Free Yourself from Death Anxiety: A CBT Self-Help Guide for a Fear of Death and Dying

by Rachel Menzies, David Veale

Overview

Death anxiety can underlie many different mental health diagnoses at all stages of life, including depressive disorders, panic disorder, health anxiety, specific phobias, OCD, agoraphobia and more. This self-help guide will help you to better understand your fear of death and give you the tools to overcome it.

Using proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques, including exposure and response prevention (ERP), this book will help you to:

· Understand death anxiety and how it develops
· Undertake specific evidence-based steps to develop alternative ways of thinking about death
· Conduct exposure exercises to act against your fears
· Reduce your anxiety so that you can live life to the fullest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787758148
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	03/21/2022
Series:	Free Yourself
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

David Veale is a Consultant Psychiatrist at SLaM and the Nightingale Hospital. He is a Visiting Professor in CBT at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. David is recognised as an international expert in emetophobia and is the author of several books on the topic of health anxiety, OCD, BDD and depression. www.veale.co.uk

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 6

1 What is Death Anxiety? 7

2 How Does Death Anxiety Develop? 46

3 How Anxiety about Death is Maintained 65

4 Denning the Problem and Setting Your Goals 90

5 Developing Alternative Ways of Thinking about Death 103

6 Getting Ready to Act Against Your Fears 121

7 Exercises to Prepare Yourself for Death 142

8 Living Life to the Fullest 180

Appendix 212

About the Authors 218

Index 220

Editorial Reviews

"Really nicely written, it's clear and accessible ... I think it will be of interest to quite a lot of people ... it's not just a self-help book for if you're worried about death and dying, it's more practical and useful!"

The Death Studies Podcast - Dr. Bethan Michael-Fox

Although billed as 'self-help', there is much to be gained for professionals from this clearly written, comprehensive book.

Therapy Today - Jeanine Connor

There is so much in the book that I found interesting and relevant to me. The exercises, explained in a way that is easily accessible, can be applied to more than just death anxiety; the information around mental health generally, death anxiety, the causes are presented clearly and calmly. The book is like listening to a sensible friend: quiet, calm and clear-headed. Whether you are concerned that you have a death anxiety, or you know you do, or simply you are concerned that you might not be living life to its fullest, this book is worth exploring.

Alberta Gutteridge

I am so glad I reviewed this book as reading it has been transformative. I had no idea death anxiety was its own thing and to find my symptoms and experiences laid out before was an emotional experience. I will be continuing to use this book to help myself live my life freely

Anxiety UK - Zoey Mitchell