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虽然全书的内容非常简单，有时候读起来会觉得有点鸡汤，但这正是许多焦虑症病人所需要的（反复的确认和自我安抚）。
中国人不太重视心理健康这一块，也很羞于承认自己的问题，不愿意去看心理医生。
在这种情况下，如果读一读这本书，至少是一个比较有用的自救方式。
如果身边有朋友苦于精神问题的折磨，也可以读一读，正确理解对方的状况，亦能帮助对方进行疏导。
纸张质量差到不敢相信
这简直了，纸质很轻，和草纸差不多，看起来像盗版书！还那么贵！慎买！
之前在淘宝买了一本看着 质量差到爆炸 那个倒霉电价还甩锅，巨不要脸，亚马逊正品！好评！
My first episode of deep anxiety came upon me when I was 18 years old. There was much I didnt realize about myself, namely the way I really felt in my deepest places. For 3 days I did not sleep, eat or have a moment of peace. Pure panic would not leave, ebbing and flowing in terrible ways. I thought this was perhaps what losing ones mind felt like and that a hospital was the next step for me. There was an immense amount of self-pity and if-onlys that moved through me. More than all else, no one could understand what I was saying. I would use words like anxiety and see people try to access stressful moments in their life only to realize they had no idea what this felt like.
Over the years these episodes have continued and for so long I used modern terminology to describe them, such as major depressive episode and other DSM terms. I would spend days and days searching the internet, reading blogs, articles and more and NEVER NEVER finding anything that sounded like what I was going through. I heard a lot about disorders, like GAD and it all pointed to mental illness. I have tried to avoid anti-depressants my whole life as wish to see if this pain has a purpose, and I do not wish to block it, but recently had decided to begin on a series due to how exhausted I was with a recent episode that has been on and off for a month. For so long I waded through my sub-conscious, sought therapy, dug into my childhood, analyzed and analyzed and analyzed everything desperate to discover the cause and the root of this demon within. Just when I felt like I understood something, some new aspect of the problem would present itself and it was all back to the beginning.
For me, I never related to the panic attacks that I heard a lot about. There seemed to be a blurred line, but I never felt like I was dying, or like my heart was going to explode. I had cold sweats, and racing pulse, and heart beating out of my chest, but it lasted for hours, not minutes and panic attacks didn't sound like what I had, although MENTALLY I was in a full on panic often. This book clarifies the difference and the reasons why they are the same.
I offer this story because I believe after reading this book, that I was never alone. Due to the complexity of terms now and the fact that so much is simply labeled mental illness and disorders there is no help to be found for FACING our problems and our anxiety, just new ways to label things and new medications to help us not feel. The truth is that often times those who suffer from this illness are beautiful souls who feel the depth of beauty in this world more acutely than many others and this sensitivity is why they love so deeply, feel the pain of others as if it were their own and why they are the poets, artists, dreamers, inventors, who taste the stuff of God in every breath, yet these powers when out of balance can create madness and chaos because of our sensitivity. Understanding such factors as the sympathetic nervous system being out of balance and the anxiety finding fuel in thinking patterns that are destructive was huge for me. To learn to let a thought float, to accept it, and pass through it, no matter how uncomfortable it was was pure poetry to understand. In time I learned that this anxiety was a messenger, and the message had grown so loud as to be deafening because I had ignored the whispers, the quiet pleas, and the loud protestations of my inner life and the deeper hidden feelings for far too long. When the anxiety came, I learned to view it as a welcome guest, here to deliver a precious gift to me. For the first time I stopped fighting and learning to bring no hatred, denial, or rage to my anxiety, but instead to bring compassion and curiosity to it. Once this dynamic was changed, everything changed.
This book stands apart from ANYTHING else I have yet found. I am sure there is other useful material out there, but please get this book if you struggle with any kind of deep anxiety. We know how much this can hurt, and how it can be truly living hell to endure. Worse than all else, anxiety changes the very way we see the world, blurring the truth and clouding needed judgement. Please begin the process of getting the help you need from a doctors whose life work lives on in each of us. Her love is plain, her concern so deeply felt even in the way she writes. She knows what it is to endure this, somehow she knows and more than this she gives the way out for those who are able to realize the truth of her words.
You are not alone. Remember it is often your beauty which can turn too deeply inward and creates fear which when met with a serious problem/conflict can result in a nervous explosion. This is the way out, along with love from others, and the help of God where faith is already in place. I deeply hope that all might find a way to welcome this very challenging problem and the pain it brings as a wonderful gift and invite it in and cease to do battle with it. This is the beginning of all change I believe, to cease to war, and to insist that even the most painful experiences carry with them the light of deeper truth, and are in fact gifts from the recesses we may have long ago abandoned.
May you be blessed on the journey and I very much hope this book can help you begin or take another step as it did me.
I've had recurring panic and anxiety for years now due to PTSD and bipolar ii. I've read so many books, tried so many things. Most of my panic attacks and worrying was about dying and health issues. A leg pain? Must be a blood clot! (turned out to be sciatica) Lump in the throat? Must be a tumor! (silent acid reflux). Despite trying to logic my way out of my fear, my mind would continue to obsess about death and illness every minute of every day.
This past summer, I was in the WORST anxiety phase of my life. For 4 months, I could not leave the house alone because the world would spin and my legs would freeze. Simple things like walking, taking a shower, even going downstairs to get the mail became impossible without assistance because I felt like I would fall or faint. It wasn't social anxiety...strangely, I've never had that...just health anxiety and dizziness. I learned from this book that the inability to leave the house or walk without hanging onto a person or a wall was agoraphobia.
Every anxiety book I've ever read felt cold and clinical and didn't seem to cover exactly the sort of anxiety I was experiencing. There was always something missing, something that wouldn't click for me. This books takes care of all of the forms of anxiety because it all comes from the same malfunction; the same way we've programmed our minds to have anxious responses to various scenarios (my words not hers). This book makes it personal. Dr. Weekes sounds, in my head, like a kindly older lady. She uses cute old-fashioned lingo here and there and it's very calming to read.
After reading the few pages about agoraphobia, I was able to take myself out of the house, ALONE, for several hours. I had a problem crossing streets because my legs would freeze and the world would seem to spin. She covered that, too! I just repeated in my head what she'd said I should tell myself: "Jelly Legs will still get you there!" And it worked! I was still a little nervous as I got used to being normal again, but something about a sweet lady's voice in your head talking about jelly legs takes the edge off.
As far as panic attacks...everyone will have a mantra or technique that's a little different, but when I began to feel one coming on and had the thought that I was about to have one, I would grab hold of my chair and think, all tough-sounding, "So what? Let's have a panic attack. BRING IT ONNN!" And then I wouldn't really have one. Because you cannot make yourself have a panic attack. You have a panic attack because you're afraid of having a panic attack.
A couple weeks of this, and I was back to normal. My brain must have un-programmed those fear responses I'd developed. Like how I'd become afraid of escalators. I mean, really? I've gone on them my whole life. But because one day I'd had a panic attack on one, I trained myself to believe I couldn't go on them. Or driving on the freeway. I just drove 5,000 miles last spring, and two months later, I was afraid of driving? Made no sense logically. Knowing that did nothing for my anxiety. You can't really reason with it, you just have to invite it and let it roll over you. I am all better now. With the exception of this one particular freeway with these tunnels that always freaked me out even before the panic. I did make myself drive on it recently, and did have a big panic attack...probably because I knew I would and the driving attacks are the worst. But that's the only panic attack I've had since I got better 4 months ago. And, to be fair, it is a horrible freeway where people drive like speed-demon jerkfaces.
Anyway. This book. It's such a comfort, and I see why it's helped so many people over the years. It doesn't look at your "issue" as some overly-complex thing that needs addictive medication or years of therapy. Benzodiazepam medication like Xanax, Klonopin and Ativan MAKE YOU WORSE because their withdrawal, even after a week of usage, causes more anxiety! Doctors need to start warning patients about that...it makes me so angry to see people dependent on them for years.
I digress. This more like talking to your wise granny than being analyzed by a doctor. (I have no idea if Dr. Weekes was an old lady when she wrote this; that's just how I hear her in my mind) Get the book. It fixed me in a few pages.
I cannot tell you what immense relief reading this book will give you. It is the best place to start if you are suffering from any kind of anxiety disorder. I read this about 4 years ago and it is the single best thing I could have done. The lowest part of my life was riddled with panic, horrible intrusive thoughts, extreme paranoia and over-reactions is now just a memory in large part because of this book.
Please note: this book is not for minor or everyday stress - this is for people with true anxiety disorders. If you are looking for something to help with everyday human stress and adversity, you will not get much from this book.
This book was written about 50 years ago (so please keep that in mind but that does not lessen its worth) but that fact is almost comforting to know because you know that this disorder is not some new, un-researched phenomenon - it is something that many people have struggled with over time. You will read this book and think, "but I am the exception - my case is much worse because I experience XYZ," (as almost all anxiety-minded individuals do) and then you will turn the page and there is Dr. Weekes describing in detail what you thought only applied to you. Two of my favorite lines in the book are, "To him his body has been a Pandora's box of unpleasant surprises and he has lived in dread of what might appear next. When the whole box of tricks is laid out before him and he understands what he is facing, it loses much of its terror."
Beyond just taking comfort in the physical and mental symptoms she describes, she provides an excellent treatment plan. Some others reviewers had difficulty connecting to the "float" aspect but I believe that part was included to further emphasize the concept. Some people are visual and it helps for them to create that imagery. For those who are not (such as myself), don't lose focus on the core concept of acceptance.
Anxiety disorders are a true test of your bravery and courage - as ironic as it sounds - because the best way to cure panic is to go straight through it. I know how scary that sounds but this book will give you the guidelines to do it and give you faith in yourself. Don't hesitate another second to order and read this book. Have faith in yourself and good luck!
I have read other reviews about this book which are fantastic and probably more thorough and better articulated than mine will be, but I also wanted to leave a heart felt endorsement for this book.
I have dealt with anxiety for most of my life, but did not have a good understanding of it. For the most part I have been able to cope and function even at times of high anxiety, being set back from time to time, but ultimately moving forward even after some very rough patches. A couple of months ago however, I began experience panic attacks. They were brutal and unrelenting. While some have described them to be mostly physical and popping up out of nowhere, mine were physical along with anxious racing thoughts and horrific worry. I felt as though I would be crippled and paralyzed from the level of fear that suddenly had a death grip on my life. My entire world stopped. After trying the book "Dare", which was helpful but did not remotely address my issue with enough depth, I read a review on that which led me to "Hope and Help for Your Nerves". I immediately ordered this book and was able to put into practice her recommendations. You can read in brief her 'float' method online and in other reviews for this book. While the 'float' method did not shut down my panic immediately, it gave me something that I was able to put into place so that I could cope and function and begin moving forward again. It is hands down the BEST method for coping with extreme anxiety and panic that I have ever come across. (And I have searched and researched for a very long time.) The book is encouraging, combining compassion and love with hope and healing, and a little dose of "tell you what you NEED to hear" which may be difficult at first but in the long run, provides the keys to help you move out of panic. (THe more you are able to apply the principals and method she teaches, the sooner recovery begins.) I was a perfect candidate for anti-anxiety meds, but was able to overcome this extreme anxiety with no prescription meds, except for a mild sedative which I took only 3 times (and I'm thankful for!) (Dr Weeks discusses the benefit for sedatives in extreme cases.) ALong with this book, I later implemented several supplements. The most beneficial was Inositol (I used Jarrows, available here on Amazon.) With Jarrows, the starting doese is 1/4 tsp, ever 2-3 hours. Inositol can bring on some mildly unpleasant side affects (tummy issues and feeling tired and sleepy at first, so starting with the lowest dose helps with that. After several days to a week, those side affects went away for me after nearly a week, and I quickly increased my dose to up to a teaspoon and a half every 2 hours. Along with the Inositol I took 400 mg of choline. (The mornings were the worst for me, and I found my afternoon I no longer needed to take the Inositol and choline, until I went to bed at night.) The inositol is metabolized quickly, so taking it every couple of hours as needed is recommended. I also recommend this great company called TrueHope. [...] They offer a supplement that specfically helps with anxiety issues (and other mood related issues) and they offer phone support as well. Highly recommend! I originally expected to have to tough out my panic attacks for at least several months, however, with this book and the supplement help, they are 95% gone - i only had a hint of one the other day and it never developed into panic. If you are reading this, I hope to encourage you my friend, to know that there is a way out!
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