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"This book presents a framework to orient you toward the rest of your life. You will be taken on a journey. Go. To uncouple from your anxious reactions to life, you will need to alter your consciousness. No small task! It takes a student's mind and a willingness to be coached. Fortunately, you will find these authors to be trustworthy and competent guides."
--Reid Wilson, PhD, author of "Don't Panic"
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Enough is enough! Many have struggled too long to control the symptoms of anxiety, only to find fear, shyness and worry creeping back into their lives the minute they let down their guard. The bottom line is that most efforts to "control" or "get rid of" anxiety simply don't work. But, fortunately, this book offers another option. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) helps people facing a range of psychological problems learn to accept painful feelings without becoming overwhelmed by or submerged in them. Then it works to help them identify their values and commit to living their lives in ways that make these values come alive.This is the first workbook to offer readers a complete, ACT-based programme for dealing with any anxiety related problem. The techniques in this book are equally effective with of the different manifestations of anxiety: social and specific phobias, agoraphobia, worry and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more. The book is divided into weeks, with clear directions and objectives for each. The light, engaging style of the authors make exploring this new approach interesting, accessible, and fun.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Declaring my interest as an ACT therapist in the UK, I recommend this book to anyone who experiences difficulties with anxiety. The authors have put together a comprehensive self-help manual, including information and case examples relating to the various types of anxiety problem, showing how this therapy can provide the tools needed to enable sufferers to reclaim their lives from worries, anxieties and fears (WAFs the book calls them). It is especially useful that a CD is included, with blank copies of materials and more importantly, audio versions of the mindfulness exercises which are much more user-friendly than working from the printed page. The book mixes many new metaphors and exercises with tried and tested materials from existing ACT resources, giving readers plenty of choice in finding those which resonate best with them. It is a strength that the central themes (including acceptance, mindfulness, compassion and living according to one's values) recur throughout the book, as the new, sometimes radical concepts in ACT do necessitate, for most of us, repeated presentation.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I enjoyed reading this book its clearly written and each chapter introduces some new techniques.I duly note it has previously received a bad review but too often when we are in the grip of anxiety we have unrealistic expectations of a book.Try as we might we cannot read our anxieties away and wish as we might there is no magic technique to solve all our problems either.The key to this book is in the title we must accept our anxiety and work with the techniques contained therein.Yes I am an advocate of mindfulness as I find it to be the calming influence in a sometimes debilitating condition.I believe whether you suffer from panic attacks, PTSD or any form of anxiety that there is something in this book for you.Maybe not the entire answer but part of it at least.Keep searching
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I think this is good easy to read self-help book (with CD guided practice) for people who do not require a in depth exploration of their problems and are ready willing and able to follow its practical step by step ideas and suggestions. It could also be a useful resource for psychological therapists who wish to adopt a more structured approach in working with people who are experiencing mild to moderate anxiety problems(there is also a similar book for depression) This workbook is based on the model of pscyhological intervention called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with adaptations of mindfulness practice (see Jon Kabat-Zinn for further reading on mindfulness and or (Google) Centre for Mindfulness at Bangor University) The ACT approach does not suit everyone and some may (mistakenly) consider this a rather simplistic approach to complex personal difficulties because it suggests that we learn to radically accept our negative thoughts and feelings (rather than focus on or battle with them) I say mistakenly because this approach, as with mindfulness, is definately not a quick fix but requires an active commitment towards postive change and this is always challenging. Mindfulness for BeginnersFull Catastrophe Living: How to Cope with Stress, Pain and Illness Using Mindfulness Meditation
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Commit to this Workbook
If you suffer from anxiety, panic or related disorders then you have to read and apply the principles in this workbook. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Davyboy
Not this one
If this is your first book on acceptance for anxiety, perhaps you find it useful. However, there are certainly better and less patronising books on both acceptance (any of Clair... Read more
Published 20 months ago by kat
yes acceptance, no this version
Yes, acceptance is the only thing that works for anxiety. But this book is not a good point to start. Read more
Published on 19 April 2009 by A Reader
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