I thought it might be helpful if people could recommend good books for helping with Anxiety - our own Mumsnet library! To start things off I really like:
a) Dr Claire Weekes - Self-Help for your nerves. Written in the sixties so a bit dated in places but nobody has come close to matching her understanding of how it feels and her empathy with the sufferer. She even makes you laugh at yourself sometimes as she gently points out the absurdity of some of what you are thinking. Imagine if your best friend knew exactly how you felt and the best things to say to you and that's how this book seems to talk to you. I checked the reviews on Amazon to see if other people agreed and vast majority say pretty much the same. Lucky people who had this lady as their doctor.
b) Padraig O'Moran - Mindfulness for worriers. Loads of practical exercises and tips for stopping the fear/worry cycle. Some of them sound too simple to work but are proving surprisingly effective. Probably not much help for severe depression but for putting a brake on endless "What If" worries it's been very very helpful.
What other recommendations do people have?