Master your anxiety and regain your freedom to drive, travel, and do everything else that panic has taken from you, with proven techniques and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) exercises. Panic attacks trick millions of people into fearing disaster and giving up so many of the activities they used to enjoy without fear. This practical workbook full of proven strategies and helpful advice on how to master your anxiety and panic is here to help you reclaim your life. Author and clinical psychologist David Carbonell, PhD, uses his extensive clinical experience to help you understand the true nature of your panic attacks, including the vicious cycle of habitual responses that lead to debilitating attacks, how you can halt this self-destructive process, and the many ways you can start on a step-by-step journey that promotes recovery. Inside you'll find helpful methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) that will help you regain the life you want to live, including:
- Diaphragmatic breathing
- Progressive exposure
- Desensitization
- Mindfulness meditation
- Keeping a panic diary
- Quieting the voice of anticipatory worry
- Stepping out of the struggle with panic
- And much more!
Now you can regain all of the freedoms you enjoyed before panic invaded your life with the research-backed charts, worksheets, and programs featured in Panic Attacks Workbook.
About the Author: David Carbonell, PhD is a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating anxiety. He is the author of four self-help books: Panic Attacks Workbook, The Worry Trick, Fear of Flying Workbook, and Outsmart Your Anxious Brain: 10 Simple Ways to Beat the Worry Trick. He has taught workshops on the treatment of anxiety disorders to more than 10,000 therapists in the US and abroad and maintains a popular self-help website at AnxietyCoach.com. In his spare time, he is the founding member of The Therapy Players, an improvisational comedy troupe of professional psychotherapists in Chicago.