Download When Panic Attacks The New DrugFree Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life David D Burns MD 9780767920834 Books
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The truth is that you can defeat your fears. With more than forty simple, effective techniques, you'll learn how to overcome every conceivable kind of anxiety without medication. Are you plagued by fears, phobias, or panic attacks? Do you toss and turn at night with a knot in your stomach, worrying about your job, your family, work, your health, or relationships? Do you suffer from crippling shyness, obsessive doubts, or feelings of insecurity? What you may not realize is that these fears are almost never based on reality. When you’re anxious, you’re actually fooling yourself, telling yourself things that simply aren’t true. See if you can recognize yourself in any of these distortions
All-or-Nothing Thinking “My mind will go blank when I give my presentation at work, and everyone will think I’m an idiot.”
Fortune Telling “I just know I’ll freeze up and blow it when I take my test.”
Mind Reading “Everyone at this party can see how nervous I am.”
Magnification “Flying is so dangerous. I think this plane is going to crash!”
Should Statements “I shouldn’t be so anxious and insecure. Other people don’t feel this way.”
Emotional Reasoning “I feel like I’m on the verge of cracking up!”
Self-Blame “What’s wrong with me? I’m such a loser!”
Mental Filter “Why can’t I get anything done? My life seems like one long procrastination.”
Now imagine what it would feel like to live a life that’s free of worries and self-doubt; to go to sleep at night feeling peaceful and relaxed; to overcome your shyness and have fun with other people; to give dynamic presentations without worrying yourself sick ahead of time; to enjoy greater creativity, productivity and self-confidence. With these forty techniques, you'll be able to put the lie to the distorted thoughts that plague you and your fears will immediately disappear. Dr. Burns also shares the latest research on the drugs commonly prescribed for anxiety and depression and explains why they may sometimes do more harm than good.
This is not pop psychology but proven, fast-acting techniques that have been shown to be more effective than medications.
When Panic Attacks is an indispensable handbook for anyone who’s worried sick and sick of worrying.
Download When Panic Attacks The New DrugFree Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life David D Burns MD 9780767920834 Books
"I'll be honest, I had my doubts, but I was willing to try a self help book as therapy costs $200+ dollars.
This is the third day of doing the exercises and I've had 0 anxiety where normally I would have a lot. I can finally ride my bike to exercise and not have any worries or anxiety! :) Thanks Dr. Burns!"
Product details - Paperback 464 pages
- Publisher Harmony; Reprint edition (June 12, 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10 076792083X
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When Panic Attacks The New DrugFree Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life David D Burns MD 9780767920834 Books Reviews :
When Panic Attacks The New DrugFree Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life David D Burns MD 9780767920834 Books Reviews
- I'll be honest, I had my doubts, but I was willing to try a self help book as therapy costs $200+ dollars.
This is the third day of doing the exercises and I've had 0 anxiety where normally I would have a lot. I can finally ride my bike to exercise and not have any worries or anxiety! ) Thanks Dr. Burns! - This man is a genius! and I am so grateful i found this gem. I was suffering from severe anxiety and this book along with my own bravery and determination helped me put an end to the distorted reality I was living in. This isn't a overnight success book though it will work only if you put in the time and effort needed to achieve success. Good luck!
- That book saved my life ) Just the first chapter helped me more than therapy sessions and pills ... If you have anxiety, panic attacks, depression, read that book !
I would recommend too meditation, using the app headspace too ! - Im only about 50 pages into the book but already I'm finding relief & self help tips. I would definitely reccomend this book to anyone struggling with intrusive thoughts.
I had also purchased his other book "Feeling Good", i find this one more interesting and easier to follow than feeling good.
I also love that he adds sections for you to work on to put it to action - The beginning of this book is about how it's worked for many people and why it'll work for you too. About 10% of this book is useful information. The other 90% are "success stories" that the author uses to solidify his methods. Most of them seem fabricated or drastically exaggerated. You'll start off a chapter with some information you can relate with. Then it dives into a story about how Burns met with a client, diagnosed them, used a therapeutic technique, and observed the miraculous reflection of instantaneous relief of anxiety in their face. The techniques may be good, but I just can't get by the other nonsense. This book was not for me but may work for others.
- One of my patients actually bought this book before I did -- he was already reading it when he was referred to me to assist him with panic disorder. Panic Disorder is one of the more easily resolved mental health problems a person can have. Usually, once they understand that panic arises from one of the bodies most useful processes -- the fight, flight, or freeze reflex needed to save our lives when we are in a dangerous situation -- they are already halfway to a cure. This reflex becomes a disorder when one misinterprets something in the environment, or a bodily sensation, as being dangerous or potentially deadly. That "thing" could be a little flip-flop of the heart, or low blood sugar.
The misinterpretation of the event causes the body to go into action sending more blood to major muscle groups so one can either run away really fast from the danger, provide the strength needed to fight the threat, or the ability to freeze so maybe you won't be noticed. However, when there is really no threat, what goes on in the body to prepare one to run fast, punch harder, etc., -- increased heart rate, faster breathing, etc. -- can be misinterpreted as "I'm dying" or "I'm going to pass out". If one is in a public space, the thought of passing out in front of strangers just increases the panic.
As the fear of panic attacks in public spaces grows, the person may become more avoidant until, one day, s/he decides it's better to just stay home. Now, it's diagnosable as a Panic Disorder. Eventually, s/he avoids going out at all.
So, the disorder is based on a phantom -- fear. Dr. Burns' book explains all this and more... and provides useful exercises for curing the disorder. Bonus? The cost of this book is probably less than one copay to see a qualified psychotherapist! - Lots of great advice for managing anxiety. Almost a little overwhelming with the number of approaches, but the appendix give advice on how to choose options that may be the most helpful. It is geared towards the general public reader - you don't need a background in counseling or psychology to understand it.
- I fully endorse this book. I had flipped through a few pages of the feeling good handbook at a library and for some reason remembered the author's name. I found a bunch of books by Dr. Burns on but this one stuck out to me because I suffer from panic attacks. I've yet to use these techniques to guide me through a full blown panic attack but it has helped me through my day-to-day anxieties. This book is all about learning how to love and take care of yourself. It's been just as helpful as seeing an actual psychiatrist. His tone is very fun and his writing kept me engaged. I would buy another book by Dr. Burns. I'm definitely going to reread some chapters so I can really get a grasp of his techniques. He has over 40 different cognitive techniques for overcoming anxiety and they just make sense. One of my favorite things I learned is how anxiety at the end of the day has to burn out. Even when we're fully flooded with our worst fears...we adapt and the anxiety disappears.
