A Practical Guide to Overcoming Phobias: Stand Up to Your Fears

by Patricia Furness-Smith

Break down your fears into manageable parts. Whether you suffer from panic attacks or feelings of crippling dread, A Practical Guide to Overcoming Phobias offers proven techniques to help you stand up to your fears and free yourself from avoidance behaviors. Psychologist Patricia Furness-Smith teaches the reader to understand their phobias and remove the anxiety surrounding them, so that the fear is no longer in control. Product Information: ISBN: 9781785784675 Author: Patricia Furness-Smith Publisher: Icon Books Format: Paperback Pages: 213 Dimensions: 17 x 1 x 1.5cm

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 2014

Reviews

[Justin Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up at the library on a whim -- I liked the cover -- and ended up really enjoying it. If you're prone to phobias, I recommend skipping the first 50 pages, which are likely to just give you new things to be phobic about.

The section called "The Brain and Fear" is excellent - it describes how the different parts of the brain interact and sometimes end up making you freak out about non-issues. This is also useful information for better understanding addictions and other undesired behaviors.

I (mostly) liked the informal writing style and I was surprised at the quality of information in a book that practically hides the author's name on the cover.

[Cyril Danthi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very usefull

Every human is affected by phobia. This book provides details and relaxation techniques to overcome phobia. Very informative and good to read.

[Freyja · Rating 5 out of 5]

interesting