{"product_id":"conquering-your-state-of-anxiety-how-to-battle-ocd-and-reclaim-your-life-intrusive-thoughts-overcoming-anxiety-9781642509182","title":"Conquering Your State of Anxiety: How to Battle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConquer Your State of Anxiety with Inspirational insight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Her description of her escalating illness is irreverent, brutally honest, and compelling, her successes are inspiring.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReceive practical and insightful anxiety relief and comfort from someone with first hand experience struggling with a specific type of OCD.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover what anxiety looks like.\u003c\/b\u003e Kirstin Pagacz tells the riveting story of how she discovered her disorder. By high school, she was anorexic and a substance abuser—common \"shadow syndromes\" of OCD. By adulthood she was holding onto jobs and friends through sheer grit. Help came in the form of a miraculously well-timed public service announcement on NPR about OCD—at last, her illness had an identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn what anxiety feels like.\u003c\/b\u003e \"It's like the meanest, wildest monkey running around my head, constantly looking for ways to bite me.\" That was how Kirsten Pagacz described her OCD to her therapist. After learning how to conquer her specific type of OCD, Pagacz wants to share her insight with you in hopes that you banish those intrusive thoughts, conquer your anxiety, and live a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you'll gain insight into:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe benefits of meditation and yoga \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCognitive behavioral therapy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedication and exposure therapy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you learned from guides like \u003cem\u003eAnxious for Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Anxiety and Worry Workbook,\u003c\/em\u003e then you’ll want to read \u003cem\u003eConquering Your State of Anxiety.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Her description of her escalating illness is irreverent, brutally honest, and compelling [and] her successes are inspiring.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ms. Pagacz, over a period of years, has poured heart, soul, and sinew, into this book, and the result is remarkable. She describes the torment of OCD from the inside. Fellow sufferers will feel understood; families and friends will gain unique insight into what their loved one is experiencing. Her compelling narrative abounds with powerful metaphors. Employing a creative scrapbook format, and using photos, Illustrations, and original poems, Ms. Pagacz enhances the text with a power only art can convey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond the descriptive narrative, however, is a compendium of useful information about the disorder and how to best manage it. Drawing on what worked for her, and based on researching expert advice, chapters contain a summary of useful tips and key points to remember. The result is educational and inspirational.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir of her recovery is a highly valuable, unique gift to the OCD community.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Dan Kalb\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, psychologist and OCD specialist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This compelling narrative is one woman’s story of her battle with obsessive compulsive disorder. Pagacz’s harrowing account demonstrates how OCD can scar and misshape a life and provides for readers effective tools for healing and growth.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jeff Bell\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eRewind Replay Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mango Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359871533399,"sku":"9781642509182","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781642509182.jpg?v=1754125966","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conquering-your-state-of-anxiety-how-to-battle-ocd-and-reclaim-your-life-intrusive-thoughts-overcoming-anxiety-9781642509182","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}