books that have been useful to me have been Reinventing Your Life by Young and Klosko, Emotional Alchemy by Bennet-Goleman, and more recently (still reading it) The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown.