Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety : A Cbt Guide for Moving Past Chronic Indecis...

Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety : A Cbt Guide for Moving Past Chronic Indecisiveness, Avoidance, and Catastrophic Thinking, Paperback by Winston, Sally M.; Seif, Martin N., ISBN 1684039223, ISBN-13 9781684039227, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Get ahead of your anticipatory anxiety, and start living with flexibility and peace of mind.

Do you automatically assume the worst-case-scenario when faced with difficulty? Do you stress about situations that haven’t happened yet, or find yourself anticipating disaster around every corner? Does the prospect of making a decision leave you feeling overwhelmed and paralyzed? From subtle avoidance behaviors to the most nightmarish terrors, anticipatory anxiety is the engine that drives it all. Understanding how this hidden enemy tricks you, and, most importantly, how to overcome it, will liberate you to live a more flexible and joyful life.

In Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety, two anxiety experts team up to teach you how to manage your overactive imagination, limit future-based thinking, face your fears, make decisions, and live with more freedom and joy. This must-have guide is grounded in the authors' innovative and easy-to-remember DANCE model:

Discern your anticipatory anxietyAccept doubts and discomfortNo struggling or avoidingCommit to proceedEmbrace the present as it is, so you can get on with your life  

Your relationship with your worries and imagination will shift, so that you can focus on what is genuinely important.

It’s time to stop worrying about what might happen, start facing your fears, rein in your self-defeating imagination, and live fully in the moment. Get this book and discover the motivation and skillsneeded to take charge of your anticipatory anxiety.