Foreword vii
Introduction 1
1. The Worry Trick 7
2. It's All In My Head-and I Wish It Would Leave! 23
3. Your Dual Relationship with Worry 43
4. Feeling Afraid in the Absence of Danger: How Odd Is That? 63
5. Putting Out Fires with Gasoline, and the Rule of Opposites 79
6. The Mad Libs of Anxiety: Catch the Worries Before They Catch You 95
7. Thinking About Thoughts 109
8. Uncle Argument and Your Relationship with Worry 125
9. AHA! Three Steps for Handling Chronic Worry 141
10. Your Daily Worry Workout 157
11. The Worry Parasite 179
12. Breaking the Secrecy Trap 191
13. Specialized Worries: Sleep and Illness 205
14. Closing Thoughts: There's Something Funny About Worry… 225
Notes 231