Anxiety worksheets, assessments tools and guided imagery scripts help folks cope with anxiety issues

The number of people suffering from anxiety disorders continues to increase and the need for good resources containing creative anxiety worksheets, assessments and structured activities is growing.  The increase in anxiety disorders can be tied to several societal trends:

• The pace of modern life has increased dramatically in recent decades, and research suggests that this pace will continue to increase. People feel the need to increase the pace at which they do things compared with past generations. Most people live their lives in a constant state of doing rather than simply being. Because of this, many people deprive themselves of appropriate sleep and rest, and they eat foods that do not contain the appropriate nutrients necessary for their good health.
• Along with the rapid pace of life, people are exposed to monumental technological, social, occupational and environmental changes. This rate of change is so overpowering that many people do not feel they have time to adjust and assimilate the changes into their lives; thus they face increasing anxiety each day.
• People lack agreement on a set of social values and standards that results in uncertainty about how to live life. Because of an increase in divergent worldviews, globalization and standards portrayed by the media, people are forced to create their own meanings in life and develop their own set of moral values by which to live. When people are unable to find meaning in their lives, they usually turn to less socially acceptable methods for making meaning. This lack of meaning leaves people feeling anxious.
• People often feel less connected than previous generations. When people feel less connected to themselves, their family, others in the community, or even a higher power, they feel disconnected and alienated. This alienation leads people to perceive threats to their well-being and security.
• The way that people work has changed dramatically. Many people have been downsized as corporations attempt to operate on tighter budgets and move operations to countries where the cost of labor is less expensive and the people who are able to hold onto their jobs feel anxious about their job-security. People then feel competitive, with the need to work even harder and longer to maintain their current positions.

There are many trends and forces at work that contribute to feelings of fear and anxiety in people. Fear and anxiety are experiences that are familiar to everyone, but many people often have a serious problem with anxiety at some point in their lives. Whole Person books and CDs provide assessment tools, anxiety worksheets, self-guided activities and guided imagery scripts to help people learn effective skills for coping with all forms of anxiety.