Coping with Anxiety

Edmund Bourne, whose Anxiety and Phobia Workbook is one of the most widely used clinical self-help texts in the field, co-wrote this shorter companion with Lorna Garano as a quick-start resource for moments when anxiety is actively present. The second edition presents ten practical strategies — relaxation, cognitive restructuring, facing feared situations, exercise, diet, and simplifying life — each with exercises and questionnaires. The strength is immediacy: unlike a workbook, this is designed for readers who need tools now, not a semester-long program. Therapists have endorsed it as comprehensive and easy to implement. The honest caveat is that the secular clinical framing offers no faith-based anchoring, and some strategies are general wellness advice rather than anxiety-specific. For adults managing anxiety who want a credentialed, no-nonsense starting point, this is a sound choice.