You are not your thoughts! In this powerful book, two experts on anxiety disorder offer proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you break free from bothersome thoughts, overcome the shame these thoughts can bring, and lower your anxiety. If you suffer from unwanted, intrusive, frightening, or even bothersome thoughts, you may worry about what these thoughts mean about you. Do thoughts seem like messages—trying to tell you something? But the truth is, they're just thoughts and don't necessarily mean anything. Logical and good people have them. If you are someone who is tortured by thoughts you don't want—thoughts that scare you or thoughts you can't tell anyone—this book can change your life.

In this compassionate guide, you will discover the various types of bothersome thoughts, the myths surrounding your thoughts, and how your brain tends to get stuck in a loop of unwanted rhetoric. You will also learn why common techniques to get rid of these thoughts can backfire. And finally, you'll learn powerful cognitive behavioral skills to help you deal with and move beyond your thoughts so you can focus on the life you want to live. Your thoughts will still show up, but you'll be able to manage them better—without fear, guilt, or shame. If you have unwanted thoughts, you should remember that you are not alone. In fact, there are millions of people like you—good people who have horrible thoughts, sensitive people with violent thoughts, and logical people with "crazy" thoughts. This book will show you how to move beyond your thoughts so you can reclaim your life!

Pages: 184, Year of Publication: 0301, Dimensions: 15x15cm