Note to Reader
Chapter 1: When Anxiety Is a Problem
Chapter 2: Who and How to Ask for Help
Chapter 3: Breathing and Relaxing
Chapter 4: Thinking Smart
Chapter 5: Facing Fears One Step at a Time
Chapter 6: Floating With Panic Attacks
Chapter 7: Family, Friend, and School Stress
Chapter 8: Nutrition, Exercise, and Sleep
Chapter 9: Straight Talk About Medication
Chapter 10: Hope, Heart, and Heads-Up
Additional Resources
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
About the Illustrator
Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, a founding partner of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy; Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, Berkeley; and a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He specializes in cognitive–behavior therapy for anxiety and mood disorders in adults, adolescents, and children. Dr. Tompkins is the author or co-author of numerous articles and chapters on cognitive–behavior therapy and related topics. My Anxious Mind is his first book for teens. He lives in Oakland, California with his wife and two daughters.
Katherine Martinez, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist
and partner at the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive
Therapy. She specializes in cognitive–behavioral assessment and
treatment for children and adolescents with anxiety, mood, and
attention deficit disorders. My Anxious Mind is her first
book. She lives in Oakland, California with her husband and
son.
Michael Sloan spent several years working as a
printmaker in Europe before moving to New York City. His
illustrations first appeared on the Op-Ed page of The New York
Times, where he remains a frequent contributor to the Letters
column. He has created illustrations for many clients
including Fortune, The Village Voice, The New
Yorker, Barnes & Noble, and The San Francisco Chronicle.
Michael is also the author of the Professor Nimbus books and
comics. His second graphic novel, The Heresy of Professor
Nimbus, was awarded a silver medal in the sequential category of
the Society of Illustrators 49th Annual Exhibition. Visit him at
www.michaelsloan.net and follow him on Facebook:
@MichaelSloanIllustration and Instagram: @michaelsloanart.
ABCT Self Help Book Seal of Merit Award
"According to the authors, one in 20 teens in the U.S. suffers from
extreme anxiety. If you know one, you could do a lot worse than
handing over this reassuring manual. Short enough to read in a
couple sittings and imbued with an optimistic tone that rarely
talks down, the book lays out common kinds of anxiety and triggers,
describes breathing and relaxation techniques to stave off and
coast through nervous episodes, and offers up various logs to fill
out as the sufferer begins to make progress."—Booklist
"Speaking directly to teens, the authors walk readers through
recognizing anxiety and its effects, both physical and mental, then
deliver recommended therapies, tools, and resources for overcoming
it. First-person, "real-life" vignettes are included in each
chapter, which allow teens to relate to situations in a
peer-to-peer fashion. This title belongs in every middle and high
school library and teen resource collection."—School Library
Journal
"My Anxious Mind is a terrific book! It contains
easy-to-understand information and practical, straightforward steps
anyone can take to reduce undue anxiety. It's a must read for
anxious teens and their parents, and teachers but will be helpful
to individuals of any age who have an 'anxious mind.'"—Judith S.
Beck, PhD, Director, Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and
Research; Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry,
University of Pennsylvania; Past President, Academy of Cognitive
Therapy
"This wonderful book is a must buy for adolescents and their
families with severe anxiety. Its two voices—the recently affected
adolescent and the experienced clinician—offer invaluable insights
into the potentially devastating effects of untreated anxiety while
describing in detail proven strategies for taking charge of fears
and obsessions."—Glen R. Elliott, PhD, MD, Chief Psychiatrist and
Medical Director, The Children's Health Council, Palo Alto, CA;
Author of Medicating Young Minds: How to Know If Psychiatric
Drugs Will Help or Hurt Your Child
"The strategies discussed in My Anxious Mind are firmly
grounded in the latest research on treating anxiety. At the same
time, the book is highly accessible, engaging, and easy to follow.
I highly recommend My Anxious Mind to any teen who
struggles with high levels of anxiety. Their parents should read
it, too!"—Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP Professor of Psychology,
Ryerson University, Toronto; Author of The Anti-Anxiety
Workbook
"Up to one in five teens suffer from a significant anxiety disorder
while countless others experience milder fears and worries.
Tompkins and Martinez offer a step-by-step guide to anxiety
management written specifically for adolescents. Along with proven
techniques for dealing with anxious thoughts, physical symptoms of
anxiety, and avoidance behaviors, this valuable book also addresses
the important areas of sleep, nutrition, and exercise."—John
Piacentini, PhD, ABPP Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral
Sciences, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine; Director, Child
OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program, Semel Institute for
Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA
"My Anxious Mind: A Teen's Guide to Managing Anxiety and
Panic is a marvelous book for teens who feel anxious or shy
sometimes or find that anxiety or shyness is becoming too frequent
and too painful. If anxiety is interfering with teens making
friends, doing what they want to, asserting themselves, or asking
for help, this is the book for them. Tompkins and Martinez have
written this guide with precision and clarity, while communicating
warmth to their young readers and a real understanding of the
challenges of the teen-age years. How great it will be to have a
personal guide for handling adolescent worries and thoughts about
what look like impending social disasters; and for solving the
inevitable interpersonal problems and challenges of dealing with
those teens love, like, can't stand, and learn to like. Teens can
all learn from these authors' experience and wisdom."—Lynne
Henderson, PhD, Director, The Shyness Institute, Palo Alto,
California; Author of The Social Fitness Training Manuals
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