The Sheldon Short Guide To Worry And Anxiety

Description

Sheldon Short guides let you grasp the essentials in less than an hour! Worry is a useful biological response to adverse circumstances, which can sometimes get out of hand. While the anxiety response primes us for action, too much becomes counterproductive. This easy-to-read manual explains how to understand and control your worry, and make the brain's warning system work for you. Topics include: Defining worry and its mechanism Preparing to solve your problems - skills to practise How to solve your problems Brainstorming and making decisions Coping with setbacks When the worry won't stop Coping successfully with unavoidable problems

Author description

Dr Frank Tallis is a best-selling fiction author and clinical psychologist. He has held posts at the Institute of Psychiatry and King's College, London. His two books for Sheldon - How to Stop Worrying, and Understanding Obsessions and Compulsions - are both on the nationwide Books on Prescription recommended list.