“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Phillippians 4:6
Everyone will struggle with fear, anxiety, or stress at some point in their lives. However, people with anxiety disorders, which are frequently caused by traumatic events, deal with excessive worry and continuous fear. These overwhelming feelings of anxiety often interfere with the daily routines and can prevent people from living fruitful and productive lives. The three common anxiety disorders are social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. Symptoms of anxiety disorders can include nervousness, restlessness, sweating, trouble sleeping, feeling weak, having stomach problems, trembling, increased heart rate, rapid breathing, and constant worrying. Anxiety disorders do not typically resolve on their own, so people with this disorder need to seek help from a mental health provider. This section has a variety of resources that will help you better understand anxiety disorders.
Books for Adults
- Untangle Your Anxiety: A Guidee To Overcoming An Anxiety Disorder by Joshua Fletcher and Dean Stott
- Anxiety Reelief for Teens by Regine Galanti by PhD
- Anxious for Nothing by Max Lucado
- Coping Skills for Kids Activity Books: Processing Feelings by Janine Halloran and Meg Garcia
- Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry by Susannah Mars, Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, et al.
- Managing Negative Emotions: How to Deal with Anger, Anxiety, and Irritation Anywhere and Anytime by Byron Neal
- Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking by Caroline Leaf
- Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present (Mental and Emotional Abundance) by Nick Trenton
- The Teenage Mind: A Complete Guide for Parents to Raise Teens With Anxiety, Teaching Them How to Control Anger and Manage Emotions by Laurel Nash
Links to Articles
- Anxiety, Child Mind Institute
- I Want to Learn More, Anxiety in the Classroom
- A Child Therapist’s Favorite Resources for Calming Anxiety in Children, Coping Skills for Kids
- 8 Activities for Treating Anxiety in Children, Theraphy Source
- Studies Show Normal Children Today Report More Anxiety than Child Psychiatric Patients in the 1950’s, American Psychology Association
- How Teachers Can Help Students Cope with General Anxiety in the Classroom, Edmentum Blog
- 10 Ways to Help Students Who Struggle With Anxiety, We Are Teachers
- Follow These Steps to Ease Student Anxiety in Your Classroom, WGU
- How Technology Is Causing Anxiety, Bentley Unviersity
- Can Technology Cause Anxiety and Depression?, Interesting Engineering
- Feeling More Stress and Anxiety? Your Smartphone May Be to Blame, Healthline
- As Teen Stress Increases, Teachers Look for Answers, Eutopia
Videos Links
- How to Cope with Anxiety, Olivia Remes | TEDxUhasselt (15:15 minutes)
- How to stop feeling anxious about anxiety, Tim Box | TEDxFolkestone (18:17 minutes)
- 6 Signs Someone Grew Up with Anxiety | MedCircle | (15:15 minutes)
- Feel Your Best Self | UCONN | (Short videos with strategies to help children understand and manage their feelings.)
Games and Activities
- Jenga, this game is a great anxiety game because you can talk about how it feels to choose a block, and how it feels to worry about it being the right or wrong one.
- 10 Indoor Fun Games to Play With Kids With Anxiety, Osmo
- Anxiety Games & Worksheets, Teachers Pay Teachers
- eeBoo Piece and Love 500 100 Great Words Piece Round Circle Jigsaw Puzzle (Ages 9 and up)
- 4×4 Sudoku for Kids by Top Trendy Kids Sudoku Publishing (Ages 4-8 years-old)
- Sudoku for Teenagers: 200 Easy, Medium and Hard Sudokus with Solutions for Teens by Kampelmann
- When Harley Has Anxiety: A Fun CBT Skills Activity Book to Help Manage Worries and Fears (Ages 5-9)
- More Creative Coping Skills for Children by Bonnie Thomas (Ages 3-12)
Books for Children
- The Worry Stone by Kelly Wilkinson
- What to Do When You Worry too Much by Dawn Huebner
- Coping Skills for Kids Workbook: 75 Coping Strategies to Help Kids Deal with Stress, Anxiety and Anger by Janine Halloran
- I Am Stronger Than Anxiety: Children’s Book about Overcoming Worries, Stress and Fear by Elizabeth Cole
- No Worries! by Lily Murrary and Kate Abey
- Be Brave! by Kane Miller EDC Publishing
- Be Positive! by Kane Miller EDC Publishing
- Worry! by Michael Buxton
Books for Teens
- Conquer Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Find Peace from Worry, Panic, Fear, and Phobias by Tabatha Chansard, PhD
- Hold On Let Me Overthink This – Stress Relieving Coloring book: Get Rid Of Anxiety And Relax (Inspiring Journals and Coloring Books) by Panda Meditation Publishing
- Gratitude Journel for Teens by Scarlet Paolicchi
- Anxiety Relief for Teens: Essential CBT Skills and Mindfulness Practices to Overcome Anxiety and Stress by Regine Galanti, Ph.D. (Ages 12-17)
- The Teen Girl’s Anxiety Survival Guide: Ten Ways to Conquer Anxiety and Feel Your Best by Lucie Hemmen, Ph.D. (Ages 12-16)
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