Deconstructing anxiety : the journey from fear to fulfillment / Todd E. Pressman ; foreword by Stanley Krippner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pressman, Todd Evan, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anxiety.

Fear.

Mindfulness (Psychology).

Medical Subjects:

Fear.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 pages)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2019.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

In Deconstructing Anxiety, Pressman provides a new and comprehensive understanding of fear's subtlest mechanisms. In this model, anxiety is understood as the wellspring at the source of all problems. Tapping into this source therefore holds the clues not only for how to escape fear, but how to release the very causes of suffering, paving the way to a profound sense of peace and satisfaction in life. With strategically developed exercises, this book offers a unique, integrative approach to healing and growth, based on an understanding of how the psyche organizes itself around anxiety. It provides insights into the architecture of anxiety, introducing the dynamics of the "core fear" (one's fundamental interpretation of danger in the world) and "chief defense" (the primary strategy for protecting oneself from threat). The anxious personality is then built upon this foundation, creating a "three dimensional, multi-sensory hologram" within which one can feel trapped and helpless. Replete with processes that bring the theoretical background into technicolor, Deconstructing Anxiety provides a clear roadmap to resolving this human dilemma, paving the way to an ultimate and transcendent freedom. Therapists and laypeople alike will find this book essential in helping design a life of meaning, purpose and enduring fulfillment.

Contents:

Theoretical foundations

The human drama : fear and fulfillment : two drives in conflict

"Fear's survival tactics" : deceptions and manipulations

The great revelation

Three doorways to resolving fear

Cosmogony and psychology : separation as the source of fear

Perception : architect of the separated world

The core fear and chief defense : a new model of the psyche

The exercises: bringing the principles to life

Digging for gold : finding the core fear

"Who are you really?" : finding your chief defense

The master key to resolving fear : "doing the opposite" of the chief defense

The alchemist : asking "what happens next?"

The witness : enhanced vipassana (mindfulness) technique

The warrior's stance : active "not doing"

The final defense : resisting resistance

"Vision questing" : the pursuit of fulfillment

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 13, 2019).

ISBN:

979-82-16-40556-6

1-5381-2541-2

OCLC:

1090283013