Stop Avoiding Stuff
25 Microskills to Face Your Fears and Do It Anyway
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Publisher Description
Afraid? Do it anyway! The 25 microskills in this little book will help you stand up to your fears, so you can live the life you really want.
To fear is to be human. But fear can also keep us stuck living lives that are stale, stagnant, or downright miserable. Fear leads us down paths that feel more safe, but that deep down we know are wrong for us. The good news is that you can stand up to your fears and change your life for the better. If you’re ready to stop avoiding stuff and say yes to opportunity, the easy-to-implement strategies in this book will help you break the avoidance habits that have been keeping you in a rut.
Drawing on evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this accessible guide offers 25 microskills to help you face your fears so you can live a truly courageous and meaningful life. With this book, you’ll learn:
• Why you avoid stuff
• Tips to increase self-awareness in moments of fear
• Strategies for untangling from distressing thoughts
• How to hold the inevitable pain and discomfort of life lightly
• Ways to connect with your values and take action
We are hardwired to avoid, control, and escape the stuff that makes us uncomfortable. But if you’re ready to stop living scared, the tips and tools in this little book will help you pivot back to what really matters to you.
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Social worker Boone (Mindfulness and Acceptance in Social Work), and psychologists Gregg (Diabetes Lifestyle Book) and Coyne (Stuff That's Loud), share in this informative work lessons on how to face fear and forge ahead. Each chapter is based on a "microskill," which the authors define as a way of relating to thoughts, feelings, and circumstances. For example, "Deepening Awareness" means paying attention to internal and external feelings, and "Notice Your Thinking" focuses on one's ability to understand the process of how one comes to thoughts rather than the thoughts themselves. The authors recommend readers "Let Go of Being Right" by releasing the urge to always "win" in discussions or argument with others, and to determine and live out one's values by "Making Values a Verb." Brief exercises (termed "teeny tiny practices") help readers implement the skills and include writing flow charts for one's thought process and creating a map of all things one wishes to control. Each lesson can be read on its own, making the volume ideal for dipping in and out of. This delightful, information-packed guide will appeal to self-help readers of all types.
