The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook 3rd: Simple, Concise, Step-By-Step Directions, 3rd Edition: Amazon.ca: Edmund J. Bourne: Books

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Anxiety is a major mental health problem in the U.S., seriously affecting approximately 10 to 15 percent of the adult population. Completely updated, this new edition of The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook presents step-by-step guidelines, questionnaires, and exercises to help sufferers learn skills and make lifestyle changes to help them get relief from the most distressing symptoms. Expanded coverage of traditional and new medications, plus supplements and herbs such as kava, St. John's wort, and SAM-e, and an updated list of resources and Web sites make this a major tool in anxiety recovery. Widely recommended by therapists, this book, in a new edition, reflects all the latest developments in the field of anxiety treatment.

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Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D., has specialized in the treatment of anxiety disorders and related problems for two decades.

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Susan awakens suddenly almost every night, a couple of hours after going to sleep, with a tightness in her throat, a racing heart, dizziness, and a fear that she's going to die. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worked miracles, Nov 20 2003

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Lady Ash (Spartanburg, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook 3rd: Simple, Concise, Step-By-Step Directions, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

When I bought this book (for my best friend, who was having panic attacks) I was suffering from severe depression and anxiety. I had been professionally diagnosed, was in therapy, and was on medication; this had helped markedly, but I was still moderately to severely depressed and/or anxious every day. This book helped me get better in a surprisingly short period of time because it is specific, explanatory, and practical. Rather than relying only on one technique (like _Feel Good_'s cognitive therapy approach), it has chapters on nutrition, exercise, visualization, cognitive therapy, mistaken beliefs, emotional needs, spiritual angst, and medication. A diagnostic questionaire in the first chapter helps you to determine which chapters will help you the most.

I especially liked the fact that the book was interactive AND specific. When you're depressed, it can be hard to respond to open-ended prompts like "describe some situations that make you anxious". The prompts in this book are usually "check all that apply", True-False, "rate from 1-5" etc, which is easier to do even if part of you is resistant. Also -- every chapter ended with a checklist of, well, homework. Many books on depression and anxiety left me *knowing* more (or thinking I did) but not changing anything -- just wishing things would change! This book helped me to assume responsibility for my own role in recovering, and gave me the tools (in simple steps!) to do it.

I have given this book to at least five other people suffering from panic attacks, perfectionism, social phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder, and they ALL, also, found it extremely helpful.

The book may not help everyone, but it acknowledges this -- occasionally it points readers in other possible directions (bibliographies at the end of each chapter encourage readers to learn more about anger, co-dependence, depression, etc, if indicated). Definitely a good place to start for anyone with anxiety difficulties of any kind. Also, don't rule it out if you have depression -- your depression might be (like mine) the inevitable result of too much anxiety.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great help, Feb 27 2012

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This review is from: The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook 3rd: Simple, Concise, Step-By-Step Directions, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

I found this workbook to be very helpful to me in dealing with my anxious son. The book had very good exercises to go through to determine the nature of his anxieties and how we could work through them together. I was able to try several approaches and this seemed to ease his anxieties. I will keep the book for future use, as he will be a teenager in a few years and may go through this again. Very helpful resource for me.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Mild diversion, but no more. An alternative recommendation., April 12 2004

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This review is from: The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook 3rd: Simple, Concise, Step-By-Step Directions, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

I have suffered from panic attacks for 15 years. I read and utilized this workbook over five years ago. It was a temporary diversion, but not much help above that.
I continued to suffer until my anxiety and panic attacks virtually rendered me unable to drive, which of course leaves one unable to do much of anything. So my agoraphobic self startd reading every panic book on the market in addition to medication and therapy. I found all of the books to be out of touch with what I was feeling. They contained, as this one does, great clinical explanations, alternative therapies, etc. But that does not help in the middle of a panic attack. Then I attended an anxiety group meeting and was overwhelmed at the number of people who said "Read Claire Weekes!" Her books were old, so I hadn't bothered with them, I was sooooooooo wrong.
If you suffer, PLEASE read Dr. Claire Weekes books. She wrote two quite a number of years ago, so the jargon is outdated but her approach is anything but.
Her books are the only panic books on the market that can be read in the middle of an attack and actually help. In addition, absorb what she writes, listen to it, learn from it and you will be able to live at peace with your panic attacks because they stop coming. Not a cure, really, I don't think there is one. But it's the closest thing to a magic pill we anxiety sufferers have, aside from xanax. And Dr. Weekes is better.

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK...saved my life
Its the best book ever...it helped me to become myself again

Published on April 16 2004 by Gretchen Woody

3.0 out of 5 stars Too generalized to be of much help
This book deals primarily with generalized anxiety and panic disorders, so those with more specific disorders (PTSD, social anxiety, OCD.. Read more

Published on April 8 2004