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The mindful way through anxiety : break free from chronic worry and reclaim your life / Susan M. Orsillo, Lizabeth Roemer ; foreword by Zindel V. Segal.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Guilford Press, c2011.Description: x, 307 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781606234648 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1606234641 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781606239827 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1606239821 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781606239827 (hbk.)
  • 1606239821 (hbk.)
  • 9781606234648
  • 1606234641
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 152.4/6 22
LOC classification:
  • BF575.A6 O77 2011
Contents:
Introduction : how this book will help you -- Understanding fear and anxiety : turning toward your emotions -- How is anxiety getting in your way? -- Changing your relationship with anxiety : embarking on a new path -- An introduction to mindfulness : noticing a skill you already possess -- Developing the skills of mindfulness : how to bring kind attention into your daily life -- Befriending your emotions -- Using mindfulness to clarify muddy emotions -- The allure and cost of trying to control your internal experience -- Acceptance and willingness : increasing flexibility and opening up to new possibilities -- Clarifying what matters to you and setting a course for change -- Bringing it all together : making a commitment to yourself -- Overcoming challenges to cultivating self-compassion -- Staying open when the going gets tough.
Summary: The authors present a powerful new alternative that can help you break free of anxiety by fundamentally changing how you relate to it.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Book MHERC Archives 152.4/6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Break free from chronic worry and reclaim your life. A41293545
Book Book MHERC Anxiety Disorders RIM 152.4/6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Break free from chronic worry and reclaim your life. A40233363
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : how this book will help you -- Understanding fear and anxiety : turning toward your emotions -- How is anxiety getting in your way? -- Changing your relationship with anxiety : embarking on a new path -- An introduction to mindfulness : noticing a skill you already possess -- Developing the skills of mindfulness : how to bring kind attention into your daily life -- Befriending your emotions -- Using mindfulness to clarify muddy emotions -- The allure and cost of trying to control your internal experience -- Acceptance and willingness : increasing flexibility and opening up to new possibilities -- Clarifying what matters to you and setting a course for change -- Bringing it all together : making a commitment to yourself -- Overcoming challenges to cultivating self-compassion -- Staying open when the going gets tough.

The authors present a powerful new alternative that can help you break free of anxiety by fundamentally changing how you relate to it.