The Adult ADHD and Anxiety Workbook: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills to Manage Stress, Find Focus, and Reclaim Your Life

by J. Russell Ramsay

Powerful CBT skills to overcome the one-two punch of adult ADHD and anxiety. If you have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may have trouble staying focused, struggle with interpersonal relationships and rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD), and you may have gone through your life feeling like something was “wrong” with you. Is it any wonder, then, that people with ADHD are twice as likely to also suffer from anxiety? Dealing with just one of these conditions is enough to disrupt your life; but when they’re stacked, they create their own brand of discomfort that can be nothing short of debilitating. What you need is a unified approach to managing your ADHD and anxiety. This first-of-its-kind workbook can help. In The Adult ADHD and Anxiety Workbook , psychologist and ADHD expert Russell Ramsay offers a comprehensive approach to managing the one-two punch of ADHD and anxiety. Grounded in proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)—the gold standard for treating anxiety—you’ll find the skills you need to manage your symptoms, so you can be confident, focused, and achieve a much-needed sense of calm. Each chapter is filled with reflection exercises, self-help activities, and key reminders to keep you on track. If you have ADHD and commonly experience feelings of anxiety, worry, or general uneasiness when facing the trials of everyday adult life, this workbook will help you take control of your symptoms, so you can not only achieve your highest aspirations, but find happiness and peace of mind as well.

Genres: Adhd, Self Help, Nonfiction, Audiobook, Health, Psychology

184 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2024

Reviews

[Sylwia · Rating 5 out of 5]

My absolute favorite book to use with clients who have ADHD; and it gets a stellar response from them as well.

[Shelby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m still making it through the workbook but so far I’m really enjoying it! It’s helping me think through and understand more.

I received this workbook through a Goodreads giveaway and am thankful for the opportunity to read and review.

[Thomas Treadwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adult ADHD Workbook: Adult ADHD & Anxiety Workbook. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills to Manage Stress, Find Focus, & Reclaim Your Life
• Concept: Chapters illustrate an action plan &the clever use of recipe analogies to illustrate the process of managing and living with ADHD. This analogy effectively conveys the complexities and strategies involved in addressing ADHD.
• Elements of the Recipe:
o Ingredients: Represent the essential components needed to manage ADHD (self-awareness, support systems, routine, and medication).
o Tools and Techniques: Symbolize the methods and strategies used to implement management plans (organizational tools, technology aids, behavioral strategies).
o Step-by-Step Instructions: Provide a structured approach to handling ADHD symptoms (assessment, creating a management plan, implementation).
o Presentation and Enjoyment: Highlight the importance of celebrating successes and continually learning to improve.
o Simplifies Complexity: The recipe analogy simplifies the complex process of managing ADHD, making it more relatable and easier to understand.
o Actionable Framework: Offers a practical and structured framework that readers can follow, much like a recipe in cooking.
The Adult ADHD Workbook provides a comprehensive approach to managing ADHD symptoms using cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques. It addresses key areas such as avoidance, executive functioning, time management, social relationships, and self-care. The use of relatable analogies, such as the recipe for managing ADHD, makes the concepts accessible and actionable for readers. Ramsay’s workbook is a valuable resource for adults seeking to understand and manage their ADHD effectively, promoting resilience, self-confidence, and a positive outlook on the future.
Thomas W. Treadwell, Ed.D. is a licensed Psychologist, Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine.

[Cory Newman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr. Ramsay’s kindness, wisdom, humor, and know-how jump off the pages and make you feel like a good friend is walking you through a challenging situation until you feel upbeat and confident. His Adult ADHD & Anxiety Workbook is not only chock full of excellent, ready-to-use ideas and helpful exercises, it also has heart. You will immediately realize that Dr. Ramsay can truly empathize. These characteristics make the workbook a friendly experience, not a chore.

If you wrestle with ADHD and anxiety, this workbook will help you see the many pathways to make things better for yourself. This will reduce your anxiety and stress, and increase your sense of hope and enthusiasm. Notably, Dr. Ramsay’s workbook also addresses the ways in which ADHD affects relationships, offering invaluable suggestions on improving how you relate to others, and how to protect yourself if others mistreat you.

Dr. Ramsay’s workbook really turns the tables on ADHD by presenting multiple ways to overcome its difficulties, doing so in a way that is user-friendly and naturally encouraging. The techniques and concepts Dr. Ramsay describes and outlines are often clever and catchy, which really makes a positive impression and holds your attention! When you read this book and use its exercises, you will also come to appreciate your personal strengths, improve your self-care, and be enthused (more so than anxious) about making positive changes.

The Adult ADHD & Anxiety Workbook can be used either on its own, or as a companion guidebook while receiving professional treatment for ADHD and anxiety. The workbook also provides a link to additional on-line resources. Dr. Ramsay’s book is a great source of help all the way around!

-- Cory F. Newman, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

[AP]

Finished listening to audiobook & might like to revisit how to manage procrastivity, scheduling tasks. Inconvenient that worksheets available online require setting up an account with New Harbinger, which is a barrier to prompt access. This is esp unhelpful give the target audience of ADHDers will often lose interest due to the extra step.

Seems overall helpful, & I might look through a print copy to check

[Max · Rating 5 out of 5]

As if the book was written based on my diaries 👀

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for to learn more about and target executive dysfunction leading to avoidance and escapism behaviour in ADHD affected people. A good book.

[Lynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

As an adult with both conditions, I found this book unnecessarily depressing. The author repeats endless descriptions of the deficits of ADHD, without mentioning anything positive. It is written for the use of someone who has not fully mastered using an agenda or planner. It could be helpful for high school or college students or recently diagnosed adults, but I would proceed with caution if the reader is currently in a depressive state.

[Andrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great framework with Cognitive, Behaiviaral, Emotional and Realisation elements that help to navigate complexity of the character traits.

[Michelle Jarc · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would have served a better purpose in a hard copy edition. Some good advice, but nothing that I have not heard before.

[Sean Rouffa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Homework? As an adult? Some pretty helpful tips though.