Dancing with Fear: Overcoming Anxiety in a World of Stress and Uncertainty [Paperback]

Paul Foxman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0765701502 | ISBN-13: 978-0765701503 | Publication Date: January 1, 1999 | Edition: 2nd

This book is written for everyone who has experienced severe anxiety and wants to be free from abnormal fear. It is also for therapists, couselors, and other helping professionals who treat patients suffering from anxiety disorders.
A Jason Aronson Book

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book by Dr. Paul Foxman has all but paved the path to peace, the way to freedom from anxiety. He offers a clear exposition of what severe anxiety is, where it comes from, and what to do about it. He shares his personal experience with trauma and anxiety, as well as his understandings gained from decades of helping others. In this easy style, he provides unlimited hope and specific information on how anxiety can be overcome. (John R. Pullen )

There have been endless books written by countless authors on the subject of anxiety and how best to identify and cope with its paralyzing manifestations. What makes Dancing with Fear so special and so welcome is that Paul Foxman speaks eloquently and intelligently to the two key people involved in accomplishing full recovery from this insidious problem: the sufferer and his therapist. Because Dr. Foxman knows, firsthand, what gut-wrenching anxiety feels like, he never minimizes its impact nor does he hide his own humanness behind his degree. It becomes obvious from the first chapter that Dr. Foxman is a consummate professional who, thank heavens, can honestly teach from his heart. (Ann Seagrave )

Dr. Foxman's book, Dancing with Fear, is a comprehensive and compassionate overview of the most crippling of our 'social diseases'--fear--with a wealth of practical approaches to loosening its hold on us. The work will find a wide and appreciative audience. (Joseph Chilton Pearce )

Product Details

• Paperback: 508 pages
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.; 2nd edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765701502
• ISBN-13: 978-0765701503
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #854,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Tool for Those with this Terrifying Condition, February 25, 2000

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Guy Taylor (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dancing with Fear: Overcoming Anxiety in a World of Stress and Uncertainty (Paperback)

Paul Foxman writes with a combination of comapssion and knowledge about this condition that is unmatched. His knowledge of the debilitating circumstances surrounding anxiety and panic allows sufferers to have hope in overcoming their fears. Paul Foxman makes readers aware that to overcome this condition, we have to concentrate on the physical, mental and spiritual aspect of our lives and create a balance between them all. The CHAANGE program is one such step to overcoming anxiety helps guide a sufferer through these steps. A must read for anyone who wishes to see the end of their anxiety.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overall -- Best Anxiety Book on the Market Today, January 12, 2000

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Heather Darden Black - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dancing with Fear: Overcoming Anxiety in a World of Stress and Uncertainty (Paperback)

There are so many competing ideas for overcoming anxiety available in the marketplace of ideas today -- that it is truly cofusing and bewildering for the sufferer to determine which way is the road to real recovery. I agree with Dr. Foxman that the road to true recovery involves changing the way we think and respond to life, as well as changing the way we live-in and work with our physical being. Healing in this way does not happen overnight but the rewards for engaging this journey and being willing to look the dragon in the face (i.e., the anxiety state) lead to a life of much greater richness, depth, compassion, and comfort than the life one had before becoming "ill" with anxiety. This book has left me feeling hopeful, positive, and understanding "where to go" to recover fully and regain my life. I will defintely be referring to it over and over as I continue on this path.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Survey of Anxiety Disorders, September 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dancing with Fear: Overcoming Anxiety in a World of Stress and Uncertainty (Paperback)

This book has helped me tremendously. Anyone who has ever suffered anxiety should buy a copy. Foxman is knowledgeable, empathic, and hopeful. As someone who has experienced social phobia for the last 20 years, I can honestly say this book allowed me to take the first steps toward real recovery.