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With methods and exercises based on the author's extensive clinical experience, Panic Attacks Workbook helps people understand the true nature of their panic attacks. It demonstrates the vicious cycle of habitual responses that lead to debilitating attacks, teaches how to halt this self-destructive process, and guides people along a proven path that promotes recovery.
David Carbonell outlines such cognitive behavioral methods as diaphragmatic breathing, progressive exposure, desensitization, relaxation, keeping a panic diary, and much more. He shows how to cultivate a personal attitude that facilitates solutions rather than placing blame.
He clearly explains how the very nature of panic leads people into a chronic cycle of anticipation, panic, and helplessness, and details how to overcome this pattern with innovative responses and an attitude of acceptance. Charts, worksheets, and program outlines help point the way through the workbook and on to recovery.
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June 17, 2005: This workbook is a valuable resource for anyone who is suffering from Panic Disorder. We as clinicians need a guide that is not only a guide for us but also written for the layman to understand. Dr. Carbonell has written such a guide not only to help us in assisting our consumers but allowing the consumer to understand for themselves about their fears and how to work through their situations. I would not only recommend this book to clinicians but for anyone who has Panic Disorder and is looking for a guide.
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June 16, 2005: In my opinion, ?Panic Attacks Workbook? is the best self-help book for overcoming panic ? and, as President of the Agoraphobia & Panic Disorder Foundation, I have read nearly all of them. The author, Dr. David Carbonell, is one of the leading experts in the field of anxiety disorders. With clarity, compassion and humor, he presents the most effective approaches to overcoming panic. Reading this book is like having several sessions with a caring, expert therapist. If you are facing the challenge of panic attacks, this book is the place to start. In 1998, after years of struggle, I overcame panic disorder & agoraphobia. Since 2001, I have been directing a popular website that provides resources for people recovering from these conditions. Among all the self-help books, my #1 recommendation is ?Panic Attacks Workbook.?