Worry Hope and Help for a Common Condition

Here is the first book to explore every facet of the most common and debilitating emotional state: worry. While a healthy level of worry can help us perform efficiently at work, anticipate dangers, and learn from past errors, in its extreme forms worry can become "toxic"--poisoning our pleasures, sabotaging our achievements, and preventing us from resolving actual problems. In this lucid, reassuring book, Dr. Hallowell discusses all types of worry, explores their underlying causes, and considers the best strategies for coping. Case histories and anecdotes illuminate such issues as worry in relationships; the correlation between worry and conditions like , depression, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder; worry at work; and the worried child. In an effective section titled "Remedies That Work," Dr. Hallowell shows us how to evaluate, control, and manage worry, both with and without medication. Even "born" worriers can learn to use their worry wisely and channel it healthily. This book is the key. Filled with practical solutions and insightful guidance, Worry is an invaluable aid to living a happier, calmer, and more rewarding emotional life.

Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., is a senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School and the founder and director of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health in Concord, Massachusetts. He lives in the Boston area. From the Hardcover edition.

Preface	p. xi
The World of Worry
When Life Feels More Threatening Than It Should	p. 3
"Worry Is Good"	p. 37
The Basic Equation of Worry Increased Vulnerability + Decreased Power = Increased Worry	p. 44
Brain Burn The Biological Basis of Worry	p. 57
The Infinite Web of "What-If?"	p. 69
How Much of a Worrier Are You? A Self-Assessment Quiz	p. 78
Toxic Types of Worry
When Pain Can't Be Forgotten Worry, Old Bones, and Broken Trust	p. 87
The Worried Child	p. 99
Worry in Pairs Wife and Husband, Parent and Child	p. 110
Worry at Work It Can Make You or Break You	p. 120
Worry and Depression	p. 144
Intruder in the Dust Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 153
Worry Run Amok Panic and Social Phobia	p. 164
Living in Fear Generalized Anxiety Disorder	p. 183
Is There a Hidden Pleasure in Worry? Worry as a Means of Staying Alert	p. 193
Worry at Its Most Strange Paranoia	p. 199
The Ominous Core of Life	p. 211
The Example of Samuel Johnson	p. 216
Remedies That Work
The Basic Steps of Worry Control	p. 239
EPR: Evaluate, Plan, Remediate	p. 245
Speak Well to Yourself Learning to Think Constructively	p. 250
Changing Your Physical State to Change Your Mental State	p. 260
Reassurance and Connectedness	p. 267
Of Golf, God, and Letting Go	p. 275
Medication What to Use, When to Use It, and When Not to Use It at All	p. 283
Fifty Tips on the Management of Worry Without Using Medication	p. 295
Where to Go for Help	p. 307
With Thanks to	p. 313
Index	p. 317
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