Anxiety

Anxiety takes many guises. A person can be a 'bag of nerves' during every waking moment. Or anxiety can be associated with a specific phobia, such as a fear of fl ying. There again, someone who is compulsive about cleaning or checking, or ruminates and worries, is also showing signs of anxiety. One of the first things to recognise is that anxiety can manifest itself in many different ways.

This book will help people to understand the difference between the anxiety that we all feel at times which can be a benefi cial prompt to action, and anxiety that is damaging. It will help each individual understand their own anxiety problems. Finally it will give the reader the information necessary to change their lives by using psychological techniques to help formulate their problem and then change their thoughts, their emotions and their behaviour.

Written by a chartered clinical psychologist, this book aims to help readers understand their anxiety and the steps that need to be taken in order to overcome it.