The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit: 25 Tools to Worry Less, Relax More, and Boost Your Self-Esteem

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Anxiety can feel like a huge number of different things to a huge variety of people. No matter the experience, they all have one thing in common: feeling anxiety is never fun. If you're looking to manage your anxious feelings and reduce your stress, this is the book for you. Written by a therapist who specializes in helping people navigate anxiety, the chapters contain 25 creative tools specifically designed to help reduce anxiety in five key areas: stress, social anxiety, anxious thoughts, self-esteem and the future. The tools draw on CBT, mindfulness, narrative therapy, positive psychology and more, and every single one is focused on giving practical advice and simple steps that you can take today to reduce your anxiety and boost your self-esteem. INTRODUCTION: The Anxiety Coin CHAPTER 1: When You’re Feeling Stressed Out The Positive Self-Talk Charger The Rack Focus The Stress Ruler The Task Extractor The Level The Energy Meter CHAPTER 2: When You’re Feeling Social Anxiety The Social Battery The Battery Recharger The Social Task Extractor The Social Scenario Level CHAPTER 3: When You’re Having Anxious Thoughts The Fun Distraction Sifter The Embarrassment Surfboard The Brain Bounce The Social Media Sifter The Nametag The Shrink Ray The Train Ticket CHAPTER 4: When You’re Feeling Low Self-Esteem The Watering Can The Victory Wall The Video Game The Appreciation Glasses The Mini Self-Hypnosis CHAPTER 5: When You’re Worried About the Future The Worry Balloon The Story Pen The Future Victory Wall Anxiety Support Resources References Acknowledgments