Anxiety disorders are psychological problems very common nowadays, and there are different types: phobias, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc.
And although anxiety is a normal reaction of people to situations of stress and uncertainty; Sometimes, irrational thoughts can lead us to misinterpret some situations and, consequently, cause great discomfort.
Since many individuals have difficulties controlling anxiety, in this article I have prepared a list of books that will help the reader to better understand what is happening to them and to know tools that will help them overcome, or at least accept, the situation. that is living. Is about a selection of books to overcome anxiety
1. Even if you’re afraid, do it anyway (Susan Jeffers)
Anxiety causes us great discomfort, and that is why we stop doing many things when that feeling invades us; Not only is it annoying, but it also prevents us from taking advantage of our time and makes us have fewer opportunities. This book by Susan Jeffers aims to provide the reader with the necessary tools to prevent this from happening. It is a phenomenal work that can make your life easier when making decisions, leaving a toxic relationship or facing the future without fear of uncertainty.
2. Feeling good (David D. Burns)
Many people let their negative emotions dominate their lives and come to dominate it completely. This work, written by psychiatrist Dr. David Burns, describes many ways to deal with all negative emotions. In addition, the author discusses many other topics related not only to anxiety, but to other problems that affect people’s well-being. For example, how to deal with guilt, overcome the need for excessive approval from others or how to manage techniques to build self-esteem.
There are many anxiety disorders and one of the most frequent are phobias , that is, the irrational fears that can affect the daily lives of people who suffer from them. This book is a classic of literature on this type of psychological problems, and has been recommended by many mental health professionals. Its contents include: control of self-instructions, relaxation and breathing techniques, understanding of erroneous beliefs, etc.
4. Master anxiety attacks (Pedro Moreno and Julio César Martín)
Both authors are fully familiar with the most current treatments that exist for anxiety attacks , and their experience with patients for many years has led them to create this excellent text. This is a book with very clear and concise information, so that the reader who suffers from anxiety crises can understand and master it. Useful for both patients and psychotherapists.
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5. Treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents (María Paz García Verda and Jesús Sanz)
María Paz García Verda and Jesús Sanz have created a brilliant work to help children and adolescents who suffer from anxiety and depression. It is a book that presents very useful advice so that these disorders can be overcome. Essential for parents or psychology professionals who are specialized in the treatment of these problems at these ages.
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6. Anxiety for Dummies (Charles H. Elliott and Laura Smith)
For Dummies is a collection of books that aims simplify some complex topics so that they can reach everyone without losing the quality of the content. This volume is ideal for those people who want to overcome the conflict that causes them so much suffering. Different strategies and tools are presented so that the reader can achieve this.
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7. How to overcome anxiety (Enrique Rojas)
A great text that helps readers overcome anxiety with clearly written content for the general public. A very current book , in which day-to-day problems that affect anxiety are exposed, such as new technologies. It is a book to change the negative lifestyle and adopt much healthier habits on an emotional level.
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8. Anxiety: Fear, hope and the search for inner peace (Scott Stossel)
A true best-seller in the United States, and it can also be purchased in Spanish. It is a book with an autobiographical background, since the author suffered anxiety for many years and managed to overcome it. His experience serves as motivation for those people who today go through the situation he went through, and In its 500 pages it aims to help those people who need it so they can let go of anxiety and live a full life.
Anxiety disorders do not occur for objective causes, but rather it is our interpretation of events that causes this pathology. That is why this book aims to provide tools to assess situations in another way and make the necessary changes to control anxiety
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10. The path of Mindfulness (John Teasdale, Mark Williams, Zindel Segal)
Mindfulness has become a very useful methodology for treating anxiety, and third generation therapies, in which this type of therapy is included, have become one of the most recent and effective paradigms for the way of life of people in new modern societies.
This book It is based on an 8 week program which has been tested in hundreds of studies and has proven to be very effective. Readers will learn to deal with the events that occur in their daily lives more efficiently.
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11. Emotional healing: Ending stress, anxiety and depression without drugs or psychoanalysis (David Servan–Schreiber)
An authentic guide to well-being and emotional balance, and is intended for all those people who want to improve their emotional intelligence to be happier. Now, it focuses on two of the most frequent problems today, anxiety and depression, always from the professional experience of the author, who is an expert in cognitive neuroscience and the neurobiology of emotions.
12. How to overcome anxiety and depression (Joseph Luciani)
Overcoming anxiety is the greatest wish of many people who suffer great discomfort due to this disorder. Therefore, works like this deserve to be mentioned, since aim to improve mental health of people and, therefore, their happiness. It is a book full of useful information, with tips and tools to improve well-being.
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13. The 10 best-ever Anxiety management techniques (Margaret Wehrenberg)
Although this book is in English, it deserves to be on this list for its great content. Throughout its pages it presents 10 really useful techniques for the treatment of anxiety, techniques that have scientific support and have been tested for more than 10 years. It is a practical book for both patients and psychologists.
14. Panic Out: a natural technique that will help quickly stop your panic attacks and general anxiety (Barry McDonagh)
Panic attacks are a type of acute anxiety which causes people to experience a crisis at a certain time and place, as they feel high levels of anguish and anxiety with intense terrifying thoughts that something serious may happen. For example, they are going to run out of air, and therefore, they are going to die.
Although the person may feel blocked at that moment, there are effective techniques to overcome it. This book is a comprehensive guide to be able to face these situations and be aware that these thoughts are totally irrational.
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15. How to control anxiety before it controls you (Albert Ellis)
Anxiety disorders come to control the lives of people who suffer from them, and that is why the famous psychologist Albert Ellis, creator of a type of cognitive therapy called “rational emotive therapy,” wrote this book, which aims to help to those people in this situation who wish to improve their quality of life and end anxiety. This book contemplates the ideas of his theory so widely used in psychotherapeutic circuits due to its effectiveness.
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16. Overcome anxiety and panic (Linda Manassee Buell)
Panic attacks are different from other disorders, for example generalized anxiety disorders, but they also have things in common. That is why this book aims, in a more general way, to help people overcome the different anxiety disorders that may be in their lives.
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17. Learning from anxiety: The wisdom of emotions (Pedro Moreno)
Wrong beliefs, education and also bad information can cause anxiety disorders. That is why Pedro Moreno decided to write his book “Learning from anxiety: The wisdom of emotions”, a work that aims to educate people so they can better understand what is happening to them and can detect their irrational beliefs in order to modify them. A book focused on Mindfulness.
18. Anxiety: practical strategies to manage it step by step (Marta Rapado)
A text that is easy to read but rich in content that provides many practical strategies to learn to master anxiety and not let it dominate us. All the strategies presented in this work have been scientifically proven and, therefore, they have proven their effectiveness.
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19. How to cure phobias and fears: dealing with everything from agoraphobia to social phobias (Paul White)
Managing fear is possible, and with this work you will learn first-hand a whole series of activities to put into practice that will help you overcome your phobia (if you find yourself in this situation). It is a text full of useful tools and strategies to treat all types of phobias, whether specific or complex (as in the case of agoraphobia or social phobia).
20. How to suppress worries and enjoy life (Dale Carnegie)
People with anxiety disorders, especially generalized anxiety disorder, are prone to worrying about anything, sometimes things that are totally irrational and out of context.
AND Although sometimes these situations may seem rational to us , the individual cannot stop suffering from this discomfort. This book, intended for people who suffer from this problem, contains examples and illustrations to facilitate the understanding of these disorders.
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21. Anxiety, someone help me! (Sara Burillo)
A best-seller in Spain. This book by Sara Burillo, an expert in psychological help in anxiety disorders, aims to help people who find themselves in this situation to deal with anxiety and carry out more adaptive strategies that help them live better, far away. Of suffering. It is a clear, enjoyable and very useful book.
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