Feeling anxious is part of being human; sometimes it can even be necessary or useful. But what about when anxiety takes over? When you feel like it’s too often dictating your life?

Have you ever considered that you might be addicted to anxiety?

In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author and psychotherapist Owen O’Kane explores how we all unwittingly build habits around our anxiety. This, he argues, is how we become addicted – the behaviours and thought patterns that help us feel safe in the short term ultimately serve to perpetuate it.

Put simply, we get hooked.

The answer? Break the cycle.

How?

• Recognize: You must understand your anxiety and identify your triggers before you can start to unpick it.
• Tackle: Discover vital techniques for breaking the underlying habits and patterns.
• Move forward: Learn strategies for navigating setbacks or relapses on the road ahead.

'A brilliant book of intelligent advice and detailed case studies that encourages reflection and positive change.' Fearne Cotton 'A refreshingly practical guide to finding joy every day.' Susanna Reid 'Owen is an expert at showing, in his brilliantly down-to-earth way, how we can find happiness in the real world.' Rob Rinder, aka Judge Rinder Includes a new chapter on how to cope in tough times. Want to get happier? Not just a little but A LOT happier? Now you can with TEN TIMES HAPPIER by Owen O'Kane, psychotherapist, former NHS Clinical Lead and Sunday Times bestselling author of TEN TO ZEN. Modern life is a minefield for stress. Whether it's juggling work, relationships or money, we often get stuck mindlessly obsessing about all the wrong things, not knowing what to let go of. In TEN TIMES HAPPIER, Owen O'Kane reveals how to choose new, healthier perspectives and ditch harmful patterns in the 10 key areas we all overthink about or manage poorly, including: * the past * our minds * other people * worry * our behaviours * the future Using the latest evidence-based tools and techniques from across a range of therapies including CBT, mindfulness and interpersonal therapy, Owen provides empowering solutions to managing what keeps you stuck so you can move forward. Want a down-to-earth guide from a professional on HOW you can become happier, minus the fairy dust? Featuring a brand new chapter to guide you back to life in a post-Covid world, find the resilience you never knew you had. Become TEN TIMES HAPPIER.

Ten to Zen is a simple, effective and fuss-free guide to help you start your day in the right head-space to prepare for the challenges it may bring.

Each morning most of us will spend about ten minutes in the shower, ten minutes making and eating breakfast but no time at all clearing our minds. Ten to Zen uses a combination of four therapeutic models – Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychotherapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy – in a simple, easy-to-follow programme.

You will learn:

> How to settle your mind quickly

> How to focus and retrain your brain on dealing with stress

> How to restructure unhelpful patterns of thinking

> How to develop ways of communicating that are more effective

Ten to Zen was developed by Owen O'Kane to encourage new principles for living based on his experience as a psychotherapist and his many years of caring for the dying in the field of palliative care, which has hugely influenced how he works and how he views life.