{"product_id":"when-panic-attacks-the-new-drug-free-anxiety-therapy-that-can-change-your-life-paperback","title":"When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid D. Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe truth is that you \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e defeat your fears. With more than forty simple, effective techniques, you'll learn how to overcome every conceivable kind of anxiety without medication. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre you plagued by fears, phobias, or panic attacks? Do you toss and turn at night with a knot in your stomach, worrying about your job, your family, work, your health, or relationships? Do you suffer from crippling shyness, obsessive doubts, or feelings of insecurity? What you may not realize is that these fears are almost never based on reality. When you're anxious, you're actually fooling yourself, telling yourself things that simply aren't true. See if you can recognize yourself in any of these distortions: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll-or-Nothing Thinking: \u003c\/b\u003e \"My mind will go blank when I give my presentation at work, and everyone will think I'm an idiot.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFortune Telling: \u003c\/b\u003e \"I just know I'll freeze up and blow it when I take my test.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMind Reading\u003c\/b\u003e \"Everyone at this party can see how nervous I am.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagnification: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Flying is so dangerous. I think this plane is going to crash \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShould Statements: \u003c\/b\u003e \"I shouldn't be so anxious and insecure. Other people don't feel this way.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmotional Reasoning: \u003c\/b\u003e \"I feel like I'm on the verge of cracking up \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelf-Blame: \u003c\/b\u003e \"What's wrong with me? I'm such a loser \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMental Filter: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Why can't I get anything done? My life seems like one long procrastination.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow imagine what it would feel like to live a life that's free of worries and self-doubt; to go to sleep at night feeling peaceful and relaxed; to overcome your shyness and have fun with other people; to give dynamic presentations without worrying yourself sick ahead of time; to enjoy greater creativity, productivity and self-confidence. With these forty techniques, you'll be able to put the lie to the distorted thoughts that plague you and your fears will immediately disappear. Dr. Burns also shares the latest research on the drugs commonly prescribed for anxiety and depression and explains why they may sometimes do more harm than good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not pop psychology but proven, fast-acting techniques that have been shown to be more effective than medications. \u003ci\u003eWhen Panic Attacks\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable handbook for anyone who's worried sick and sick of worrying.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne in four Americans has unhealthy anxiety--that's over 73 million people. What have we turned to? Pills. Have they helped? The numbers say no. David Burns, M.D., knows what nobody else does: traditional therapy and drugs don't cure anxiety. But revolutionary new cognitive behavior therapies do, and Burns has developed clinically proven techniques. The road to a cure begins with discovering the stories we tell ourselves that make us worry--\"If I'm late for the meeting I'll be fired and never find another job\"; \"\u003cbr\u003e \"There's no way on earth this plane can stay in the air.\" Burns provides an arsenal of techniques for exposing the lies and proving them wrong. Here you'll find: \u003cbr\u003e-Methods for uncovering the sophisticated lies we tell ourselves that make us worry\u003cbr\u003e-A cost\/benefit analysis, for figuring out what you get--good and bad--out of hanging on to hangups and phobias \u003cbr\u003e-Playful ways to test the lie that's making you afraid \u003cbr\u003eThe good news is that the techniques in his Anxiety Toolkit take 60 seconds to work. This is an indispensable guide for anyone who's spent sleepless nights imagining a workplace disaster, dreading a plane trip or public speaking engagement, or fretting about the safety of a loved one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID D. BURNS, MD, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and has served as Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School. 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