Review: I understand my anxieties better now
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2013
I have anxiety around driving. I used to be able to drive all over the state of Alabama for my job with a state agency. I now have trouble getting off the mountain that I live on. In the past year I have had a full blown panic attack where I was boxed in by three 18 wheelers on I24 coming out of Chattanooga. I started hyperventilating and felt so afraid that I almost drove off into the median to get out of the panic. I did make it off I24 and pulled immediately off to the side when I could get over onto I59. I was shaking uncontrollably for several minutes. I am afraid that this type of reaction will happen again.This book How To Reduce Anxiety and How To Relieve Anxiety, helped me understand the different types of anxiety and then gave specific methods for reducing anxiety. I have tried many of the practices that were mentioned in the book, including going to therapists that specialize in cognitive therapy approaches. I felt that I learned the most in understanding the nature and causes of anxiety. I also felt like I was given a very good course in Anxiety 101.At the core of any anxiety is our own response to the anxiety and ultimately I know that I must gain as much information as possible and then practice the techniques that seem most appropriate and helpful to me. This book gave me many techniques and information. Now it is up to me to get through this anxiety. Thank you.