Theverythingswedotocontrolanxietycanmakeanxietyworse.Thisuniqueguideoffersacognitivebehavioraltherapy(CBT)-basedapproachtohelpyourecognizetheconstantchatterofyouranxious“monkeymind,“stopfeedinganxiousthoughts,andfindthepersonalpeaceyoucrave.Ancientsagescomparedthehumanmindtoamonkey:constantlychattering,hoppingfrombranchtobranch--endlesslymovingfromfeartosafety.Ifyouareoneofthemillionsofpeoplewhoselifeisaffectedbyanxiety,youarefamiliarwiththisprocess.Unfortunately,youcan’tswitchoffthe“monkeymind,“butyoucanstopfeedingthemonkey--orstoprewardingitbyavoidingthethingsyoufear.WrittenbypsychotherapistJenniferShannon,thisbookshowsyouhowtostopanxiousthoughtsfromtakingoverusingproven-effectivecognitivebehavioraltherapy(CBT),acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy(ACT),andmindfulnesstechniques,aswellasfunillustrations.Byfollowingtheexercisesinthisbook,you’lllearntoidentifyyourownanxiousthoughts,questionthosethoughts,anduncoverthecorefearsatplay.Onceyoustopfeedingthemonkey,therearenolimitstohowexpansiveyourlifecanfeel.Thisbookwillshowyouhowanxietycanonlycontinueaslongasyoutrytoavoidit.And,paradoxically,onlybyseekingoutandconfrontingthethingsthatmakeyouanxiouscanyoureversethecyclethatkeepsyourfearsalive.
