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Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies

There are many forms of anxiety disorder including General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Panic Attacks Phobias (including social anxiety) Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder. Even in their most mild forms these disorders can be troubling and exhausting - at worst they can severely disable a persons ability to function in day-to-day life. Severe anxiety and phobic disorders affect 18% of the UK population. (nopanic.org.uk) Symptoms of anxiety range from the mental and emotional - depression having difficulty concentrating losing patience easily - to the physical - excessive thirst headaches pins and needles and more (www.bbc.co.uk) Often the problem is self-feeding - people try to keep things under control whilst simultaneously worrying about
being anxious all the time and the cycle goes on. Psychotherapy medication and self help are the key treatments for anxiety - however as many people either dont have access to or choose not to take professional treatment self help is the key for a majority of sufferers. A Dummies book on the subject will present the facts without the jargon and help people find the trustworthy guidance they need.
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There are many forms of anxiety disorder including General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Panic Attacks Phobias (including social anxiety) Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder & Acute Stress Disorder. Even in their most mild forms these disorders can be troubling & exhausting
- at worst they can severely disable a persons ability to function in day-to-day life. Severe anxiety & phobic disorders affect 18% of the UK population. (nopanic.org.uk) Symptoms of anxiety range from the mental & emotional
- depression having difficulty concentrating losing patience easily
- to the physical
- excessive thirst headaches pins & needles & more (www.bbc.co.uk) Often the problem is self-feeding
- people try to keep things under control whilst simultaneously worrying about being anxious all the time & the cycle goes on. Psychotherapy medication & self help are the key treatments for anxiety
- however as many people either dont have access to or choose not to take professional treatment self help is the key for a majority of sufferers. A Dummies book on the subject will present the facts without the jargon & help people find the trustworthy guidance they need.

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