Work anxiety. Relationship anxiety. Social anxiety. World anxiety. Money anxiety. Health anxiety.

How does reading those words make you feel?

All too often, when we experience the things that give us anxiety, our first instinct is to try to run away or numb out from feeling them. But what if the unpleasant feelings you want to turn away from are actually vital sources of information about your well-being?

In The Wisdom of Anxiety, counselor Sheryl Paul examines the deeper meaning of the racing thoughts, sweaty palms, and insomnia that accompany the uncertain moments of our lives. No one likes to feel anxiety—and yet, Paul asserts it can be a remarkably direct messenger of our subconscious. Here you will learn how you can pause and listen to your anxieties to discover inner truths that you’ve been avoiding.

This lyrically written book not only considers the many forms anxieties can take, but also provides deep-dive practices for addressing them at their roots.

Here you will learn:
The nature of intrusive thoughts and how to manage them.How to explore states of loneliness, apathy, regret, and shame without being caught up in them.Feeling anxiety around feeling good? Discover why and what to do about it.How to cultivate your own loving inner parent.Why anxiety can arise from boredom and longing.How to create healthy and meaningful personal rituals to relieve anxiety.Navigating the many sources of anxiety in relationships.

Whether it’s worry around raising children, nervousness about world events, or any other way anxiety manifests, The Wisdom of Anxiety can help you uncover the true source of your discomfort and find the rich self-knowledge within.


學習自我治癒，擺脫情緒困境，傾聽內在療癒師的聲音，找回那個最真實的自己。

每個人偶爾都會有焦慮的經驗——但對某些人而言，焦慮是長期的磨耗。在《焦慮是禮物》中，作者教你如何看穿焦慮的表面，去發現它從潛意識捎來的重要訊息。你將學到如何轉向，而不是逃避焦慮，並挖掘你不適感的起源，以在其中尋得豐沛的自知。

焦慮不是敵人，而是一場邀請，讓我們走進內在、靠近自己。
全球有超過2.6億人被診斷為焦慮症患者，還有更多人從未被發現。
焦慮，是我們這個時代的共同語言。

你是否常在深夜問自己：
「我是不是撐不下去了？」
「如果我永遠無法好起來呢？」
——這些你心裡常常響起的問題，其實很多人也正在經歷，你不是一個人。

本書以24個溫和實用的練習，引導你認識、接納、並與焦慮和平共處。這是一趟無需靠藥物、也不需要壓抑或逃避的療癒旅程。當你願意轉身擁抱它，焦慮就會成為通往內在力量的禮物。

・不靠藥物，也能跨越焦慮暗夜
・從轉折中的不安，找回自己的路
・24個練習，溫柔陪伴你走過情緒風暴，走向平靜與韌性

誠摯推薦

林萃芬 諮商心理師
盧美妏 人生設計心理諮商所 共同創辦人/諮商心理師
蘇予昕 蘇予昕心理諮商所所長、暢銷作家
依首字筆劃排列

各界好評

在這本充滿智慧的書中，雪瑞兒・保羅為現今普遍的焦慮觀點引發了撼動人心的轉變，轉而朝向一個更和平、更慈悲的世界。當我們被焦慮、憂鬱、無助感及無望感癱瘓的時候，《焦慮是禮物》這本書，就是通向真實的道路，告訴我們自己是誰，以及如何在人生中找尋方向；這是我們確切回歸至完整性的宣言。——艾拉妮絲•莫莉塞特Alanis Morissette /創作歌手

論據穩固的罕見之作，將為你帶來從內而外的徹底改變。書中充滿會讓你開懷大笑的實用智慧與洞察，《焦慮是禮物》是我們這個時代的書，是我們現在最需要的。——猶太教祭司得撒・費爾史東 Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, PhD /《創傷的智慧》與《在天堂紮根》作者

——中文簡介摘自時報出版《焦慮是禮物》