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Controlling Stress and Creating a Life Beyond Panic and Anxiety, 2nd Edition Paul Foxman, PhD
This is a comprehensive guide to understanding and relieving the many forms of fear, anxiety, and stress. Research shows that teaching people to change their thinking can reduce their anxiety symptoms as much as anti-anxiety medications can. Offering a positive, self-help approach to the most common — and costly — emotional problem in our country, Dr. Foxman explains:
* the different anxiety disorders and their diagnostic criteria
* the negative — and positive — traits of the anxiety personality
* the pros and cons of the drugs used to treat anxiety
During his 30-year professional tenure in hospitals, mental-health centers, and private practice, Dr. Foxman has researched and compiled effective treatments for anxiety and stress. In this book he also shares his own story and describes self-help strategies and nonpharmaceutical alternatives that offer relief and long-term self-empowerment. These include:
* herbs and natural remedies
* meditation, yoga, and bioenergetic breathing exercises
* health practices and dietary changes
* exercises to replace worry with positive thinking
* techniques for increasing energy and improving sleep
This is a truly optimistic, balanced book that addresses men as well as women. Now there is good reason for everyone with anxiety to be optimistic about the chances of a lasting recovery |
