Description
Book SynopsisThere's a lot of angst around these days. This heightened sense of fear, concern, insecurity and uncertainty can be overwhelming.
Bestselling author of The Book of Overthinking and The Book of Knowing Gwendoline Smith explains what angst is and the ways in which deep anxiety can manifest.
Gwendoline then drills down into social anxiety, which is often underdiagnosed but is one of the most common of the anxiety family.
Using simple, clear language and humorous illustrations, Gwendoline gives detailed step-by-step advice on how to cope.
Trade ReviewIn
The Book of Angst, Smith breaks her down her expertise into three parts. In the first, she explores and explains the different kinds of anxiety a person can experience. In the second, she explores social anxiety. And in the third, she provides the reader with homework. It's in this third section that we take our solitary, and free (aside from the price of the book) therapy sessions. Filled with her signature illustrations and ease of language,
The Book of Angst is
a helpful read for uncertain times. * Villainesse *
I lost myself for the past 10 years over social anxiety and I am very glad I came across this book and took a chance to read it. It was the best decision I made this year! -- Name withheld * 5* reader review *
Table of Contentsi: AUTHOR'S NOTE ii: INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS ANGST? PART 1: The Anxiety Family Chapter 1: Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) AKA worrisome overthinking Chapter 2: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Chapter 3: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Chapter 4: Health anxiety (hypochondria) Chapter 5: Panic disorder Chapter 6: The specific phobias Chapter 7: The eating disorders Chapter 8: Sexual response and anxiety Chapter 9: The anxiety epidemic PART 2: Social anxiety: the fear of judgement Chapter 10: What is social anxiety? Chapter 11: More on social anxiety Chapter 12: The biology of social anxiety Chapter 13: Social anxiety and behaviour Chapter 14: Performance, perfectionism, procrastination and celebrity Chapter 15: Emotion and thought PART 3: Therapy time Chapter 16: Therapy session one Chapter 17: Therapy session two Chapter 18: Therapy session three Chapter 19: Therapy session four Chapter 20: Therapy session five Chapter 21: Therapy session six Chapter 22: Therapy session seven iii: IMPORTANT STUFF TO REMEMBER APPENDIX: FLASHCARDS
