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A helpful guide showing chronic worrywarts how to harness anxiety to "worry smart"
Don't worry about it!" Worrywarts frequently hear this phrase from friends, loved ones, and colleagues but it usually offers no comfort. For the millions of people who lie awake at night worrying, The Worrywart's Companion offers a fresh prescription for peace of mind and a good night's sleep.
Beverly Potter has a new, clear message for worrywarts. "Don't try to stop worrying; instead learn to worry smart". Potter maintains that worry is not all bad. Worriers are often good businesspeople, for example, because they tend to deal with problems before they arise. How people handle their worries determines whether they control their anxiety or it controls them.
In The Worrywart's Companion, Potter shows how to take charge of worry and the fear and panic it engenders. She provides 21 simple techniques for turning destructive worry into "smart worry", such as: keep a "worry journal"; turn "anxious talk" into "friendly talk"; be your own best friend; challenge your worries; hang up your "worry hat"; find a time and a place to worry; and dream your worries away. Each technique offers at least one concrete exercise that can be turned to again and again when anxiety gets in the way of productive behavior or sound sleep.
The compassionate, restorative message of The Worrywart's Companion will help worrywarts master worry and live fuller, less stressful lives.
Synopsis
Don't worry about it! Worrywarts often hear this phrase from friends, loved ones, and colleagues, but it usually offers no comfort. Instead of stopping, chronic worriers continue their vigil in silence as they torment themselves with their fears. Dr. Beverly Potter has a new, clear message for worrywarts: "Don't try to stop worrying, instead learn to worry smart."
Synopsis
Dr. Potter shows how to take charge of worry and the fear and panic it engenders. She provides 21 simple techniques for turning destructive worry into smart worry. Each technique offers at least one concrete exercise that can be turned to again and again when anxiety gets in the way of productive behavior or sound sleep.