Anxiety and depression affect over 10% of the population. They can become debilitating conditions if not managed carefully so there are thousands of people looking for advice on how to keep their symptoms under control. Anxiety & Depression Workbook For Dummies provides readers with practical exercises and worksheets to help them analyse their thinking patterns and overcome the issues that are holding them back. The workbook format is ideal for those wanting to track their progress and make positive changes to both their mental and physical health. Anxiety & Depression Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition covers: Part I: Recognising and Recording Anxiety and Depression Chapter 1: Spotting the Signs of Anxiety and Depression Chapter 2: Digging Up the Roots of Your Worries Chapter 3: Overcoming Obstacles to Change Chapter 4: Monitoring Your Moods Part II: Understanding Your Thinking: Cognitive Therapy Chapter 5: Viewing Things A Different Way Chapter 6: Challenging and Changing Thoughts Chapter 7: Seeing Clearly: Gaining A New Perspective Chapter 8: Maintaining Awareness and Achieving Acceptance Part III: Taking Action: Behaviour Therapy Chapter 9: Facing Feelings: Avoiding Avoidance Chapter 10: Lifting Your Spirits With Exercise Chapter 11: Taking Pleasure from Leisure Chapter 12: Just Do It! Tackling Life s Problems Part IV: Feeling It Where It Hurts: Healing the Body Chapter 13: Taking the Relaxation Route Chapter 14: Making Your Mind Up About Medication Part V: Revitalising Relationships Chapter 15: Working on Relationships Chapter 16: Smoothing Out Conflict Part VI: Life Beyond Anxiety and Depression Chapter 17: Reducing the Risk of Relapse Chapter 18: Promoting The Positive Part VII: The Part of Tens Chapter 19: Ten Helpful Resources Chapter 20: Ten Terrific Tips

Anxiety and depression affect over 10% of the population.They can become debilitating conditions if not managed carefully sothere are thousands of people looking for advice on how to keeptheir symptoms under control. Anxiety & DepressionWorkbook For Dummies provides readers with practical exercisesand worksheets to help them analyse their thinking patterns andovercome the issues that are holding them back. The workbookformat is ideal for those wanting to track their progress and makepositive changes to both their mental and physical health.Anxiety & Depression Workbook For Dummies, UK Editioncovers:Part I: Recognising and Recording Anxiety andDepressionChapter 1: Spotting the Signs of Anxiety and DepressionChapter 2: Digging Up the Roots of Your WorriesChapter 3: Overcoming Obstacles to ChangeChapter 4: Monitoring Your MoodsPart II: Understanding Your Thinking: Cognitive TherapyChapter 5: Viewing Things A Different WayChapter 6: Challenging and Changing ThoughtsChapter 7: Seeing Clearly: Gaining A New PerspectiveChapter 8: Maintaining Awareness and Achieving AcceptancePart III: Taking Action: Behaviour TherapyChapter 9: Facing Feelings: Avoiding AvoidanceChapter 10: Lifting Your Spirits With ExerciseChapter 11: Taking Pleasure from LeisureChapter 12: Just Do It! - Tackling Life's ProblemsPart IV: Feeling It Where It Hurts: Healing the BodyChapter 13: Taking the Relaxation RouteChapter 14: Making Your Mind Up About MedicationPart V: Revitalising RelationshipsChapter 15: Working on RelationshipsChapter 16: Smoothing Out ConflictPart VI: Life Beyond Anxiety and DepressionChapter 17: Reducing the Risk of RelapseChapter 18: Promoting The PositivePart VII: The Part of TensChapter 19: Ten Helpful ResourcesChapter 20: Ten Terrific Tips

Foreword xviiIntroduction 1Part I: Recognising and Recording Anxiety and Depression 7Chapter 1: Spotting the Signs of Anxiety and Depression 9Chapter 2: Digging Down to the Roots of Your Worries 19Chapter 3: Overcoming Obstacles to Change 31Chapter 4: Monitoring Your Moods 45Part II: Understanding Your Thinking: Cognitive Therapy 57Chapter 5: Viewing Things Differently 59Chapter 6: Challenging and Changing Thoughts 79Chapter 7: Seeing Clearly: Gaining a New Perspective 101Chapter 8: Maintaining Mindfulness and Achieving Acceptance 119Part III: Taking Action with Behaviour Therapy 131Chapter 9: Facing Your Fears: Avoiding Avoidance 133Chapter 10: Lifting Your Spirits through Exercise 151Chapter 11: Taking Pleasure from Leisure 161Chapter 12: Tackling Life's Problems: Just Do It! 171Part IV: Feeling It Where It Hurts: Healing the Body 185Chapter 13: Taking the Relaxation Route 187Chapter 14: Making Up Your Mind about Medication 201Part V: Revitalising Relationships 209Chapter 15: Working on Relationships 211Chapter 16: Smoothing Out Conflict 223Part VI: Life Beyond Anxiety and Depression 235Chapter 17: Reducing Your Risk of Relapse 237Chapter 18: Promoting the Positive 251Part VII: The Part of Tens 265Chapter 19: Ten Helpful Resources 267Chapter 20: Ten Terrific Tips to Boost Your Mood 271Index 275