Description
The evidence that long-term anxiety causes a whole host of health problems is incontrovertible, as is the fact that it exacerbates existing problems, such as pain. The causal link between anxiety and heart disease, strokes, bowel diseases, inflammatory conditions and some cancers is well established. Reducing our anxiety would improve our long-term health as clearly as exercise and good diet. It would also allow us to perform better in whatever we are doing. The good news is that we can do something fairly quickly about stress and anxiety. This book examines characteristic thinking patterns in anxiety such as predictions, catastrophic thinking and assumptions, and looks at ways to accept and change the processes of anxiety. Topics include: Triggers of anxiety and panic Anxiety threshold - how much can we take? Free-floating anxiety Traumatic anxiety (PTSD) Performance anxiety Fears and phobias ie flying, claustrophobia Physical causes including hormonal (post-partum and menopause) What is a 'nervous breakdown'? When to see the doctor Treatments - talking therapies, medication Getting better, staying well
About the Author
Author of the bestselling Depressive Illness: The Curse of the Strong (Sheldon Press), Dr Tim Cantopher studied at University College, London, and University College Hospital. He trained as a psychiatrist at St James' Hospital, Portsmouth, and St George's, University of London. He has been a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists since 1983 and was elected fellow of the college in 1999. He worked as a consultant psychiatrist with the Priory Group of Hospitals from 1993 until his retirement from clinical practice in 2015. Overcoming Anxiety Without Fighting It is Dr Cantopher's sixth book: his other titles include Toxic People: Dealing with dysfunctional relationships (Sheldon Press, 2017) and Stress-Related Illness: Advice for people who give too much (Sheldon Press, 2019).
Book Information
ISBN 9781847094988
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Sheldon Press
Publisher John Murray Press
About the Author
Author of the bestselling Depressive Illness: The Curse of the Strong (Sheldon Press), Dr Tim Cantopher studied at University College, London, and University College Hospital. He trained as a psychiatrist at St James' Hospital, Portsmouth, and St George's, University of London. He has been a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists since 1983 and was elected fellow of the college in 1999. He worked as a consultant psychiatrist with the Priory Group of Hospitals from 1993 until his retirement from clinical practice in 2015. Overcoming Anxiety Without Fighting It is Dr Cantopher's sixth book: his other titles include Toxic People: Dealing with dysfunctional relationships (Sheldon Press, 2017) and Stress-Related Illness: Advice for people who give too much (Sheldon Press, 2019).
Book Information
ISBN 9781847094988
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Sheldon Press
Publisher John Murray Press
