Hope and Help for Your Nerves: End Anxiety Now Kindle Edition

I've had anxiety a long time. Panic attacks that,when they peaked, made me dry heave to the point where I hardly ate or drank anything. I lost weight, bounced between meds and doctors, all the while trying not to let on how bitter I was for my twenties being robbed from me. I was always scared, especially in the morning. I was a wreak.An online search revealed this book to me I read through it looking for the instant cure. Guess what? There isn't one.What this book does is essentially tell you that, and then gives you simple steps to follow to overcome anxiety and phobias. These are simple on paper, but you need to work. You need to put yourself in the situation that scares you and learn to manage the thoughts and feelings that appear (usually fear).Think of this book like a sweet old grandmother (I don't know how old she was, but she died in 1990) walking you through desensitization therapy. Her writing style is somewhat old-fashioned, but easy to follow.Here's the thing: so many books about conquering anxiety either cite her or borrow heavily from her methods.'Dare', a recent book has mentioned her and incorporated her technique.'The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook' by Dr. Bourne talks about her directly.I'm only beginning my journey through getting rid of my phobia, but for me, this has been six bucks well spent.

Let me save you some time. This book gives one piece of good advice, and that is to learn to accept fear and float through it. You can read about the first 40% of the book and get all the info you need to do this. After that, the author goes off the deep end. She recommends medicated sleep for several weeks (with a doctors supervision, of course, otherwise it would just be stupid). She tells mothers to go away for at least two months because it is normal to feel like to want to kill your family, starting with your snoring husband. Just two of the many horrible suggestions for dealing with ‘nervous illness’. How about some things that actually help: hormone balancing, proper diet and supplementation, therapy, stress reduction, sunlight, exercise. This book had so much potential, but left me shaking my head. I couldn’t actually finish reading it and just skimmed the last several chapters.

This is such a wonderful little book that I have bought a number of copies to give to people that I know who are struggling with anxiety and nerve issues. Over 17 years ago, I developed debilitating anxiety with panic attacks--never thought that it could happen to me and it wasn't something that people talked about so I felt very alone...I had a great life, a great husband, wonderful children and then the anxiety hit me like a two by four upside the head. I went to doctors, spent a fortune on self help books and even went the therapy/med route for a short time to try to figure out what was wrong. Such a difficult time because even though you look perfectly normal on the outside, you feel like there is a battle raging on inside that you have no control over. The more you think about it, the more it takes the life out of you...you become fearful of even the simplest of tasks. A frightening time. Took me several years to recover but I knew that I had to get better so I could be there for my children. The first thing that I did was to try to get right with God and returned to the Faith of my youth and then simplified my life, enjoyed my family more, spent time in nature, tried not to be so perfect (like I could ever be!!!), read good spiritual books by the saints, exercised and also took the supplement 5-HTP for a time which helped too. So much good came from that dark time that I look back at it as almost a great gift that really taught me things about who I was and what I believed in. I discovered this book only a few years ago and it resonated so much with my experiences in such a comforting way that I want to pass it on to others. Claire Weekes simply explained that sometimes your body just overreacts to various stimuli and she offers simple techniques to overcome these episodes. Not rocket science, not difficult and no, you are not losing your mind. I wish that I had found this wonderful book during the height of my anxiety but then again, may be I am a better person because of it--may be I'm a little bit more patient, compassionate and understanding with others and even with myself. Sometimes when I start to feel stressed, I know it is my body trying to tell me something and I use Ms. Weekes' techniques to help me through it. I hope that this long review helps you in some way...you are not alone in your feelings and this book might just be one of your tools that will bring you some long sought after peace in your life. Be patient with yourself...there is hope...and joy at the end of your journey.

This book is what finally got me out of the anxiety loop I had been in for months. Having someone explain to me all the sensations I was having and why made me stop being afraid, which is what broke the cycle.I took about 2 months of me accepting and facing the anxiety before I finally stop feeling like my chest was constricted. It can take much less time for some people and a little more for others. You just have to let your nervous system calm down.I found this book to be extraordinary and have given so many copies away that I've lost count. I feel like the information is still completely relevant and helpful.Sometimes I catch myself looking over my shoulder again to see if the anxiety is coming to get me again, so I just pick up the book once more and skim throught it to remind myself of what to do. It really works.My initial anxiety was caused by birth control pills and it just spiraled from there, so even if the issue is hormonal, this book can help break the cycle.

This and Dr. Weekes' "Peace from nervous suffering" ( see my review of that book) are the only books that ever helped me - and I am 100% panic free today, thank God.

So many books about anxiety aren't worth the use of paper. This one is. No clever jargon and simple to understand and apply. Many people have said this ook saved my life, and for good reason.

If you suffer from anxiety or depression then buy this book. Can highly recommend. This book is like a bible and tells you straight how to cope with your symptoms. It doesnt promise any gimmicks or gives false hopes and Dr Claire Weekes gets straight to the point. Theres no telling you it will forever go away which if you are prone to anxiety you will always be prone again to getting it in future its a matter of how to manage the symptoms which the big key is acceptance and try not to fear the symptoms.

The best thing I've ever read regarding my panic/anxietyI read the whole book in the space of 48 hours and felt the effects of its words on me instantaneously, obviously healing is from within but the words in this book definitely help guide youAs sad as it is, I found myself crying at intervals, big of sadness but just at how much it resonated with me, made me feel I am not alone and this anxiety can be beat

Loved this book although written many years ago, it's content is still relevant and helpful. The way Dr Weekes writes is easy to understand and sympathetic to those dealing with anxiety.

Cried whilst reading this book as you would think it was me talking about how i felt on a daily basis. Ibe suffered with panic and anxiety on and off since i was 15 and im honestly so pleased i have found this book! Would recommend to anyone who needs a little help at the moment and easy read too which is good for me as my anxiety definitely effects my concentration.