The anxiety first aid kit : quick tools for extreme, uncertain times / Rick Hanson, PhD, Matthew McKay, PhD, Martha Davis, PhD, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, MSW.
| Author/creator |
Hanson, Rick (Psychologist) |
| Other author/creator | McKay, Matthew. |
| Other author/creator | Davis, Martha, 1947- |
| Other author/creator | Eshelman, Elizabeth Robbins. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2020] |
| Description | iv, 116 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Contents | Introduction -- Finding calm right away. Don't be alarmed ; Notice you're all right, right now ; Diaphragmatic breathing ; Create your special place ; Take refuge ; Progressive relaxation ; Sitting meditation ; Rapid relaxation ; Relaxing visualization ; Feel safer -- Facing worry and anxiety. Change your interpretations ; Take your worries for a walk ; Replace thoughts ; Make a worry appointment ; Change the anxiety channel ; Put your worries in a lineup ; Do the opposite ; Count your worries ; Humor your worry ; The worry experiment ; Replace worry with planning -- Advanced relaxation skills. The mindfulness power up ; The pendulum drop ; Five-finger exercise ; Autogenics ; Anti-stress combos ; Take in the good -- Super effective strategies that take a little more time. See the good in yourself ; Think the thought, with a twist ; Get excited ; Cognitive defusion ; Beat exhaustion and find strength ; Use exercise to cope with anxiety ; Get some sleep ; Send anxiety to the spam folder ; Coping thoughts ; Be generous ; Love ; Acknowledge and accept ; Have faith. |
| Abstract | "A quick-relief guide for calming anxiety and stress right now--during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you're feeling unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety right now, please know that you aren't alone. In these extreme and uncertain times, it's natural to be in a constant state of mental and physical strain. Whether you're dealing with job loss, a sick loved one, or just feeling the weight of the world during your 2 a.m. doomscroll--you need quick tools you can use right now, whenever and wherever you are, to lower stress and soothe anxiety. This emergency kit has you covered. Written by a dream team of mental health experts and grounded in evidence-based therapy, The Anxiety First Aid Kit offers powerful tools for triaging stress and anxiety in the moments when you need it most. You'll find easy and doable ways to help you press pause on panic, and find your calm spot right away. You'll discover in-the-moment interventions to help you relax before your anxiety and stress go into overdrive. And finally, you'll learn how to make healthy and workable lifestyle changes to improve your mental health and increase resilience, so you can effectively deal with stressful situations in the future--no matter what life throws at you. Between pandemic-related economic fears, the frustrations of social distancing, indoor confinement, work and household double duties (now including homeschooling!), and the looming threat of serious illness, is it any wonder you're feeling completely stressed out and anxious? If you need immediate relief, The Anxiety First Aid Kit has everything you need to manage stress and anxiety--right now"-- Source other than Library of Congress. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021279387 |
| ISBN | 9781684038480 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1684038480 (paperback) |
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