The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens: CBT Skills to Help You Deal with Worry and Anxiety

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Today’s teens are totally stressed. Based on the self-help classic, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, this evidence-based guide will help you develop a game plan for reducing stress so you can focus on reaching your goals. Are you feeling stressed out? You aren’t alone. Between school, tests, friendships, dating, the latest drama on social media, college applications, and a bunch of confusing physical changes, it’s no wonder that stress is a major mental health issue for many of today’s teens. The good news is that there are simple ways you can reduce your stress and reach your goals. This workbook will show you how. With The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens, you’ll learn to understand the underlying causes of your stress. You’ll discover practical mindfulness and breathing techniques to help you calm your mind and body in moments of worry and anxiety. You’ll also find tips for moving past “what ifs” and “shoulds,” strategies for managing negative thoughts and emotions, and tools to help you develop your own personalized plan for dealing with stress. If you’re ready to move past stress and worry and start focusing on your bright future, this workbook has everything you need to get started today. Teens need mental health resources more than ever. With over 1.2 million copies sold worldwide, Instant Help Books for teens are engaging, proven-effective, and recommended by therapists. contents Forward Section I: You Say You’re Stressin’ but What Does That Mean? You Say You’re Stressin’ but What Does That Mean? Your Sources of Stress How You Cope With Stress Creating Your Game Plan Keeping a Stress Diary Section II: Relaxing Your Stressed-Out Body Slow Deep Breathing Progressive Muscle Relaxation Shifting Into Automatic Relaxation Section III: Focusing Your Attention to Relax Your Stressed-Out Mind Meditation Mindfulness: Five-­Senses Awareness Visualization Section IV: Working Your Way Through Worry Your Sources of Worry Your Thinking Mistakes The Key Question: Where’s the Evidence? Overthrowing the Tyranny of “Should” Following the Path of Value Section V: Working Your Way Through Fear Building a Plan to Work Your Way Through Fear Building Your Act-­Brave Ladder Putting Your Working-Your-Way-Through-Fear Plan to the Test Imagining Your Way Through Fear Section VI: Solving the Problems in Your Life So That You Don’t Stress About Them Identifying the Problem (and That’s Not Always Easy) Brainstorming Possible Solutions and Keeping an Open Mind Examining the Pluses and Minuses and Deciding What to Try First The Power of Constructive Worry Section VII: Communicating Clearly and Saying No Communicating Clearly and Saying No Clear Communication Begins With Good Listening Clear Communication Includes I-messages Clear Communication Sends the Correct Message Four Steps to Saying No Section VIII: Putting It Off Just Heaps It On Breaking It Down to Move Things Along Cutting a Corner to Move Things Along Procrastinating Less to Stress Less Section IX: Managing Stress That Angers You So You Can Manage Anger That Stresses You Managing Stress That Angers You So You Can Manage Anger That Stresses You Your Sources of Anger Identifying Your Anger Stages Using Coping Thoughts and Actions to Cool Down Creating Your Anger Management Plan and Putting It to the Test Section X: Eating Right, Eating Well—Just Try Not to Eat to Calm Down Your Eating Right, Eating Well Profile Developing Your Eating Right, Eating Well Plan Section XI: Exercising Your Way to Less Stress Exercising Your Way to Less Stress Selecting the Best Exercise for You Developing Your Exercise Plan Section XII: Space Matters: Creating a Calm Environment Space Matters: Creating a Calm Environment Creating a Calming Space Harnessing the Power of Your Calming Space Wrapping Up acknowledgments