Face Your Fears (eBook)
272 Seiten
Turner Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-1-118-14623-1 (ISBN)
Nearly a third of all people will suffer from severe or debilitating fears—phobias, panic attacks, obsessions, worries, and moreover the course of a lifetime. Now Dr. David Tolina renowned psychologist and scientist at the Institute of Living and Yale featured on such programs as The OCD Project, Hoarders, The Dr. Oz Show, and Oprahoffers help for nearly every type of anxiety disorder. Dr. Tolin explains what fear really is, why you should facenot avoidyour fear, and how to beat your fear using gradual exposure techniques. Practical action steps and exercises help you learn this unique approach to facing fear without crutches or other unhelpful things found in many other programs in order to achieve a life that is free of debilitating anxieties.
- Self-help guide that gives you the tools to take charge and overcome your fears
- Written by a leading authority on anxiety and based on the latest research
- Provides a practical, step-by-step plan for beating many different kinds of fearsincluding social anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and phobias
Face Your Fears will change the way you think about fear and what to do about it. This up-to-date, evidence-based, and user-friendly self-help guide to beating phobias and overcoming anxieties walks you step by step through the process of choosing courage and freedom over fear.
Dr. DAVID TOLIN is the founding Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. In the last few years, he has been a guest on Good Morning America, the Today show, and The Dr. Oz Show and also appeared on Oprah. Also the coauthor of Buried in Treasures, Dr. Tolin hosted the eight-part VH1 series The OCD Project and was a featured expert on the A&E series Hoarders. He has served as a scientific reviewer and principal investigator for the National Institutes of Health.
Reclaim your life from crippling anxiety with this revolutionary step-by-step approachNearly a third of all people will suffer from severe or debilitating fears-phobias, panic attacks, obsessions, worries, and more?over the course of a lifetime. Now Dr. David Tolin?a renowned psychologist and scientist at the Institute of Living and Yale featured on such programs as The OCD Project, Hoarders, The Dr. Oz Show, and Oprah?offers help for nearly every type of anxiety disorder. Dr. Tolin explains what fear really is, why you should face?not avoid?your fear, and how to beat your fear using gradual exposure techniques. Practical action steps and exercises help you learn this unique approach to facing fear without crutches or other unhelpful things found in many other programs in order to achieve a life that is free of debilitating anxieties.Self-help guide that gives you the tools to take charge and overcome your fears Written by a leading authority on anxiety and based on the latest researchProvides a practical, step-by-step plan for beating many different kinds of fears?including social anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and phobiasFace Your Fears will change the way you think about fear and what to do about it. This up-to-date, evidence-based, and user-friendly self-help guide to beating phobias and overcoming anxieties walks you step by step through the process of choosing courage and freedom over fear.
Dr. DAVID TOLIN is the founding Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. In the last few years, he has been a guest on Good Morning America, the Today show, and The Dr. Oz Show and also appeared on Oprah. Also the coauthor of Buried in Treasures, Dr. Tolin hosted the eight-part VH1 series The OCD Project and was a featured expert on the A&E series Hoarders. He has served as a scientific reviewer and principal investigator for the National Institutes of Health.
Acknowledgments ixPart I. The Face Your Fears Program to Beat Anxiety1 Faces of Fear 32 What Is Fear? 273 Why Face Fears? 464 The Principles of Exposure 695 Planning Exposures 806 Conducting Exposures 1027 Eliminating Safety Behaviors 1138 Addressing Scary Thoughts, Examining the Evidence 132Part II. Facing the Different Kinds of Fear9 Beating Fears of Specific Situations or Objects 15710 Beating Fears of Body Sensations 16811 Beating Social and Performance Fears 18212 Beating Obsessive Fears 19213 Beating Excessive Worries 20314 Beating Post-Traumatic Fears 214Part III. Face Your Fears for Life15 Tracking Your Progress 22916 The Long Run 24217 Supplementing the Face Your Fears Program 259Appendix 275Notes 277Resources 279Index 283
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.12.2011 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung | |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie | |
Schlagworte | anxieties and phobias • Anxiety Disorders • compulsive and obsessive behavior • fear and anxiety • health and wellness • health guides • Mental Health • Mental health guides • Mental Illness • panic attacks • Panic disorders • Personal Transformation • Personal Transformation Self-Help |
ISBN-10 | 1-118-14623-9 / 1118146239 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-118-14623-1 / 9781118146231 |
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