Panic and Anxiety Disorder: 121 Tips, Real-life Advice, Resources & More, Second Edition [Paperback]

Linda Manassee Buell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2003

This second edition of "Panic and Anxiety Disorder, 121 Tips, Real-life Advice, Resources & More" features 40 more pages than the original. Some of them offer author Linda Manassee Buell's personal journal entries, in which she reflects on her years of suffering, learning and joy in her battle with panic disorder and agoraphobia. As one reads these stories, it becomes clear how this book's remarkably realistic approach and very practical tips came to be.

Adding even more value are new chapter introductions that will help the reader use the tips more effectively, along with brief yet helpful insights from mental health professionals. The resource area has also been expanded considerably. Written from a panic sufferer's own special perspective, this unique book offers heartfelt support. It is a welcome addition to understanding and helping in the search for sensible approaches and realistic goals for people who suffer from panic and anxiety disorder as well as those who would like to better understand or help them.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A wealth of tools and techniques making it a good self-help resource and a helpful adjunct to treatment." -- Jerilyn Ross, M.S., LICSW, author of Triumph Over Fear

"This book offers many helpful guidelines. It's simple, concise, reader-friendly and bound to help a lot of people." -- Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D., author of The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, Third Edition

About the Author

Linda Manassee Buell, MCC, is a Master Certified Coach and founder and owner of Simplify Life a professional lifestyle coaching company that helps people create the life they truly desire. Recently she cofounded and has been appointed President of the Virtual Reality Self-Help Center, a new Internet-based resource center dedicated to using the latest tools and technology along with educational materials and a variety of programs to help people who want to be active participants in the care of their own mental well-being.

For the last seven years, Linda has personally coached hundreds of people both individually and in groups across the United States, as well as in England, Israel and Japan to help them start their own businesses, define their career desires and simplify their lives. Linda is also a successful author of a series of Simplify Your Life audiotapes and books. Prior to all that, she spent 17 years in upper management with a major Fortune 500 Company. Over the last ten years, she has been a public speaker and media spokesperson and is often interviewed and quoted as an expert in the field of life simplification by national newspapers and television and radio stations including Woman's Day, Aspire, Executive Female, ABC and others.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Simplify Life; 2nd edition (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1928607055
• ISBN-13: 978-1928607052
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #375,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Manassee Buell is a Master Certified Coach and Small Business Consultant. Linda started her own company Simplify Life in 1996 and has specialized skills in coaching virtual groups and individuals using both telephone and instant messaging, a coaching certification to provide stress training through the Oasis in the Overwhelm Program, certification with the Print Assessment Behavioral Tool, as well as being a Professional Mentor Coach through Coach University. Since starting her business, she has personally coached thousands of people across the United States, as well as virtually by telephone in England, Israel, Japan, Australia, Russia, and Lebanon to help them start their own businesses, define their career desires and simplify their lives. Her clients are currently identifying their passions, discovering their authentic voices, and living the life they love.

Prior to starting Simplify Life, Linda spent 17 years in leadership positions with a Fortune 100 company where she was certified in Change Management, a certified trainer for Steven Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and a business leader with over 150 employees and $52 million dollars in sales.

Linda is a successful author of the Simplify Your Life mp3, workbook, and ebooklet series, along with the book "Panic and Anxiety Disorder," which is in its Second Edition and has been translated into 4 languages.

Linda is the former co-host of a nationally broadcast radio program on travel destinations and has been an active public speaker and media spokesperson. She is often interviewed and quoted as an expert in the field of life simplification by national newspapers and television and radio stations including Woman's Day, Aspire, Executive Female, ABC and others.

For more information on Linda Manassee Buell and Simplify Life, visit her website at www.simplifylife.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, basic stuff that works., May 23, 2001

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Diane Duncan (Pioneer, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panic and Anxiety Disorder : 121 Tips, Real-life Advice, Resources & More (Paperback)

I'd heard about Linda's upcoming tips book on Panic and Anxiety Disorder, but wasn't really interested in reading it, mainly because it was a "tips" book; I've seen those booklets in the check-out line, and always considered them vague and rather gimmicky. So, when I first picked up "Panic and Anxiety Disorder, 121 Tips, Real-life Advice, Resources & More", not only was I surprised by its book-like appearance, I was also drawn to its calm, down-to-earth approach to self-help. Yes, there are numbered tips, but as I read, I realized this wasn't implicitly for someone coping with anxiety disorders; Linda has written to everybody. Her tips, while pinpointing individual aspects of anxiety, actually address the very simple, basic, moment-by-moment steps to follow in order to successfully survive just about any stressful inner conflict. From digging in the earth to truly relearning the art of breathing, Linda's guidance is straightforward and simultaneously profound. Not leaving any stone unturned, Linda has dedicated an entire chapter to folks who've found themselves in the challenging role of support, and included numerous sources of additional literature and information.

Linda Manassee Buell has written this book with the compassion and personal landscape of someone who's lived in the cave of fear, and who's triumphantly emerged into the sunshine.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A way to support family and friends, February 15, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Panic and Anxiety Disorder : 121 Tips, Real-life Advice, Resources & More (Paperback)

Having a close family member recently diagnosed with Panic Anxiety Disorder, I found the book extremely useful in both understanding the illness and knowing how to support this person. The author provides easy-to-understand details about the illness and solid ways of supporting loved-ones. Now, I feel like I can talk to my family member and no longer have to side-step the discussion. A must-read for anyone who has loved ones with this condition.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Honestly, all you need to know by author who's been there, May 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Panic and Anxiety Disorder : 121 Tips, Real-life Advice, Resources & More (Paperback)

I've read other books, but finally got what I need from the format of 121 tips that really cover how to de-fuse my anxiety disorder. I feel less alone and embarrassed, and was surprised to read that stars like Kim Basinger & Naomi Judd, have suffered with panic "disorder." Linda Manassee Buell really wants to help--is angry at "how misunderstood this disorder has been by those of us with it, and certainly by those without." Linda's tips include ones I may read to my family & friends who have told me to "buck up." Also, I called one of the therapy places listed in the resource list and found that virtual reality therapy and inexpensive groups are right near me in San Diego! Linda reveals her heart in two short anecdotes about her healing and now helps others with her coaching.