Despite the anxiety caused by this coronavirus pandemic there are many effective principles and techniques that can help people feel less anxious and more in control, many of which I will cover in this book. Anxiety management is necessary for your mental well-being, for your physical safety, and perhaps most critically these days, for your immune system. As a licensed marriage and family therapist and Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, anxiety is what I tend to specialize in and work with the most. What I want to do through this book is give you a good working understanding of anxiety, change the overall relationship that you have with it, and teach you some useful principles and techniques for managing it that have been the most successful with my clients in my private practice.
This novel coronavirus has come into our lives suddenly and unexpectedly, created a lot of uncertainty, fear, depression, and stress, and left almost no one untouched. For many of us it has disrupted our way of life almost entirely. People have good reason to feel more anxious now than they did a few short weeks ago. But that doesn't mean that our anxiety has to consume us. In this brief yet informative book I will discuss methods that almost anyone can use to manage and reduce their anxiety and bring back more of a sense of control in their lives.
One reviewer's description was "Short. To the point. Definitely information dense in the best way. With a little kick of smart-ass humor in there to keep it light." Without using too many technical terms or going into unnecessary detail, I try to use language that anyone can understand and give examples to illustrate the points, as we explore methods for helping you manage your anxiety in these difficult times.