The Worry Trap: How to Free Yourself from Worry & Anxiety using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Chad LeJeune, PhD

Sep 2022 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Lyle Blaker

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Do You Worry All the Time? Have you tried to control your thoughts and get your worrying under control? Did it work? If it didn't, try this simple exercise: Take thirty seconds, right here and now, and don't think about something you recently worried about. Think about anything and everything else, but don't think about that worry. How did you do? Like most of us, you probably could think of little else except whatever it was you worried about, no matter how hard you tried. This is the problem with trying to control your thoughts: Your attempts to stop worrying very often lead you to repeat and refresh the very worries you're trying to dispel. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a revolutionary new approach to resolving a wide range of psychological problems, can help you break the cycle of chronic worry. ACT stresses letting go of your attempts to avoid, change, and get rid of worry. Instead, it shows you how to accept your feelings as they occur, without judgment. You'll learn to "de-fuse" from your worries, observing and then letting them go. Then you'll explore and commit to acting on your values, thereby creating a rich life for yourself-even with the occasional worry.

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Chad LeJeune, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of San Francisco. He is a founding fellow of The Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He has been a practitioner of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) since its inception in the early 1990s.

As a full-time voice talent and Audie-nominated audiobook narrator, Lyle Blaker has narrated nearly 100 audiobook titles, as well as countless hours of e-learning narration for major companies. He is known for his warm, friendly, and approachable narration style.

Steven C. Hayes, PhD, is Nevada Foundation professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is originator and codeveloper of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a powerful therapy method that is useful in a wide variety of areas.

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