A friendly guide to getting one over on anxiety, stress and other conditions that are holding you back. Written by someone who has been there and got through to the other side.
Preface Introduction to Dr Reetta Newell, Clinical Psychologist 1. Understanding Anxiety – the 'what's happening to me?' feeling 2. Panic Attacks – the 'freaked out' feeling 3. Social Anxiety – the 'get me out of here now!' feeling 4. Insomnia – the 'tick tock won't stop' feeling 5. Low Mood, Depression and PTSD – the 'leave me along' feeling 6. Self 'help' Medicating – the 'I can't cope' feeling 7. Aches, Pains and the Physical Stuff – the 'everything hurts' feeling 8. Diet, Exercise and Appetite – the 'I can't do this' feeling 9. Talking. Sharing and Caring – the 'feeling better' feeling Appendix – Children and anxiety Resources Acknowledgements Index
Anna Williamson is a television presenter, radio broadcaster, life coach, counsellor and Master NLP practitioner. She lives in rural Hertfordshire with her husband and new baby. Anna is also an Ambassador for Mind, The Prince's Trust, The Young Variety Club and Childline. Her goal is to continue to de-stigmatise mental health, giving young people a platform to be listened to. @annawilliamsonofficial Dr Reetta Newell is a Clinical Psychologist, and runs a private practice specialising in working with children and families. She provides psychological assessment, consultation, formulation and therapy to individuals and families. She works with lots of clients with anxiety. She lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and two children.
Anna has been such a dedicated ambassador for Mind for a number of
years now, helping to encourage many people living with mental
health problems to seek help. It's great to see that this
commitment to helping others has now taken shape in the form of
this book. Using her own personal experience, Anna lays out a
variety of practical tools to help manage anxiety, which have the
potential to be of great help to many readers.
*Paul Farmer CBE, Chief Executive of Mind*
...offers ways of coping and practical solutions for times when you
need a helping hand
*Mail on Sunday*
...designed to support those who are suffering from an anxiety
disorder, with advice on how to identify the first signs of a panic
attack and how to cope with them when they do happen
*The Scotsman*
Anna Williamson wrote her book, Breaking Mad, in order to normalise
and bring her private coaching work to the masses in an accessible,
easy to understand way
*Absolutely London*
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