YOU'RE IN CHARGE. HOW TO TAME ANXIETY AND STOP WORRYING

Does anxiety rule your life, preventing you from realizing your dreams? Does constant worrying close you off to new experiences? Do you avoid people, thoughts, and situations that evoke negative emotions? If you feel that anxiety is taking control of you, the book "You're in Charge" is the perfect solution.

• Regain control of your life! Learn how to deal with anxiety and worry.
• Understand the nature of anxiety. Learn about the mechanisms of anxiety and its impact on your life.
• Learn a three-step strategy. Discover effective methods based on cognitive behavioral therapy.
• React to negative thoughts. Learn to recognize and neutralize thought traps.
• Face the challenges. Gain the ability to cope in difficult situations.
• Accept uncertainty. Learn to live with uncertainty and minimize its impact on your well-being.
• Develop your own strategies. Create a set of tools to manage anxiety, tailored to your needs.

In "You're in Charge," Joel Minden explains in an accessible way what anxiety is, how it affects our actions, and how to deal with it effectively. The author proposes a three-step strategy for controlling anxiety, based on cognitive behavioral therapy. This method shows how to react to negative thoughts, face challenges, and accept uncertainty. With this book, step by step, you will create your own toolkit that will help you understand and manage anxiety.

The included exercises and examples will help you cope with excessive worrying, procrastination, and develop effective action strategies. If you feel ready to change, this guide will help you free yourself from anxiety and start living life to the fullest. Stop avoiding people, thoughts, and situations that trigger your anxiety. Instead, learn to manage them and transform your fears into a driving force for action.

Joel Minden is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety. He holds a diploma from the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and works as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University, Chico. He is also the author of the CBT and Me blog, run on the Psychology Today portal. His experience and knowledge guarantee that "You're in Charge" is a guide that will really help you in the fight against anxiety and worry. Allow yourself to change and start living without limitations!

Dr. Kathryn H. Gordon, a licensed psychologist and assistant professor, emphasizes that "You're in Charge" leads the reader through the practical phases of acceptance and coping with emotions so that they can lead a meaningful and anxiety-free life. Using examples that are easy to identify with, and engaging explanations, Minden provides unique material for people looking for effective strategies to take care of their mental health. Give yourself a chance for a better tomorrow and reach for this book today!

This book is for you if:
• Anxious thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations overwhelm you so much that you have a serious problem focusing on other, more important things, or you are unable to focus on them at all,
• Completing an important task is an ordeal for you or you postpone it because anxiety causes you to question your own performance,
• You believe that your physical symptoms of anxiety require medical intervention, even though your doctor has assured you that everything is fine,
• You avoid challenges - social situations, important projects, new activities - because you feel that you cannot bear the anxiety associated with them,
• You prefer time-consuming and energy-intensive anxiety control strategies over other, more sensible activities.