Overcome Anxiety

About the Author Dr Matt Lewis holds a PhD. in psychology and is a former university academic who now delivers public and online courses in emotional well-being and personal development. He lectured in health psychology, exercise psychology, and mental health to undergraduate and postgraduate students, while also designing and delivering courses in mindfulness, positive psychology and Acceptance & Commitment Training (ACT) to the general public, trainers, teachers, and health professionals. He enjoys helping individuals understand scientific research in the fields of mindfulness, positive psychology, and ACT, and assisting them in applying it to their everyday lives. He is particularly interested in helping those with anxiety, Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Health Anxiety, and Hypochondria. About the Book Overcome Anxiety is an effective, practical, science-based, self-help book that will help ease anxiety, panic attacks, worry and stress, and bring peace, calm, and courage to people who suffer from anxiety, stress, and panic attacks - based on the successful Overcome Anxiety workshops of Dr Matt Lewis. Maybe, you're struggling with anxiety or panic attacks for the first time, or have lived with it for a very long time. This may be the first time you've looked for help with anxiety, or you may have unsuccessfully tried different methods to manage your anxiety, or, after some initial improvement, you found yourself bogged down with the same anxious thoughts and feelings. Anxiety books and methods that promise instant and magical transformations to overcoming anxiety lose their impact when we have to leave our comfort zone, and the fairy dust blows away. The methods in this book really work to overcome anxiety. They are effective, practical, and evidence-based. There are three main steps in this revolutionary approach, and I've seen it change people's lives time and time again. You're going to learn how to:Calm the mind Deal with anxious thoughts and feelings Take action So the method goes beyond managing anxiety; it will also help you become unstuck, build confidence, and start REALLY living. In Overcome Anxiety: A Self-Help Toolkit for Anxiety Relief and Panic Attacks, university academic and mental health teacher Dr Matt Lewis will take you through a step-by-step programme, using simple but powerful exercises that will take just a few minutes each day, allowing you to start overcoming anxiety, being back in control and able to enjoy life. Providing you with anxiety relief and effective help for panic attacks. Anxiety can make us feel paralysed, and sometimes the smallest and quickest of tasks can seem insurmountable, so the information has been reduced into small chunks, using brief chapters that can be digested easily and quickly. The book contains practical exercises in a workbook format, access to audio exercises and online resources, and an end-of-book project to help put all the learned skills into real-life practice. Using referenced scientific and academic research, the book teaches you how to:Understand how and why anxiety develops Develop a mindset that will allow anxiety to work for you Create the foundation for a calm, confident, and peaceful mind Learn to effectively handle anxious thoughts and feelings Tame the voice in your head and reduce anxiety without losing your edge Eliminate and reduce the power of panic attacks Become unstuck and take action to create a fulfilling and meaningful life This book will be helpful for those who struggle with:Anxiety Stress Anxiety Disorder Social Anxiety Panic Attacks Panic Disorder