Anxieties, Phobias and Panic: A Step by Step Program for Regaining Control of Your Life

"After 42 fairly anxiety-free years, I had a monster panic attack (my first!) last March. This book has been a tremendous help. Recommended by my therapist (I had never seen a mental health professional before, either), the book is clear, complete, simple, and helpful. When dealing with something like generalized anxiety and panic, a strong prescriptive approach seems like just the thing. I devoured the book faster than the author recommends, but I'm now going through it again. Like a good novel or film there is a lot more here than you will discover or be able to use on the first pass.

I especially recommend the breathing and relaxation exercises for quick anxiety first aid."
~ Written on 1999-08-11

"This is a superb self-help book for people with anxiety problems, especially the ones resulting from lack of social skills and low self-esteem. It has helped me a lot, and I still read it over & over for reinforcement."
~ Written on 1999-04-26

"This book is definitely worth a read. However, you'll find that the amount of information is a little overwhelming. If you plan to pick and choose what you can use, then it's a decent book. I've sufferred from panic/sociophobia for years and the information in this book is nothing new. Parts of it, if practiced, can be helpful, but none of it is a cure, a breakthrough, or even a novel approach to the problem. It is, however, comprehensive."
~ Written on 1998-10-25

"After buying a very, very expensive self-help program from an infomercial, I discovered this book and found it to be much more helpful and effective. This book has changed just about every aspect of my life, and done so in a way that is so effective that I'm always reminding myself of all the amazing things I can now do without giving them a second thought. I just do them, then realize later that I'm doing things I wouldn't have dreamed of before. Six years ago I couldn't even talk on the telephone because my panic disorder was so overwhelming. With therapy I got to the point where I was "ok," but now, with the help of this book, I'm discovering a whole new world. Everything in this book makes sense. And, boy, does it ever take the pressure off. I can't recommend it enough! And I never would have found it without amazon.com. What a great world this is!"
~ Written on 1998-06-16

"After a series of intensely stressful events I found myself plagued by anxiety that was out of control and ruining my life. I had never experienced anything like this before. This book was essential to my recovery. After reading the first three chapters within two days, 50% of my problems disappeared. The other 50% were deeply ingrained in how I thought and behaved and using this book I worked these problems out over the course of a year. The author has real experience helping real people and does an excellent job with this book."
~ Written on 1997-01-10