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  • Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic

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    Another anxiety workbook to check out:  Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic, by Michelle Craske and David Barlow.  It’s a comprehensive, CBT-based book that carefully walks you through a clear, well thought-out program.  Says one Amazon reviewer: This workbook is much more simple to understand and follow compared to other CBT books I’ve read (and…

  • Understanding the Anxious Mind

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    A year-old New York Times Magazine piece takes some time to look at anxiety. ANXIETY IS NOT fear, exactly, because fear is focused on something right in front of you, a real and objective danger. It is instead a kind of fear gone wild, a generalized sense of dread about something out there that seems menacing…

  • Free Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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    It’s August 1st, the day for this month’s free CBT clinic at the Southern California Counseling Center.  What you do:  show up between 2 and 6.  What you get: a free consultation session with a CBT therapist. Desired result: Less anxiety and increased knowledge about anxiety treatment. Cost: Zilch. More info:  Here’s an interview with…

  • The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety

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    Book spotlight #2:  The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety.  This is ACT in action.  Walks you through the treatment, includes a CD with forms and audio.  One Amazon reviewer’s report: This is one of the best and most comprehensive books I’ve ever read on anxiety and panic disorders – and I’ve read a lot…

  • Anxiety and Phobia Workbook

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    Book spotlight:  The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, by Edmund J. Bourne.  Still going strong after four editions. One Amazon reviewer’s weigh-in: I was amazed at how the breathing techniques and muscle relaxation exercises, done several times a day…greatly improved my anxiety issues. Who knew that most of us do not know how to breathe correctly,…

  • Music, Mood, and Performance

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    Background Music Can Impair Performance, Cites New Study For decades research has shown that listening to music alleviates anxiety and depression, enhances mood, and can increase cognitive functioning, such as spatial awareness. However, until now, research has not addressed how we listen to music… (ScienceDaily)

  • Disconnectivity Anxiety

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    Writer proposes a syndrome, Disconnectivity Anxiety: Do you freak out when you lose your mobile phone signal? Do you get stressed when your Internet goes down? Are you mortified if you have to use dial-up to access your email? If so, you may be suffering from “Disconnectivity Anxiety.” Though not an official psychiatric disorder, I see it as a growing…

  • Health Anxiety

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    Health anxiety on the increase. The internet, he says, is one reason. “Everyone looks up their symptoms, but the internet tells you everything and nothing.” O’Neill agrees: “Type in flu symptoms and you will be able to find a huge range of diseases from a common cold to the early stages of an HIV infection.”…

  • More Attachment, Less Anxiety

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    Can a mother’s affection prevent anxiety in adulthood? According to the study, which followed nearly 500 infants into their 30s, babies who receive above-average levels of affection and attention from their mothers are less likely than other babies to grow up to be emotionally distressed, anxious, or hostile adults. (CNN)

  • Anxiety and Extremism

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    Anxiety may be at root of religious extremism, researchers find. In a series of studies, more than 600 participants were placed in anxiety-provoking or neutral situations and then asked to describe their personal goals and rate their degree of conviction for their religious ideals. This included asking participants whether they would give their lives for…