Can anyone recommend a good book on overcoming anxiety/panic attacks?

[snowkitten]

I'm really going through it here

have you asked your GP for any advice, counselling etc? I would start there. this page is very good and describes CBT which is what I learnt to help my anxiety. but i also take prozac (psychiatrist-prescribed) which was the real key to success.

Whats the trigger?

actually i think this is more relevant. The para entitled Treatment pretty much sums it up. I have been free from irrational anxiety for over 18 months now and I still feel utterly happy and liberated every time i realise. I never ever thought it would be possible. good luck.

I read 'Overcoming Anxiety' - can't remember who it's by but I bought it on Amazon so I'm sure you can find it there. I suffered from anxiety & panic attacks after I got married & never thought it would get better but it did. It was completely stress induced even though I didn't really feel particularly stressed (at least no more than usual!) It's you're body's reaction to the stress. I didn't want to take tablets until I'd tried alternatives so initially gave up caffeine and also took up Tai Chi which was fantastic & had an immediate effect. You just have to keep trying different things until you find what's right for you

thank you all. Just off to collect dd from school. Will read links later

Can a person have Cognitive Behavoural Therapy on the NHS?

I suffer with anxiety and panic attacks and have come of AD's (my GP told me to) but feel bloody worse.

I am reading 'Beyond Fear' Dorothy Rowe. Not specifically about panic attacks but about understanding fear / anxiety etc.

She seems a very wise woman.

Good luck.

I have a really good ebook that I will forward to you if you like, it really helped me out

Self Help for your Nerves by Claire Weekes, you can get it via Amazon.

I also like Loving What Is by Byron Katie, not solely about anxiety but a good way to get you to see the truth behind any negative thinking.

The Feeling Good handbook available from Amazon. Takes you through CBT like a counsellor, and really really works.

The first few pages on thought processes were like a blinding light to me. All anxiety is the result of a thought process called "fortune telling", and this book tells you how to arrest these thoughts and change them