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You can't just "get over" anxiety. In fact, the very things most people do to try to feel better--avoiding feared situations, pushing worry out of mind--only make the problem worse. Leading psychologists Susan M. Orsillo and Lizabeth Roemer present a powerful new alternative that can help you break free of anxiety by fundamentally changing how you relate to it. With clarity and compassion, this book describes clinically tested mindfulness practices specifically tailored for anxiety in its many forms. Learn step-by-step strategies for gaining awareness of anxious feelings without letting them escalate; loosening the grip of worry and fear; and achieving a new level of emotional and physical well-being. Free audio downloads of mindfulness exercises are available at www.guilford.com/orsillo-materials .
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Book of Merit
Author Notes
Susan M. Orsillo, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Suffolk University in Boston.
Lizabeth Roemer, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Drs. Orsillo and Roemer have written and published extensively about anxiety, emotions, psychotherapy, mindfulness, and values-based actions and have been involved in anxiety disorders research and treatment for more than 25 years. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, they spent 15 years developing and refining the treatment approach that is the basis of this book and their related resource, Worry Less, Live More: The Mindful Way through Anxiety Workbook . Their website is www.mindfulwaythroughanxiety.com .
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Library Journal Review
Working in anxiety disorders research and treatment for 20-plus years, Orsillo (psychology, Suffolk Univ., Boston) and Roemer (psychology, Univ. of Massachusetts at Boston) present a valuable summary of their ten-year, NIH-funded focus on researching and treating anxiety. The authors developed a method that helps sufferers fundamentally change their relationship with anxiety. In clear, compassionate language, they describe how to gain awareness of anxious feelings without letting them escalate, how to reap the benefits of emotional and physical well-being, and how to open one's life to inspiring new possibilities. Orsillo and Roemer cover understanding fear and anxiety, how anxiety can complicate one's life, and how to change a relationship with anxiety through mindfulness. They include pragmatic chapters on developing the skills of mindfulness, using the technique to clarify emotions, and a Zen-like approach to acceptance and opening up to new possibilities. VERDICT Among the array of titles on various anxiety disorders, this book manages to add an important new clinical approach to treating anxiety that, while heavily rooted in the Buddhist spiritual tradition, will still appeal to lay readers battling with or interested in anxiety as well as professionals treating the disorder.-Dale Farris, Groves, TX (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| forework | p. v |
| acknowledgments | p. vii |
| introduction: how this book will help you | p. 1 |
| 1 understanding fear and anxiety: turning toward your emotions | p. 9 |
| 2 how is anxiety getting in your way? | p. 38 |
| 3 changing your relationship with anxiety: embarking on a new path | p. 58 |
| 4 an introduction to mindfulness: noticing a skill you already possess | p. 75 |
| 5 developing the skills of mindfulness: how to bring kind attention into your daily life | p. 95 |
| 6 befriending your emotions | p. 123 |
| 7 using mindfulness to clarify muddy emotions | p. 135 |
| 8 the allure and cost of trying to control your internal experience | p. 148 |
| 9 acceptance and willingness: increasing flexibility and opening up to new possibilities | p. 168 |
| 10 clarifying what matters to you and setting a course for change | p. 188 |
| 11 bringing it all together: making a commitment to yourself | p. 214 |
| 12 overcoming challenges to cultivating self-compassion | p. 237 |
| 13 staying open when the going gets tough | p. 259 |
| notes | p. 283 |
| additional resources for anxiety self-help, psychotherapy, and mindfulness practice | p. 293 |
| index | p. 301 |
| about the authors | p. 307 |
