__'A very thoughtful, balanced and practical approach.' - J.John, Evangelist__Worry has reached epidemic proportions. Many are suffering in silence, unsure if psychological solutions are appropriate for them, or if biblical teaching can lead them to freedom.

The Worry Book offers a fresh solution: seeing the process of worry as the problem, rather than getting stuck into individual concerns. We can often use worry to create a sense of certainty and control, but the illusion is temporary, and we generate even more problems in the process. Here we learn about the factors behind worry, and how to disable the cycle of worry and tolerate uncertainty - principles we can apply to every situation.

This is a journeyman's guide through the comedy and heartache of discovering worry's function, and so removing its power. Good theology and psychology combine here to offer new perspectives and real hope. You will find real lives and real people, and solutions which are both practical and doable.

Will van der Hart & Rob Waller

The Worry Book

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

What is worry like?

How can I get help?

How to use this book

1. Why we worry

Where worry starts

The reason for worry

The pain of worry

The process of worry

There is a future

To wrap up...

Exercises

2. Understanding my worry

A bomb has gone off!

After the bomb ...

Threat avoidance

Getting a 'ready-for-the-journey' attitude

Two types of worry

What-if's: a subtle but important difference

3. What happens when we worry

Generalized anxiety disorder

Why diagnose?

Worry and the body

Worry and the brain

Worry and our actions

4. Worry fuel: What keeps my worries alive

The impact of worry

Core worry rules

Golden worry beliefs

Reflect back

A word of compassion for worriers

So how do I break the rules?

Getting personal

Going for The Dragon

Following up the challenges

Becoming a worry revolutionary

5. My faith and my worry

The elephant in the pew

Worry in the Bible

A command not to worry

Does that mean we should do nothing?

An obsession with security

Our ultimate goal

Two types of worry – today and tomorrow

The kingdom lid

Applying the teaching – the problem with certainty

An example of uncertainty – the unforgivable sin

Certainty as impossible

Certainty as unwise

The search for certainty creates desperation

Church is part of your healing

6. Tolerating uncertainty

The roots of uncertainty

Beliefs about uncertainty

Building towards the best techniques

Thought records

Making new appraisals

Beware of unhelpful techniques

Moving out of the comfort zone

Trying to lose control

Stop trying not to worry

Thought record

7. Taking action

Two ways to peace

Problem-solving

Seven steps to solving a problem

When there is no solution

Present contemplation

Things that get in the way of present contemplation

Present contemplation and Christian problems

8. Worry and hope

So how do I know I am better?

Keeping perspective

Continuing the journey

An illustration from motorsport

Hold on to hope

Pray at all times

Conclusion

Appendix 1: Going deeper

What to do when worry really takes hold

Seeing a therapist

Getting urgent help

'A very thoughtful, balanced and practical approach.' - J.John, Evangelist

Worry has reached epidemic proportions. Many are suffering in silence, unsure if psychological solutions are appropriate for them, or if biblical teaching can lead them to freedom.

The Worry Book offers a fresh solution: seeing the process of worry as the problem, rather than getting stuck into individual concerns. We can often use worry to create a sense of certainty and control, but the illusion is temporary, and we generate even more problems in the process. Here we learn about the factors behind worry, and how to disable the cycle of worry and tolerate uncertainty - principles we can apply to every situation.

This is a journeyman's guide through the comedy and heartache of discovering worry's function, and so removing its power. Good theology and psychology combine here to offer new perspectives and real hope. You will find real lives and real people, and solutions which are both practical and doable.

Jesus didn't say, 'There's nothing to worry about', but 'Don't worry in spite of everything there is to worry about.' Will van der Hart and Rob Waller tackle this key issue in many people's lives.' - Nicky Gumbel, Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton  
   
 'One of the hardest verses in the Bible is 'Do not worry', and I was therefore intrigued by The Worry Book. Well, I couldn't put it down! It is honest, humorous and holistic. I was re-educated and I am already seeing the benefits.' - Canon J.John, author and evangelist  
   
 'A very thoughtful, balanced and practical approach to the reality of anxiety. The authors have authority to write on worry, not only because they know the subject very well, but especially because they have a passion to help others with the same spirit as the Great Physician: reaching the whole person and not only their emotions. The Worry Book goes far beyond the practical help of a mere self-help book; it is a therapeutic tool that is solidly founded on the Scriptures.' - Dr Pablo Martinez, author and psychiatrist

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This is an incredibly good book that takes a killer of a problem – Worry – and tries to lessen the impact it can have on one’s life, health and relationships, both personal and corporate/community based. It is intelligent, serious and well thought out, at all times honest, it offers no quick fix solutions, no promises of radical divine healing, instead it offers proven insight, experience and exercises that one can keep returning to as needed, after all worry is a problem that can re-occur at any time given the right situations. It doesn’t offer platitudes but it does offer concrete learning plans and strategies. This for me is a brilliant example of exactly what a good self-help book should look like and so seldom does.  
If you have a tendency to worry then this book really is highly recommended reading, and if you are in a position of pastoral oversight then this is also well worth looking at for the insights it can offer.

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