Managing Your Anxiety: Regaining Control When You Feel Stres [Paperback]

Christopher J. McCullough (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1994

Managing Your Anxiety is not only a thought-provoking book on the causes of chronic anxiety, psychological stress, and panic attacks but also a practical self-care handbook that can be put to immediate use. The Self-Care Program in Part Two offers an array of helpful techniques for handling episodes of acute fear as well as chronic worry and anxiety. The authors use agoraphobia (a condition characterized by a morbid fear of being separated from familiar surroundings or people) as a model of an unworkable fear-based philosophy of life.

McCullough, who as a therapist has seen the problem of agoraphobia and other forms of disabling anxiety in his patients countless times, contributed not only the developmental-philosophical model of anxiety used in the book but also the book's key insight: "Someone who learns to be genuinely self-caring (and competent in self-care) cannot be a chronically anxious or fearful person."

Mann, a professional editor and writer who overcame his own work-related stress and anxiety using meditation and other techniques described in the book, knows the problem of anxiety from the inside out, and has contributed a friendly, reassuring tone and great empathy to discussions of sometimes uncomfortable and painful topics.

The authors are generous in crediting the sources of the ideas they discuss and provide the reader with a helpful list of suggested readings on particular aspects of anxiety

Editorial Reviews

Review

An excellent guide for helping to understand and overcome phobias. -- East-West

Details a self-care program and gives [readers] guidelines on good nutrition, physical exercise and relaxation. -- USA Today

Honorable Mention (National Psychology Awards for Excellence in the Media). -- American Psychological Association

Managing Your Anxiety is a sensible and well-rounded account of how people troubled with anxiety can improve their lot. -- Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize Winner

This is an excellent guide to handling ordinary stress and fears. -- Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

What would it be like to live without fear? Anxiety is a natural, normal emotion that helps us deal with everyday stress. But for millions of people, anxiety is out of control -- causing phobias and panic attacks that can take the joy out of life . . . sometimes even causing physical symptoms such as upset stomach, hyperventilation, and chest pain.

Dr. Chrisopher J. McCullough, a specialist in the treatment of anxiety, and writer Robert Woods Mann offer a simple self-care program that frees the mind and stops the suffering. You can feel calm, confident and in control again -- with Managing Your Anxiety.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (July 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425142957
• ISBN-13: 978-0425142950
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,895,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my life 4 years ago, May 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Managing Your Anxiety: Regaining Control When You Feel Stres (Paperback)

When I was feeling paralyzed by (what I didn't recognize yet as) anxiety while writing my graduate school thesis, a counselor recommended I read this book. I began feeling better from Day 1, when I was able to immediately give my problem (constant fear and worry accompnaied by physical symptoms of shortness of breath, rapid heart beat, jumpiness, chest pains etc.) a name, and understand its origins. The simple methods of changing some of your negative self-talk to accepting and positive messages provide the amazing benefits of "cognitive therapy", which has noticeable effects from the first day you begin to not be so hard on yourself, and continuing results years into the future as you begin to change your approach to life in general to reduce mental and emotional stress.

What do you have to lose in buying this cheap $5 paperback? If you are suffering from crippling anxiety, you have everything to gain.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Managing Your Anxiety, March 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Managing Your Anxiety: Regaining Control When You Feel Stres (Paperback)

This book's thorough and philosophical explanation of the many factors involved in panic and phobia disorders gave me a much deeper understanding of the roots of my own anxiety. The excersizes in self-care program were an essential tool in helping me overcome a phobia I had for many years. It is an excellent resource for anyone who is struggling with any form of anxiety, panic, or phobia disorder.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A book for everyone suffering from anxiety, August 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Managing Your Anxiety: Regaining Control When You Feel Stres (Paperback)

I have been troubled by anxiety for many years and have not been too optimistic about finding a book that would deal with my particular problem. Managing Your Anxiety by Christopher J. McCullough and Robert Woods Mann comes very close to dealing with it. Although initially intended for people with Agoraphobia (fear of open places), the book gives a detailed account of how to manage anxiety using journals, lists, and other methods of making you realize what goes into your anxiety. I like in particular its specificity and the non-technical way in which it explains the roots of anxiety and its effects and, especially, the ways in which it can be coped with. I have used it with continuing improvement in my condition and I can recommend it to anyone who suffers from anxiety.