Ebook: The Sheldon Short Guide to Phobias and Panic

Introduction -- Part 1. Phobias and panic -- the facts: Categories of anxiety states -- Causes and treatments -- Part 2. The self-help programme: Defining your problem -- Selecting your target or goals -- Deciding on and implementing your plan -- Keeping a diary -- Managing panic and general anxiety -- Lifestyle measures for managing general anxiety -- Evaluating your progress -- Conclusion: you can really do it!;For many people, life is made intolerable by phobias. Common fears may range from crowded places to a fear of spiders or blood, but, the basic underlying mechanism is the same - acute anxiety. This book looks at how to tackle both specific phobias and the anxiety which causes such disproportionate fear, and covers obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, generalized anxiety state, and panic disorder with agoraphobia.