Anyone who suffers from an anxiety related disorder will benefit from this easy-to-read helpful book. Dr. Claire Weekes demystifies the root that causes panic driven disorders. She explains the way our bodies at times become over-sensitized which causes nervous illness, an over-stimulated anxious state similar to a bad case of nerves. The nerves cause a frightening set of physical sensations. These are compounded by the mind’s relentless reminder of their presence. The author offers key solutions that offer a turn-around from the constant suffering. Panic attacks, severe anxiety states, heart pounding and racing, fear induced sensations of nausea, insomnia, agoraphobia and such can be highly constricting to the enjoyment of life. Those of us who have suffered in such a way, know that symptoms caused by the anxiety can derail the pleasure of the smallest of outings. The heart begins to pound, the stomach begins to churn, the panic begins to surface, the fears begin to make us want to escape. We want to get away from those who might see us, and we wish to return back home to our place of safety. Weekes shows us that panic attacks and heightened anxiety is related to a constant and reinforced fear of the physical symptoms. The sufferer learns that they can breathe through and accept their panic and quit being afraid of it.
By not fighting the panic and realizing you will be fine, by letting the panic run its course and not being frightened by it, the sufferer is able to begin shedding the layers of fear that are connected to the panic.
It worked for me. A friend gave me this book when I was suffering from insomnia and sensitized nerves brought on by a negative experience that had shocked my emotional and physical being. Waves of blackness would accompany me where-ever I went. Things like overhead fans twirling would make me feel dizzy and sick. I could not look at them. Going any place was met with unpleasant physical sensations. My body was on alert, and it could not relax. Hope and Help for Your Nerves guided me to a return to health and normalcy. Once in awhile I will still have anxious moments, but I am now able to recognize them for what they are and self-talk my way through them. They no longer imprison me.
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