【SelfHelp】Anxiety_-_A_Self_Help_Guide

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1、Page1of11AnxietyASelfHelpGuideNote:thisisnotjustaleafletbutaselfhelpguidewrittenbyclinicalpsychologistswithexamplesandexercises.Itwillprintonto11sheetsofA4paper"Badwithyournerves""Aworrier""Stressedout""Unabletorelax""Tenseandnervous"....Areallwordswemightusetodescribesomeonewhohasaproblemwi

2、thanxiety.Ifsomeonehastoomuchstressfortoolonganxietyisveryoftentheresult.Thisselfhelpguideisaboutanxiety,andaimstohelpyouto:1.Recognisewhetherornotyoumaybesufferingfromsymptomsofanxiety.2.Understandwhatanxietyis,whatcancauseit,andwhatcankeepitgoing.3.Overcomeyouranxietybylearningbetterwaysof

3、copingwithit.Isn'titnormaltofeelanxious?Anxietyissomethingweallexperiencefromtimetotime.Itisanormalresponsetosituationsthatweseeasthreateningtous.Forexample,ifwehadtogointohospitalforanoperation,orhadtositadrivingtest,oftakeanexam,itwouldbenaturaltofeelanxious.Anxietyatcertainlevelscanevenbe

4、helpfulinsomesituationslikewhenweneedtoperformwell,orcopewithanemergency.Butsomeanxietyisnotatallhelpfulbecause:Symptomsofanxiety,whilstnotdangerous,canbeuncomfortable.Symptomscanalsobefrighteningparticularlyifsomeonedoesnotknowthatthesesymptomsarejustsignsofanxiety.Sometimespeoplewithanx

5、ietysymptomsworrythattheymayhavesomethingseriouslywrongwiththem.Thisworrycanthenproducemoreanxietysymptomswhichofcourseincreasestheworry!Whenanxietyissevereandgoesonforalongtimeitcanstoppeopledoingwhattheywanttodo.AmIsufferingfromanxiety?"Iworryabouteverything,Igettenseandwoundup,andendups

6、nappingatthechildren"."EvenbeforeIgetthereIstarttoworryaboutallthethingsthatmightgowrong.WhenIarrivemyheartstartstopound,mylegsturntojellyandIjustknowI'mgoingtomakeafoolofmyself.Ihavetogetout"."Itfeelsasthoughthereissomethinginmythroat.MymouthisdryandIcan'tswallowproperlyandthenIbegintoget

7、panicky.IthinkI'mgoingtostopbreathing."Mymindstartstorace,IfeellikeI'mgoingtolosecontrolandgomadorsomething".Thesearesometypicalexperiencesofpeoplewhosufferfromanxiety.Ifyouaresufferingfromanxietyyoumayhavethoughtsliketheseyourself.Sometimesitispo