Overcoming anticipatory anxiety : a CBT guide for moving past chronic indecisiveness, avoidance, and catastrophic thinking

Overcoming anticipatory anxiety A CBT guide for moving past chronic indecisiveness, avoidance, and catastrophic thinking

Sally Winston

Book - 2022

"Should I, or shouldn't I? What if something goes horribly wrong? Anticipatory anxiety-the avoidance component of generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, and phobias-leads to chronic indecisiveness, procrastination, catastrophizing, and avoidance. From the authors of Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts, this liberating guide-grounded in proven-effective therapy modalities-shows readers how to face their fears, get unstuck, make decisions, and live a vital and engaged life"--

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Subjects
Anxiety > Treatment.
Cognitive therapy.
Published
Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
Sally Winston (author)
Other Authors
Martin N. Seif (author)
Physical Description
pages cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781684039227
  • Introduction
  • 1. Anticipatory Anxiety: Bleeding Before You Are Cut
  • 2. Chronic Indecisiveness: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
  • 3. The Biology of Anxious Bodies and Sticky Minds
  • 4. Avoidance: How Anticipatory Anxiety and Chronic Indecisiveness Get Stuck
  • 5. Getting Hijacked by Your Imagination
  • 6. Fueling Indecisiveness: Perfectionism, Desire for Certainty, and Fear of Regret
  • 7. The Therapeutic Attitude: A Metacognitive Perspective
  • 8. Surrender and Commit: The Antidote to Avoidance
  • 9. Troubleshooting: Common Questions Answered
  • 10. What Recovery Looks Like
  • Acknowledgments
  • References

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