The ABCs of coping with Anxiety

COPING CAN BE AS EASY AS LEARNING THE ABCS In The ABCs of Coping with Anxiety James Cowart o ers a concise collection of tried-and-tested strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and makes them accessible to people who are learning to cope with their anxiety on a day-to-day basis. These user-friendly techniques focus on developing key coping skills designed to reduce fear and anxiety and are complemented by a program of practical exercises that can be personalized to meet each individuals unique needsformed by his extensive clinical experience and therapeutic knowledge and with real-life case studies to guide the reader Jamess ABCS approach is as transformative as it is simple:A is for accepting the thoughts and feelings you can and cant controlB is for breathing slowly and naturally to relieve and relax muscle tensionC is for countering any unrealistic or catastrophic thoughts with truth and logicS is for staying with it so you can face your fears and anxieties until they are reduced