- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Rider & Co; New edition edition (Jan 9 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0712671056
- ISBN-13: 978-0712671057
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 222 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #316,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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YA Jeffers discusses the crippling effects of fear in her personal life and explains how she formulated a course of action for conquering it. Her answers are simple, her course of action difficult only because it requires courage. She explains how fear is based on the uncertainty of change and the lack of positive self image. She avoids psychological lingo, and includes many case studies about careers and changes in personal lifeboth of which are beginning to cause anxiety in many teens. Her message is reassuring: choices are not opportunities to make mistakes, but valid paths to growth, whichever path we take. She addresses the fundamental cause of fearthe belief that ``I can't handle it!'' Feel the Fear is an important book, for while some young people are more crippled by insecurity that others, many do believe that the path to adulthood is fraught with dangers. Fear is doubtlessly a handicap with which they must learn to cope. Jennifer John Reavis, Episcopal High School, Bellaire
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Based on a course taught at the New School for Social Research, this book offers readers a clear-cut plan for action that, when followed, should help them unlearn their misconceptions about of fear and replace them with attitudes of strength and conviction. By mixing positive thinking with situational exercises that examine basic fear responses, psychologist Jeffers shows that fear is what you make of it and that in most cases it is unfounded. She also illustrates key points through examining case studies, which show that when we are fearful, faulty thinking is most often the real culprit; when such thinking is corrected, the fear is gone. This book by no means offers a quick, fix-it course, as the author encourages return visits to the text when situations call for it. Recommended for general self-help collections. Robert L Jaquay, William K. Sanford Town Lib., Loudonville, N.Y.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love this book!,
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This review is from: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (Paperback)
This book set me free from false, self-imprisoning beliefs I didn't even know I had!Dr. Jeffers talks about no-lose decisions. Either way you go, you win. You get "goodies," meaning the experience of life, either way. I had always thought that one had to agonize, think, pray, talk to people, get advice and finally make the absolutely right decision or else all would be lost. How freeing it is to realize I can't go wrong. I get to experience life in all it's fullness either way. Another section of the book teaches us to make connections in at least nine areas of our life. So many of us connect with just our work, or with our mate, or with a child. When we lose our one and only connection, we are devastated. She teaches us to have and nurture connections in several areas. That way when we lose one, we are hurt, but we can still move on. Finally, I always thought that when I felt fear it was a sign that perhaps I should back off. Dr. Jeffers teaches that if you're not feeling fear, you're not growing. Fear is just part of life. We all have an internal "chatterbox" that talks at us constantly and tells us all the reasons why we can't do something. Our job is to overcome the chatterbox and she effectively teaches us how to do so.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A useful self-help book, for once,
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This review is from: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (Paperback)
This book takes a common-sense approach to fear. I read it about seven years ago, and have found some of its ideas and concepts very helpful:- Fear doesn't go away until you do what you fear. If you're afraid to place an important phone call, the only way to lose that fear is to go ahead and call. - There's no such thing as people who are afraid to fly, but people who refuse to board a plane. Many who fear flying board planes all the time - they don't let an unreasonable fear control their lives. - To avoid debilitating fear in any area we should make sure our lives are well-rounded. Her 'grid' is very useful in this. - Making a decision will always involve giving something up, i.e. what you would have gained if you had made another or the opposite decision. Worth reading if you're plagued by self-doubts and are feeling unhappy with your decisions.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing,
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This review is from: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (Paperback)
For those who buy into the current American new agey affirmation laden culture, this book is great. Buy it, read it, and it may help you. For those who question, think deeply, and are introspective try the more compassionate and realistic _Fear Book_ by Cheri Huber.
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