The catastrophic worrier : why you worry & how to stop

The catastrophic worrier Why you worry & how to stop

Graham Davey

Book - 2023

"Excessive and distressing worrying is a problem that affects everyone at some point in their lives, but for some people this can become a lifelong affliction. Catastrophic worry can turn even imagined setbacks into a cascade of devastating events, leading to loss of sleep, lower self-confidence, poor decision making, and even health problems. In this guide, leading worry expert Graham Davey explains why we worry, and offers readers a clear path to stopping catastrophic worry so they can regain control and live a happier life"--

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Subjects
Worry.
Anxiety.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Self-help publications.
Genres
Self-help publications
Published
Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc [2023]
Language
English
Main Author
Graham Davey (author)
Physical Description
vi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-212).
ISBN
9781648480348
  • Part I: What is worrying, and where does it come from? Making mountains out of molehills: the process of catastrophic worrying
  • The origins of worrying: what made you a catastrophic worrier?
  • The worries of the world: what do people catastrophize about?
  • Worried sick: how does worrying affect your mental and physical health?
  • Part II: why you worry, and how to stop. Why do we worry about things that don't happen?: worrying as a compulsive lifestyle choice
  • The toxic duo: anxiety and worry: the collision that creates catastrophizing
  • Why doesn't worry have an "off" switch?: the worry machine
  • Combat catastrophizing by practicing good worry habits: begin to manage your chronic worrying
  • The "smart" worrier: become a "smart" worrier and learn how to problem solve
  • Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative: tweaking your worry to make it adaptive.
Review by Booklist Review

According to psychologist Davey, 90-percent of the things we worry about never happen. So why do we spend so much energy on them. What was initially an impetus to help our ancestors escape predators and search for food has evolved into churning stomachs and sweaty palms over things like late-arriving loved ones and unpaid bills. Worriers are not born but shaped, says Davey, by their experiences. In a twisted way, we're being rewarded for our anguish when everything works out. Davey loads his chapters with exercises and references to online worksheets to help readers determine their worry-style. He helps them classify their concerns by importance and the possibility of resolving them and encourages readers to keep worry diaries and set specific times for focusing on them. Worry can be a useful way to assess risks, but successful planning and problem-solving can only happen when worry is controlled. With COVID-19, economic challenges, and global political unrest and war, these are tense times for all of us. Davey offers commonsensical and practical ways to cope.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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