Overcoming Anxiety
Quick Overview
A Self-help Guide using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques
This book explains why anxiety is a major problem for some people and not for others, and then guides the reader through a series of steps to enable them to overcome problem fears and anxieties of all kinds.
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This book explains why anxiety is a major problem for some people and not for others. It describes the various forms that anxiety problems may take, including panic attacks and phobias, and then guides the reader through a series of steps to enable them to overcome problem fears and anxieties of all kinds. The step-by-step plan follows the cognitive behavioural approach.
The book includes many illustrative quotes from people who have had anxiety problems, allowing readers to realise that many others have shared similar experiences and have overcome their difficulties.
Author: Helen Kennerley
Date: 2009
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