How to Control Your Anxiety Before it Controls You - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806538031 ISBN 13: 9780806538037

Synopsis

No individual not even Freud himself has had a greater impact on modern psychotherapy. "--Psychology Today" CLASSIC SELF-HELP FROM A RESPECTED PIONEER OF PSYCHOTHERAPY From social anxiety to phobias to post-traumatic stress disorder, sources of anxiety in daily life are numerous, and can have a powerful impact on your future. By following the rules of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), created by world renowned therapist Dr. Albert Ellis, you can stop anxiety in its tracks if you will admit this important fact: Things and people do not make you anxious. You do. Your unrealistic expectations produce your needless anxiety. Yet not all anxiety is needless "Healthy" anxiety can ward off dangers and make you aware of negative things that you can change. "Unhealthy "anxiety inhibits you from enjoying everyday activities and relationships, causes you to perform poorly, and blocks your creativity. Using the easy-to-master, proven precepts of REBT, this classic book not only helps you distinguish between healthy and unhealthy anxiety, but teaches you how to: Understand and dispute the irrational beliefs that make you anxious Use a variety of exercises, including rational coping self-statements, reframing, problem-solving methods, and Unconditional Self-Acceptance (USA), to control your anxiety Apply over 200 maxims to control your anxious thinking as well as your bodily reactions to anxiety and much more, including examples from dozens of cases Dr. Ellis treated successfully. Now you can overcome the crippling effects of anxiety and increase your prospects for success, pleasure, and happiness at home and in the workplace."

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About the Author

Albert Ellis, Ph.D. founded Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), the pioneering form of the modern Cognitive Behaviour therapies. In a 1982 professional survey, Dr. Ellis was ranked as the second most influential psychotherapist in history. His name is a staple among psychologists, students and historians around the world. Kristine Doyle , Ph.D., Sc.D. is the Director of the Albert Ellis Institute. Dr. Doyle is also the Director of Clinical Services, founding Director of the Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Center, and a licensed psychologist at the Institute. She is a Diplomate in Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and serves on the Diplomate Board.

Edition details

• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806538031
• ISBN 13: 9780806538037
• Binding: Paperback