Overcoming Worry and Anxiety

Worry is always with us, but, the lived experience of anxiety is often complex, embarrassing and hard to explain. Using clear, down-to-earth language, this book explores its characteristics, available treatments and effective self-help techniques. Topics include: ? How the brain and its chemicals work ? How anxiety may interact with other states such as stress, fear, panic, and illness ? Symptoms and conditions ? Work and lifestyle ? Practical measures to combat worry ? Thinking about treatment ? Guided and supportive therapies ? The value of assertiveness