21 books to overcome and beat anxiety

Anxiety disorders are psychological problems Very frequent nowadays, and there are different types: phobias, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc.

And although anxiety is a normal reaction of people in situations of stress and uncertainty; at times, the irrational thoughts They can lead us to misinterpret some situations and, consequently, cause great discomfort.

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books to overcome anxiety

Since many people have difficulty managing anxiety, in this article I have put together a list of books that They will help the reader to better understand what is happening to him and to know tools that will help him to overcome, or at least to accept, the situation he is in. living. Is about a selection of books to overcome anxiety.

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1. Even if you are afraid, do it anyway (Susan Jeffers)

Anxiety causes us great discomfort, and that is why we stop doing many things when that feeling invades us; not only bothers, but also prevents us from taking advantage of time and makes us have fewer opportunities. This book by Susan Jeffers aims to provide the reader with the necessary tools so that this does not happen. It is a phenomenal work

can make your life easier when making decisions, leave a toxic relationship or face the future without fear of uncertainty.

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2. Feeling Good (David D. Burns)

Many people let their negative emotions dominate their lives. and come to control it completely. This book, written by psychiatrist Dr. David Burns, describes many ways to deal with all negative emotions. In addition, the author discusses many other topics related not only to anxiety, but also to other problems that affect people's well-being. For example, how to deal with guilt, overcome the need for excessive approval from others, or how to manage techniques to build self-esteem.

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3. Anxiety and Phobias (Edmund Bourne)

There are many anxiety disorders and one of the most frequent are phobias, that is, the irrational fears that can affect the daily life of the people who suffer from them. This book is a classic of the literature on this type of psychological problems, and has been recommended by many mental health professionals. Its contents include: control of self-instructions, relaxation and breathing techniques, understanding of erroneous beliefs, etc.

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4. Mastering anxiety crises (Pedro Moreno and Julio César Martín)

Both authors are fully familiar with the most current treatments that exist for anxiety crises, and their experience with patients over many years has led them to create this excellent text. It is a book with very clear and concise information, so that the reader who suffers from anxiety attacks can understand and master it. Useful for both patients and psychotherapists.

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5. Treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents (María Paz García Verda and Jesús Sanz)

María Paz García Verda and Jesús Sanz have created a brilliant work to help children and adolescents who suffer from anxiety and depression. It is a book that presents very useful advice so that these disorders can be overcome. Essential for parents or psychology professionals who are specialized in treating these problems at these ages.

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6. Anxiety for Dummies (Charles H. Elliot and Laura Smith)

For Dummies is a collection of books that aims to simplify some complex issues so that they can reach the whole world without losing the quality of the content. This volume is ideal for those who wish to overcome this conflict that causes them so much suffering. Different strategies and tools are exposed so that the reader can achieve it.

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7. How to overcome anxiety (Enrique Rojas)

A great text that helps readers overcome anxiety with content written clearly for the general public. A very current book, in which day-to-day problems that affect anxiety are exposed, such as new technologies. It is a book to change the negative lifestyle and adopt much healthier habits on an emotional level.

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8. Anxiety: Fear, Hope, and the Search for Inner Peace (Scott Stossel)

A true best-seller in the United States, and which can also be purchased in Spanish. It is a book with an autobiographical background, as the author suffered from anxiety for many years and managed to overcome it. His experience serves as motivation for those people who today are going through the situation he went through, and in its 500 pages it aims to help those who need it, so that they can put anxiety aside and live a fulfilling life.

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9. The end of anxiety (Gio Zararri)

Anxiety disorders do not occur due to objective causes, but rather it is our interpretation of events that causes this pathology. That is why this book aims to provide tools to assess situations in another way and make the necessary changes to be able to control anxiety.

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10. The Mindfulness Path (John Teasdale, Mark Williams, Zindel Segal)

He mindfulness has become a very useful methodology for treating anxiety, and third-generation therapies, in which this type of therapy is encompasses, have become one of the most recent and effective paradigms for the way of life of people in new societies modern.

This book is based on an 8 week program that has been tested in hundreds of studies and has turned out to be very effective. Readers will learn to face the events that occur in their day to day more efficiently.

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11. Emotional healing: Ending stress, anxiety and depression without drugs or psychoanalysis (David Servan-Schreiber)

An authentic guide to well-being and emotional balance, and is intended for all those who want to improve their emotional intelligence to be happier. However, it focuses on two of the most frequent problems in our days, anxiety and depression, always from the professional experience of the author, that he is an expert in cognitive neurosciences and neurobiology of emotions.

12. How to overcome anxiety and depression (Joseph Luciani)

Overcoming anxiety is the greatest desire of many people who suffer great discomfort due to this disorder. For this reason, works like this one deserve to be mentioned, because aim to improve mental health of people and, therefore, their happiness. It is a book full of useful information, with tips and tools to improve well-being.

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13. The 10 best-ever Anxiety management techniques (Margaret Wehrenberg)

Although this book is in English, it deserves to be on this list for its great content. Throughout its pages, it presents 10 really useful techniques for treating anxiety, techniques that have scientific endorsement and that have been tested for more than 10 years. It is a practical book for both patients and psychologists.

14. Panic Outside: A Natural Technique That Will Help Quickly Stop Your Panic Attacks And General Anxiety (Barry McDonagh)

Panic attacks are a type of acute anxiety that causes people to experience a crisis at a certain time and place, because they feel high levels of distress and anxiety with intense frightening thoughts that something serious may occur. For example, that they are going to run out of air, and therefore, they are going to die.

Although the person may feel blocked at that moment, there are effective techniques to overcome it. This book is a comprehensive guide to coping with these situations and be aware that these thoughts are totally irrational.

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15. How to Control Anxiety Before It Controls You (Albert Ellis)

Anxiety disorders come to control the lives of people who suffer from them, and for this reason, the famous psychologist Albert Ellis, creator of a type of cognitive therapy called "rational emotive therapy”, wrote this book, which aims to help those people in this situation who want to improve their quality of life and end anxiety. This book contemplates the ideas of his theory, so widely used in psychotherapeutic circuits for its effectiveness.

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16. Overcoming Anxiety and Panic (Linda Manassee Buell)

Panic attacks differ from other disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorders, but they also have things in common. That is why this book aims, in a more general way, to help people overcome the different anxiety disorders that may be in their lives.

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17. Learning from anxiety: The wisdom of emotions (Pedro Moreno)

Wrong beliefs, education and also misinformation can cause us anxiety disorders. That is why Pedro Moreno decided to write his book "Learning from anxiety: The wisdom of emotions", a work that aims to educate people so that they can better understand what is happening to them and can detect their irrational beliefs in order to modify them. A book focused on Mindfulness.

18. Anxiety: practical strategies to manage it step by step (Marta Rapado)

A text that is easy to read but rich in content that provides many practical strategies to learn to master anxiety and not let it dominate us. All the strategies presented in this work have been scientifically proven and, therefore, have demonstrated their effectiveness.

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19. How to cure phobias and fears: dealing with everything from agoraphobia to social phobias (Paul White)

Managing fear is possible, and with this book you will learn first-hand about a whole series of activities to put into practice that will help you overcome your phobia (if you find yourself in this situation). It is a text full of useful tools and strategies to treat all types of phobias, whether specific or complex (as in the case of agoraphobia or social phobia).

20. How to suppress worries and enjoy life (Dale Carnegie)

People with anxiety disorders, especially in the case of generalized anxiety disorder, they are prone to worry about anything, sometimes totally irrational and out of context things.

AND although sometimes these situations may seem rational to us, the individual cannot stop suffering from this discomfort. This book, intended for people who suffer from this problem, contains examples and illustrations to facilitate understanding of these disorders.

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21. Anxiety, someone help me! (Sarah Burillo)

A true best-seller in Spain. This book by Sara Burillo, an expert in psychological help for anxiety disorders, aims to help people who are find themselves in this situation to deal with anxiety and carry out more adaptive strategies that help them live better, far from the suffering. It is a clear, entertaining and very useful book.

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