Author: joxen, kelio
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 105
Release Date: 29-03-2025
Details: Agoraphobia isn’t just a fear of open spaces—it’s a prison of "what ifs" that convinces you safety exists only at home. The dread of panic attacks, embarrassment, or losing control can shrink your world, turning once-familiar places into no-go zones. But avoidance fuels the fear, creating a cycle that feels impossible to escape.
This workbook is your evidence-based guide to freedom, blending Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) to help you:
🔹 Decode Your Fear: Uncover the hidden thoughts ("I’ll faint if I panic," "No one will help me") that keep agoraphobia alive.
🔹 Rewrite Your Response: Use CBT tools to challenge catastrophic thinking and ERP techniques to gradually confront feared situations—without relying on escape routes.
🔹 ERP : Retrain Your Brain’s Alarm System
Hierarchy of Exposures: Start small (e.g., standing at your front door), then progress (e.g., walking to the mailbox).
Response Prevention: No safety behaviors (avoiding eye contact, gripping shopping carts).
Tolerance Building: Stay in feared situations until anxiety drops by 50% (proving panic peaks then fades).
🔹 Rebuild Confidence: Structured exercises will help you progress from visualizing safe outings to actually enjoying them again.
This isn’t just about "managing" anxiety—it’s about rewiring your brain’s alarm system and reclaiming the places, people, and experiences agoraphobia stole. Every page is a step toward proving to yourself: You are stronger than this fear.
Your journey back to bold, unapologetic living starts here.
EAN: 9798314682371
Package Dimensions: 11.0 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
Languages: english
