Table of Contents

Introduction: The Age of Anxiety 1

Part One: Understanding Anxiety 11

1 The Three Aspects of Anxiety 13

2 Understanding Your Own Anxiety 29

3 Understanding the Way You Think 47

Part Two: Managing Anxiety 63

4 Changing the Way You Think 65

5 Taking a Mindful Approach 87

6 Managing What You Do 107

7 Using Solution-Based Problem Solving 123

8 Boosting Your Confidence, Courage and Assertiveness 147

9 Finding Help and Support from Others 161

Conclusion 177

Other Useful Resources 181

About the Author 185

Index 187

About the Author

Gill Hasson has 20 years’ experience teaching and writing on a range of issues to do with personal and professional development, mental health and wellbeing. She is the author of more than 22 books; the bestselling 'Mindfulness', 'Mindfulness Pocketbook', 'Emotional Intelligence' 'Positive Thinking' the Sunday Times bestseller 'How to Deal with 'Difficult People', plus other books on the subjects of resilience, communication skills and assertiveness.
Gill also writes books for children. She's written 8 books in the 'We Can Cope' series, including 'Put Your Worries Away.'
You can contact Gill by email at gillhasson@btinternet.com.

Reviews

"The book presents the idea of informal mindfulness (different to formal mindfulness such as meditation and relaxation etc.) and tackling anxiety by not pre-living the future, but by staying in the moment." (Nursing times, 2016)