The panic workbook for teens : breaking the cycle of fear, worry & panic attacks / Debra Kissen, PhD, Bari Goldman Cohen, PhD, Kathi Fine Abitbol, PhD.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Panic attacks can make teens feel like they've lost control, leading to more anxiety, stress, fear, and depression. In this workbook, three anxiety specialists teach teens how to identify anxiety-causing thoughts and behaviors, mindfully observe their panic attacks instead of struggling against them, and experience sensations associated with panic until they learn these sensations may be uncomfortable --but not dangerous. By learning how to observe their panic attacks, teens will gain a sense of control and learn to work through even the toughest moments of extreme anxiety.

Introduction; panic 101; reading about panic makes me panic; the body on panic; body awareness; life through panic-colored glasses; flip side of panic is excitement; it's only a false alarm; from panic to panic disorder; mindfully attending to panic thoughts; the panic cycle; tracking panic; reward yourself; healthy competition; the dreaded party guest; no pain, no gain; the cost of untreated panic; don't go at it alone; create a panic-fighting mantra; catastrophic thinking; from catastrophic to realistic thinking; it is not only what you say but how you say it.

Growing bored of panicdiscomfort vs. anxiety; help from the sidelines: calling all panic coaches; what is your panic recipe?; reward check-in; time to head to the panic gym; leaning in to the panic; are you starting to feel anxious? good!; adjust your breathing, adjust your panic; distress-busting exercises; what do you want your life to be about?; exposing yourself to valued living; track your progress; playing hide-and-seek with panic; define your remaining steps past panic; when all else fails, do the opposite; when the going gets good, panic gets going.

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