When Panic Attacks: The New Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your LifeProduct DescriptionAre you plagued by fears phobias or panic attacks? Do you toss and turn at night with a knot in your stomach worrying about your job your family work your health or relationships? Do you suffer from crippling shyness obsessive doubts or feelings of insecurity?
What you may not realize is that these fears are almost never based on reality. Anxiety is one of the worlds oldest cons. When youre anxious youre actually fooling yourself. You are telling yourself things that simply arent true. See if you can recognize yourself in any of these distortions:
All-or-Nothing Thinking: My mind will go blank when I give my presentation at work and everyone will think Im an idiot.
Fortune Telling: I just know Ill freeze up and blow it when I take my test.
Mind Reading: Everyone at this party can see how nervous I am.
Magnification: Flying is so dangerous. I think this plane is going to crash!??
Should Statements: ??I shouldn??t be so anxious and insecure. Other people don??t feel this way.??
Emotional Reasoning: ??I feel like I??m on the verge of cracking up!??
Self-Blame: ??What??s wrong with me? I??m such a loser!??
Mental Filter: ??Why can??t I get anything done? My life seems like one long procrastination.??
Now imagine what it be like to live a life that??s free of worries and self-doubt; to go to sleep at night feeling peaceful and relaxed; to overcome your shyness and have fun with o