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Hope and Help for Your Nerves (Signet) (平装)
by Claire Weekes
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Anxiety disorders, Mental heath, Stress management, Self help |
| Market price: ¥ 98.00
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¥ 88.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
A true God-send for anyone suffering from panic and phobia. |
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Ann Landers (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-20 00:00>
A revolutionary new method for overcoming fear and tension... I recommend it with my whole heart. |
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J. Clay (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-20 00:00>
Suffering with this disorder for over 3 years really bewildered me into having no idea what was going on anymore. Here I am, 3 years later feeling alot more relieved that I think I've felt in a very long time. I never relized why my moods were continously going on and off all the time. Why one day i'd be anxious, then next I wouldn't be. Dr. Claire Weekes book really is my light of hope. I first ordered her audio cds, which were a blessing in itself. I then decided to order her book, which has been more indepth and just as helpful. It really puts into perspective just exactly what it is your mind and body is going through. I'm glad I choose to go to her first and nobody else. I pull out her book each night, or anytime I feel slightly anxious. I was so elated after reading her book one night, I actually began to cry. Tears of joy that is! When you have such anxiety and panic, you really feel like there's no way out. It's not fun - and nobody should ever have to experience it. She really made me understand everything and help me feel alot better about myself. I've been following her method ever since... and I will continue to do so... most likely the rest of my life. God Bless her! |
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R. Okarski (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-20 00:00>
This book was a GOD send for me. I was suffering with crippling anxiety for the longest time, and I was at my wits end. Life had no meaning other than fear. I felt like fear and terror defined my very being. I hated life and I developed problems with depression.
This book calmed me down right away simply by the fact that she went into detail explaining the hows and whys of anxiety and its symptoms. Her reassuring style and clear kindness and understanding also helped me. It was like she truly truly cared.
There have been some who seem to dislike how simple some of her suggested methods sound, but I have to say that in my case, the simplicity of it all was a plus. If it had been long, drawn out and complex, it would have terrified me at that time in my life. If not for this book, to this day, the quality of my life would nonexistent.
And for those who are confused by the word when you get to it in her book, the word "Brainfag" means simply "exhaustion that affects mental keenness".
If you suffer from any kind of anxiety disorder, do yourself a favor and read this book. It changed my life for the better. |
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Barry Winiker (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-20 00:00>
Buyers of "self help" books about anxiety, of which I am one, are serious customers. They are not buying to amuse themselves with a tale of espionage or high drama. They are not buying to inform themselves of the complexities of world politics. If they've reached the point where they feel they must buy a book to "help" themselves, then the book they buy is not a book at all. It's a "religious" tract to save themselves from the daily torment that serious anxiety (GAD, PTSD, OCD, etc.) may bring. It's a serious purchase filled with hope that the next book holds the secret to normalcy. A life without anxiety. I've bought literally dozens of books on anxiety and find they are well meaning, well informed, and mainly (not always) ineffectual. Along these lines I have developed an invaluable tool which reliably predicts the relative value of a self help book: It's called "underlining". In this regard, Claire Weekes is without peer. The well worn, tattered and underlined books of Claire Weekes are well known to those who read her little books (Mainly: Hope & Help For Your Nerves and Peace Through Nervous Suffering) And why? Because you sense in every line she writes a person who understands the mind of an anxious individual and who more importantly can transmit a positive message that affords the anxious mind a comfort that no other book can. Is the book dated? Yes. No GAD-OCD-PTSD But that's part of its charm. Instead, she uses the language of comfort. And that's a word that a serious customer can relate to.
I"ve read in these revuews some pros and cons, to which I'd like to respond:
1. Con: This is a book about dealing with anxiety. It's not about trying to solve the problem that initiated the anxiety. For that, Dr. Weekes, talks about "need[ing] a wise counselor" who will give to a "point of view" that you can "glimpse" to get a "new perspective".
Pro: YOu may trivialize this approach, but the anxiety problem becomes an issue in and of itself, and sometimes drawfs the original problem. Sometimes, as in the case of a Panic Attack, there may be no reasons causing you to be nervous, just body physiology and biochemical interactions. In either case, the anxiety becomes the issue. You may feel anxious for no special reason, and then attribute whatever you were thinking or whereever you were with "danger". You feel fear, and then you feel fear about feeling more fear. And try to avoid that thinking or situation for fear of duplicating that experience. She calls this "second fear". It hits the nail right on the head.
2. Con: It has a quaint anarchronistic approach:
Pro: Enough can't be said about the tenor of the book. No anxiety book I have ever read has taken a non-clinical way of describing a problem. This factual approach may describe the problem and profer a solution, but reads like a veritable textbook.I wonder how many of you out there started reading a self help book, and came away with a jumble of facts, and more nervous than before, Claire Weekes wrote a book. Factual yes, but couched in such a way to think you were listening to a wise old Grandmother at he fireplace. I can't underestimate how reassuring this is.
3, Con: It's not sophisticated enough. It's superficial and does not benefit for advances in psychology:
Pro: I've read the book literally dozens of time. You can hardly pick up a page that doesn't have a nugget of wisdom. It really feels -and I can't overemphasize this- that's she KNOWS what you're thinking and how frantic you are to find someway out of this maze. Her answer to this is always simple, enlightening and to the point.
4. Con: She doesn't differentiate between the various anxiety disorders.
Pro: These anxiety problems all have the same thing in common: anxiety! This is their common thread. The individual has conditioned themselves to superstiously associate anxiety with a person, place or thing. And nobody views the issue of anxiety with more insight than Dr. Weekes.
5. Con: She doesn't talk extensively about depression
Pro: She does but not in an comprehensive way, true. If you are suffering just from depression you may look somewhere else (David Burns for example), However, if the depression is secondary to anxiety than the chapter on depression (which she likes to call "depletion") can be your guiding light. |
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P. Kimball (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-20 00:00>
The author has a wonderful ability to speak to the reader as if she was sitting right across the kitchen table from them, sipping a cup of coffee. It is an easy book to read- which is great when a person may sometimes have trouble concentrating and keeping focused. The content is very helpful and it allows a person to feel hopeful that they really might actually get better. I recommend this book to anyone with anxiety, panic or fears - and anyone who is trying to support them. |
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Star Kitty (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-20 00:00>
This book should be required literature for anyone suffering from anxiety or panic attacks. I was diagnosed with panic disorder over 4 years ago. If I had read this book back then I probably would've saved myself a lot of worry and a lot of money on therapy. I haven't even finished the book yet and I've been recommending it highly on Tapir - the anxiety chatline. I will most likely buy Dr Weekes other books and probably the tapes, too.
I wish Dr Weekes were still alive today. I would fly over to Australia just to thank her for writing such a wonderful book. It's clear, easy to read and puts things in such a way that anyone can understand. I've already been able to put a lot of it into affect and my anxiety has gone WAY down. I also like the fact that she doesn't waste time trying to figure out why we developped nervous illness (as therapists tend to want to do for hours on end) so much as to what to do to overcome it. I needed a plan of action. I know why I am the way I am and that knowledge was of little comfort. Dr Weekes tells you what to DO about it and her techniques are simple. I feel more serene. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-20 00:00>
I can't stress enough how much I recommend this book to people who suffer from all types of anxiety disorders. This book simply changed my life. I have suffered from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) for over 15 years, and have been on anti-depressants for 10 of those years. It was only when I came upon this book that I began to make an active effort in changing my way of thinking - and it actually works.
Her method may go against your normal grain of thinking - but you must trust her - she knows what she's doing. She asks that instead of running from your fears, you face them head on, feel every last drop of panic, and then marvel as it automatically floats away. I know it sounds terribly simple, it did to me as well and I began reading this book with a lot of trepidation.
However, Dr. Weekes takes you step-by-step through her process, and you'll be amazed at how wonderful her methodology is. It's not easy, but if you're tired of dealing with your anxiety - put some effort into this and you will be rewarded.
What struck me more than anything was how "well" Dr. Weekes understands anxiety disorders. She knows it like the back of her hand. As I read it, I keep a pen in my hand and underline the symptoms that match my own - and I'm shocked at how in-depth she "knows" my problem. It's an amazing relief to know that someone out there knows what I'm going through and I'm not alone. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-20 00:00>
I have suffered from anxiety for most of my life. For the first time in many years, with the help of this book, I can almost see myself being able to completely recover, something I only hoped for in the past. It has taken me about 2 years of effort, much longer than I had hoped, but I was in pretty bad shape when I started. I had irrational fears, and phobias, and I have managed to elimante one completely, and am making progress in the other areas. The best part about the approach in this book is that it keeps things simple and doesn't exaggerate the anxiety condition into some incurable disease. For instance, I had obsessive-compulsive tendencies. Without drugs or complicated techniques, I have greatly diminished my symptoms in this regard. These tendencies, although hard to change, are really only exaggerated symptoms of anxiety, not some difficult to understand condition. |
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Ryan Johnson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-20 00:00>
On the anxiety message boards that I visit, this book is recommended over and over again by people that have been helped tremendously by it, so I finally had to see for myself what all the hype was about and buy it. Right from the beginning of it I was comforted by the fact that there was someone out there who understands what I am going through, and more importantly, that can EXPLAIN what exactly is going on inside my body, and why there is a constant loop of fear that one can't seem to break out of. Since reading this book I have felt tremendously better, and I have a much more positive outlook for the future. |
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