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The Anxiety Cure: An Eight-Step Program for Getting Well

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This book is extremely helpful for people with phobias, panic attacks, OCD, or any specific fear. I found it less helpful for people with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder). The techniques suggested are nonetheless useful for times when anxiety seems to be overwhelming. As with any self-help book, much of the book is spent trying to "relate" to the reader...and, as with any self-help book, the more you practice, the more valuable you'll find the book.

I have just recently acquired this book, and within an hour I felt like I was on the right track to deliver a knock out punch to this little dragon that has been messing with me for many years. I fully expect to win this one, and as I progress, I'll tell you more.

The Anxiety Cure is a welcome resource to my family's library. I read this book much like I approach the World Wide Web. Rather than addressing the text "vertically" (from page 1 to 2, and so on) as I would with most books, I read The Anxiety Cure more "horizontally." By this I mean that I first went to the index and read about the subjects that concerned me most. Then, when at those pages I read onward to get additional information and was reminded of other issues/topics that interested me. I then returned to the index to see where those topics were elucidated, and repeated the process.

It is rare that I find a useful book with information so logically presented and so thoroughly indexed. The Anxiety Cure is a resource that I will continue to refer to again and again.

Very helpful. Clearly written, good practical advice. Relates the importance of facing anxiety. The authors explain that denying or trying to minimize fears actually make them worse. The trick is to explore what is behind the anxiety and allow yourself to experience the fear. This can be done with small managable steps. The fear then loses its power over you. Also contained are helps and guidelines for support people. This book lives up to its name and is recommended.

As someone who was arrested amd jailed and deported from Japan due to a fear of flying phobia that the Japanese government refused or could not comprehend, I find DuPont's book an important addition to helping the public understand and deal with such phobias. I still don't like to fly, even after my 1983 accident, but DuPont's book helped me better understand my condition. A very important book. I hope it finds a Japanese publisher, too.

This book is much faster than regular therapy, and I am the type of person who likes fast results and I will work hard to get them. I, like thousands of others, suffer with some anxieties. This program is loaded with wonderful tips and tools in combating anxiety, and I have learned extra tools that I will incorporate into my own lifelong recovery system. I liked the eight-step program that was used and I liked the "family" kind of feel it gave me when reading it. In the future, I will be recommending this book to people who think they may have a problem with anxiety or if they are just inquiring about it.

This book has helped immensely with my anxiety disorder. When it first hit me I had no idea what was happening. If I did not acquire the book and follow the steps outlined in it, I would be incapacitated by now. I confronted the fear--it was tough--but succeeded and am so much better off because of it. I highly recommend this book for anyone who suffers from any kind of anxiety disorder.

This book is not about curing anxiety, it is about curing phobias. It does not address any other forms of anxiety, and says nearly nothing about GAD- generalized Anxiety Disorder. If you are starting from absolute ignorance about phobias, agoraphobia or current treatments, it might be worth while as a starting point. If you suffer from anxiety which does not present as a phobia or panic attack, there is little here for you. The advice, in summary, is to expose yourself to your fears and get over it. Kinda simple.

Anxiety disorders are serious medical conditions that require more than "making friends with the devil", as the authors so tritely suggest. Having done quite a lot of reading and research on this subject, I eagerly looked forward to reading this book from someone whom I believe is considered a leader in the mental health field. The silly analogies and "pull up your bootstrap" approach is insulting to those who have struggled with a condition that medical science has shown to have genetic, biological and psychological causes, as do other illness such as juvenile diabetes, hypertension and migraines. Indeed, these illnesses can be successfully managed today through medication and lifestyle, and sufferers can go on to live normal lives. However, I doubt any reputable doctor would offer the false promise of a "cure" to people with these disorders who simply "face the devil" and "take charge of their illness", as suggested by Dr.Dupont et al. There are a lot of interesting anecdotes and seemingly inspirational stories in this book, but it all feels quite slippery.

This book helped me figure out which phobia I had. I did not realize the help I could have. Something I wish I would have known years ago. It would have saved me a lot of grief. My Dr. recommended this book to me when I started a new job out of my comfort zone and I was having trouble adjusting. Thank you.