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 Biography
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.
