1 comments about Expose Yourself! San Diego.

1. Self-help books can be useful and intriguing, but never have I seen a more practical use of a "self-help" book than Expose Yourself! San Diego. This book, written by a psychologist, as a sort of "homework assignment," Brenda K. Wiederhold, Ph.D. has created a practical and unique way to use expose therapy- in San Diego. Once you have identified the problem, Brenda gives an example with pictures and instructions of places to go, in San Diego, to help treat your anxiety. For example, if an individual suffers from claustrophobia, the author gives many specific examples and directions to "expose yourself" to situations and places that will cause anxiety from a feared event. Thus, giving a person freedom to choose a situation and gradually move at one's own pace towards conquering a certain phobia. As a bonus, the situations can be enjoyable and give anyone an excuse to explore San Diego. Dr. Wiederhold explains that this book is best while complimented with therapy, and the idea was suggested to her by her own patients- using all proceeds for her non-profit organization trying to refine healthcare options. If you live in San Diego, or are even planning on visiting the area and suffer from a certain phobia or anxiety, I would recommend purchasing this practical and well-written guide towards healthy living.

1 comments about Anxiety, OCD and Hypnosis: New Answers for Those Who Suffer In Silence.

1. Using this book, you can immediately begin to change anxious and OCD thought patterns. It contains enough background information to understand the physical and emotional makeup of these patterns, but not so much as to be overwhelmingly technical. The book also includes a number of pretested hypnotic scripts you can use on yourself. In short, this is an accessible, practical manual for positive change for anxiety and OCD sufferers.

1 comments about Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Research, Assessment and Intervention.

1. Great for research and education. Very limited insight into what to actually do when presented with a anxious child. I am a clinician and I was hoping this would assist me in treatment, it has not!!

No comments about Coping with Anxiety and Depression (Overcoming Common Problems).

2 comments about Understanding Panic and Other Anxiety Disorders (Understanding Health and Sickness Series).

1. If you have panic disorder and are looking for a truly helpful book, you may find more understanding and relief in any of Claire Weekes' three texts, George Clum's "Coping With Panic" or R. Reid Wilson's "Don't Panic".

   I don't feel this book adds much that hasn't already been said more clearly before. Sorry.




2. This is a superb exploration of the debilitating disease of panic and other anxiety disorders. Dr. Root does an outstanding job of delivering the message in nothing less than a staggering poetic exploration of this topic. A must read for all whom have experienced panic attacks.

No comments about Mama's String.

No comments about REBT Anxiety and Worry Workbook (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Learning Program) (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Learning Program).

No comments about I Can Do It! Coping Cards for Kids.

No comments about International Handbook of Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents (Issues in Clinical Child Psychology).

1 comments about Are We Not Men?: Masculine Anxiety and the Problem of African American Identity.

1. I didn't like this book at all. I thought it said very little about masculinity and African-American men. Harper is practically the best-known black gay male scholar out there and yet almost every book about gay black men that I've ever read was better than this one. This book is buried in tedious literary criticism. When I think of this book, only two words come to mind, "poor" and "disappointment."