Worrying Is Optional by Ben Eckstein, LCSW

Worry happens. Worry ing is optional.
We live in an increasingly uncertain world, and if you struggle with worry, you
aren't alone. You should also know that there's nothing wrong with worry.
Worry happens to all of us-and it can even be helpful at times. But excessive
worry ing --the kind that keeps us up at night, interferes with our thinking
during the day, and hijacks our ability to make decisions--is a big, big problem.
The good news is that, while worry is inevitable, worrying is completely
optional. This book will show you how to break free from the unhelpful thinking
habits that keep you stuck in a loop of rumination and anxiety.
With help from this upbeat guide, you'll learn to build your own customizable,
anti-worrying toolbox using skills and strategies from metacognitive therapy,
acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and cognitive behavioral therapy
(CBT). You'll discover the science behind why you worry, and how to put the
brakes on unhelpful rumination and anxious thoughts-before they kick your
worry and anxiety into high gear.
With this go-to guide, you will:
• Gain a better understanding of worry
• Learn why worry happens
 • Know when to draw the line at disruptive worrying
 • Challenge perfectionism and accept uncertainty
There's no one-size-fits-all treatment for anxiety and worry, but by assembling
an arsenal of tools, skills, and strategies, excessive worry can be managed
effectively. This book will help you get started now.

Ben Eckstein, LCSW, is the owner and director of Bull City Anxiety & OCD
Treatment Center in Durham, NC. Eckstein was trained at McLean Hospital's
OCD Institute, and has been specializing in the treatment of anxiety and OCD
for over a decade. He serves on the board of directors for OCD North
Carolina, and offers training, workshops, and speaking engagements in
addition to his clinical work.
Lisa W. Coyne, PhD, is founder and senior clinical consultant of the McLean
OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents (OCDI Jr.), and assistant
professor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She also
founded and directs the New England Center for OCD and Anxiety, and is

New Harbinger Publications
On Sale: Nov 1/23
6 x 9 • 168 pages
9781648482144 • $28.95 • pb
Self-Help / Anxieties & Phobias