"No individual--not even Freud himself--has had a greater impact on
modern psychotherapy."--Psychology Today
CLASSIC SELF-HELP FROM A RESPECTED PIONEER OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
From social anxiety to phobias to post-traumatic stress disorder,
sources of anxiety in daily life are numerous, and can have a powerful
impact on your future. By following the rules of Rational Emotive
Behavior Therapy (REBT), created by world renowned therapist Dr. Albert
Ellis, you can stop anxiety in its tracks if you will admit this
important fact: Things and people do not make you anxious. You do. Your
unrealistic expectations produce your needless anxiety. Yet not all
anxiety is needless....
Healthy anxiety can ward off dangers and make you aware of negative
things that you can change. Unhealthy anxiety inhibits you from enjoying
everyday activities and relationships, causes you to perform poorly, and
blocks your creativity. Using the easy-to-master, proven precepts of
REBT, this classic book not only helps you distinguish between healthy
and unhealthy anxiety, but teaches you how to:
- Understand and dispute the irrational beliefs that make you anxious
- Use a variety of exercises, including rational coping self-statements,
reframing, problem-solving methods, and Unconditional Self-Acceptance
(USA), to control your anxiety
- Apply over 200 maxims to control your anxious thinking as well as your
bodily reactions to anxiety
...and much more, including examples from dozens of cases Dr. Ellis
treated successfully. Now you can overcome the crippling effects of
anxiety--and increase your prospects for success, pleasure, and
happiness at home and in the workplace.
