Tools for Relief for Panic Attacks, Building Self Confidence, Decluttering your Mind, Tackling Triggers, and Creating Life Skills!

by H.S. Ritter (Author) 

You can easily find it on Amazon and Audible.

Maggie’s Review of Taming The Anxiety Beast Workbook For Teens

As I read this book, I could feel her excitement that some people have the wrong idea about anxiety, empathizing with the thoughts that go through the heads of anxious teenagers. And you won’t believe it, but also light humour that clears stressful thoughts. This may not seem important to you, but I have read books that gave me nightmares and started to feel depressed. This book is full of optimism and faith. By the end of the book, you feel like you can be free from anxiety.

The book starts with figuring out if you have anxiety or if it’s just stress from something around you. Then H.S. Ritter debunks the anxiety myths with such sparky fury that it will make you goosebumps. She goes through overthinking and figuring out what drives you. The author presents 3 different coping techniques such as mindfulness, CBT, and DBT. She included how to organize time, the workplace, the room – all those little things that increase anxiety. You’ll discover strategies for relieving panic attacks, building self-esteem, decluttering your mind, dealing with triggers, and creating life skills that can help you manage your anxiety on an ongoing basis.

This workbook is an excellent tool for any young adult who wants to take control of their mental health and live a happier, more fulfilling life.

Amazon description

Teen anxiety is a real problem—discover and implement real solutions for it.

Are you tired of feeling like your life is ruled by your anxiety?

Do you long to find ways to overcome intrusive thoughts so you can “just be a kid”?

Do you find yourself avoiding social gatherings because you don’t know how you will be able to handle your anxiety once there?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, you are not alone.

A little over 1 in 3 teens has anxiety that interferes with their daily activities, and unfortunately, this number keeps rising.

This is partially due to the fact that you may feel pressure to be everything all at once–an athlete, a scholar, a confidante, a partner in crime… the list goes on and on! It’s no wonder you are feeling stressed and anxious–the world is expected of you!

What’s more, in the last few years, teenagers have been faced with situations and stressors that past generations couldn’t even imagine.

So you might be asking yourself: is there a solution? The answer is yes, and it is not even hard!

Step 1: Understand your anxiety.
Step 2: Do the work.
Step 3: Reap the benefits!

By doing the exercises and worksheets in this book, you can and will conquer your anxiety.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• Anxiety 101: everything you need to know about anxiety, including the different types of anxiety disorders so that you can kick it to the curb
• 10 myths about anxiety in teens – busted!
• Different beneficial approaches: information on CBT, DBT, and mindfulness, and how all can defeat anxiety
• There are various ways to deal with test anxiety, with a proven way to calm anxiety while taking a test
• The importance of both time management and organization, and tips/checklists to help you get better at both
• Understanding triggers: how to identify your triggers so they no longer have control over you
• Different ways to deal with peer pressure, including creating your own mantra to remind yourself of what really matters
• The causes of overthinking, how they are intricately linked to anxiety, and how to say goodbye to negative thought patterns once and for all
• The roots and causes of food anxiety
• 35+ exercises and worksheets to complete to combat any type of anxiety you may be facing
• A four-step plan to calm your anxiety in the midst of extra stressful moments

And much more!

Don’t waste your teen years hiding away from the world because of stress and anxiety.

By following the steps outlined in this book, you will feel less anxious and more ready to take on the world. You will go into adulthood ready for anything life throws at you.

So what are you waiting for? Isn’t it time you had a toolbox of invaluable, powerful skills to manage your anxiety?

Interview with  H. S. Ritter

Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get into writing?

I have always loved to write. I was blessed with a High School English Teacher who would tell me to focus on my creativity because she didn’t care about my grammar and punctuation. I am extremely grateful that she fostered my writing skills but my sister always threatens to send my emails back corrected in red pen.

What inspired you to write your book?

A lifetime of anxiety. When I was a kid, my parents didn’t care that I was afraid of everything. I had to suck it up and deal so I have spent most of my life trying to manage my anxiety. I have tried everything from meditation to medication and I felt it was important to give the kids today the information about the tools I had to learn for myself. The world is even harder for kids now than it was for me so I would like to help, even if just a little, to make it easier for them.

What theme or message do you hope readers will take away from your book?

That it isn’t hopeless. That their feelings are valid and real but not permanent and certainly not insurmountable.

What drew you to this particular genre?

I have a lot of clients and a niece who are all suffering from post-pandemic anxiety and trauma. I felt like teens needed to hear from someone who could actually relate to their feelings without judging them.

What are common traps for aspiring writers?

Writers are artists. We are sharing our stories, ideas, opinions and emotions with people we have never met, and that is an extremely vulnerable undertaking. For me, at least, the fear of being judged and found wanting makes me want everything to be “Perfect” before I put it out there. Perfection is obviously an unattainable goal, so the trap for many of us is struggling so hard to find perfection that we never put our work out there at all.

If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?

You are worth so much more than you think. Take the risks. Live your life. Trust your higher power and do the next right thing. Everything will work out exactly like it should, even if it seems like it didn’t work out at all. Just. Keep. Going.

What does literary success look like to you?

Having people get something useful out of my writing. Money would be great because I have to eat, but it is more important to me to know that I m helping people.

What is your favourite book from childhood?

“The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” followed closely by “A Wrinkle in Time.”

If you could only give one piece of advice to any parent, what would it be?

Stop coddling your kids. Yes, they have legitimate reasons to be anxious, but if we don’t face our fears, they end up owning us. My parents got that one right, which is why I can overcome my terror (and yes, I really do mean TERROR) and do things that scare me. These days, parents don’t even make an anxious kid go to school if they don’t want to. I think this is a mistake. Facing the demon is the only thing that can chase it away.

What does the future hold for you? Are there any new books/projects on the horizon? 

I am about to publish one about how my higher power has done everyday miracles in my life and helped expand my ability to trust. Once I began to see the divine acting in my life, the more often I could see it. Now I see it almost every day! That, perhaps more than anything else, has given me serenity, courage and freedom. I would love it if reading my next book helped people have a similar experience.  That is my passion project, and I am looking forward to getting it on the shelves sometime this summer.

Thanks for the interview, and good luck.

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