
The Worry Book
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Worry has reached epidemic proportions. Many are suffering in silence, unsure if psychological solutions are appropriate for them, or if biblical teaching can lead them to freedom.
The Worry Book offers a fresh solution: seeing the process of worry as the problem, rather than getting stuck into individual concerns. We can often use worry to create a sense of certainty and control, but the illusion is temporary, and we generate even more problems in the process. Here we learn about the factors behind worry, and how to disable the cycle of worry and tolerate uncertainty - principles we can apply to every situation.
This is a journeyman's guide through the comedy and heartache of discovering worry's function, and so removing its power. Good theology and psychology combine here to offer new perspectives and real hope. You will find real lives and real people, and solutions which are both practical and doable.
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- Intro
- The Worry Book
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- What is worry like?
- How can I get help?
- How to use this book
- 1. Why we worry
- Where worry starts
- The reason for worry
- The pain of worry
- The process of worry
- There is a future
- To wrap up...
- Exercises
- 2. Understanding my worry
- A bomb has gone off!
- After the bomb ...
- Finding my worry themes
- Threat avoidance
- Getting a 'ready-for-the-journey' attitude
- Two types of worry
- 1. Solvable worry
- 2. Floating worry
- What-if's: a subtle but important difference
- To wrap up...
- Exercises
- 3. What happens when we worry
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Why diagnose?
- Worry and the body
- 1. Controlling breathing
- 2. Sleep hygiene
- Worry and the brain
- 1. 'What-if' worry and vicious flowers
- 2. The worry pendulum
- 3. Worry about worry
- Worry and our actions
- To wrap up...
- Exercises
- 4. Worry fuel: What keeps my worries alive
- The impact of worry
- Core worry rules
- Golden worry beliefs
- Reflect back
- A word of compassion for worriers
- So how do I break the rules?
- 1. Challenge the weakest, on paper, first
- 2. Challenge the logic
- 3. Challenge the benefits
- Getting personal
- Going for The Dragon
- Following up the challenges
- Becoming a worry revolutionary
- To wrap up...
- Exercises
- 5. My faith and my worry
- The elephant in the pew
- Worry in the Bible
- A command not to worry
- Does that mean we should do nothing?
- An obsession with security
- Our ultimate goal
- Two types of worry - today and tomorrow
- The kingdom lid
- Applying the teaching - the problem with certainty
- An example of uncertainty - the unforgivable sin
- Certainty as impossible
- Certainty as unwise
- The search for certainty creates desperation
- Church is part of your healing
- To wrap up...
- Exercises
- 6. Tolerating uncertainty
- The roots of uncertainty
- Beliefs about uncertainty
- Building towards the best techniques
- Thought records
- Creating the thought record
- Using your thought records well
- Making new appraisals
- Beware of unhelpful techniques
- 1. Fairly unhelpful
- 2. Very unhelpful
- Moving out of the comfort zone
- Trying to lose control
- It's an experiment
- Tip: Over-thinking
- Tip: Get angry
- Tip: Postpone the worry
- Stop trying not to worry
- To wrap up...
- Exercises
- Thought record
- 7. Taking action
- Two ways to peace
- Problem-solving
- Seven steps to solving a problem
- Tip: Ask once
- When there is no solution
- Present contemplation
- Things that get in the way of present contemplation
- Present contemplation and Christian problems
- To wrap up...
- Exercises
- 8. Worry and hope
- So how do I know I am better?
- Keeping perspective
- Continuing the journey
- An illustration from motorsport
- 1. Plan your route
- 2. Keep an eye on the terrain
- 3. Beware of overheating
- 4. Keep an eye on the dashboard
- 5. Find a driving companion
- 6. 'Are we nearly there yet...?'
- Hold on to hope
- Pray at all times
- Conclusion
- Exercises
- Appendix 1: Going deeper
- What to do when worry really takes hold
- Seeing a therapist
- Getting urgent help
- What to do if you start slipping backwards
- What about more severe anxiety?
- Panic attacks
- More about generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
- Other complex anxieties
- What is the cognitive-behavioural approach?
- Appendix 2: Prayers and contemplations for times of anxiety
- Driftwood
- Appendix 3: Other resources
- Christian resources
- Other resources for worry
- More help online
- Join other readers online
- About Mind and Soul
- Glossary
- Notes
- Introduction
- 1. Why we worry
- 3. What happens when we worry
- 4. Worry fuel: What keeps my worries alive
- 5. My faith and my worry
- 6. Tolerating uncertainty
- 7. Taking action
- 8. Worry and hope
- Appendix 1: Going deeper
- Appendix 2: Prayers and contemplations for times of anxiety
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