From Panic to Power : Proven Techniques to Calm Your Anxieties, Conquer Your Fears, and Put You in Control of Your Life

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Summary: this book will open your mind to your potential to heal
Review: This book will help you if you are having difficulty determining the difference between depression and anxiety and it will also help to open up your mind so you can see that YOU and only YOU are capable of releasing yourself from your prison of anxiety. This book was a lifesaver for me and was the start of a journey towards self healing and inner peace. The accompanying program is also wonderful. Thanks Lucinda! Trent

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Summary: A MUST FOR ANXIETY SUFFERERS EVERYWHERE
Review: MRS. BASSETT, DESCRIBES ANY OR EVERYONE WHO SUFFERS FROM ANXIETY, AND PANIC DISORDER TO A TEE. THIS BOOK WAS A TRUE COMFORT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS DEBILIITATING DISORDER. HER USE OF HER OWN BATTLES WITH ANXIETY WERE, SOMETIMES FUNNY, BUT VERY HELPFUL TO SUFFERERS WHO FEEL ALONE. THIS BOOK COVERS GROUND FROM ACKNOWLEDGING THE DISORDER TO GETTING HELP. I RECOMEND IT HIGHLY.

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Summary: An author who has lived through it...FINALLY!!!
Review: When it comes to panic attacks, no one knows what they are talking about unless they have lived through it. The examples Bassett gives of her own panic in this book are frightenly similiar to my own. This book has helped me to break down the symptoms in my life that have lead me to panic attacks. Being newly aware of these symptoms, I am now using Bassett's plan of attack for overcoming low self esteem, guilt, anticipatory anxiety, body symptoms and negative self talk. This book didn't save my life, it helped ME to save my OWN life. Give it a try, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

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Summary: simply superb...
Review: If you have anxiety, guilt or anger... Then this is the book for you. it might not be a complete cure, but it sure is a solid step in the right direction.

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Summary: Excellent choice for anxiety sufferers
Review: This is without a doubt the best book written on the anxiety disorders. It is NOT written from a clinical standpoint, with scary and hard-to-understand language. Rather, it comes from the author's personal experiences (not some therapist's theory). The book lets you in on Ms. Bassett's life as a former panic sufferer and takes you on her personal road to recovery (It's possible!!). She offers everything from why people develop anxiety, how to conquer it, and encouragement every step of the way. She also has a wonderful audio program that you can get info on in this book. If you are suffering from anxiety, as I was when I found this book, I encourage you to read it. It's possibly the BEST self-help book on the market today. It truly changed my life.

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Summary: Supportive, usefull and practical
Review: This book supplies the right mix of nurturing support and empathy along with usefull, practical and "do-able" steps to cope with and ultimately overcome anxiety. It also helps to alleviate the shame associated with anxiety and other emotional problems. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Ready for a change
Review: I bought the book "From Panic to Power" while I was waiting for the Attacking Anxiety program to arrive. I had had all I could take of being anxious and depressed all of the time. I had decided that this was it, and a change would have to take place. With that in mind, I literally ate every word in the book and put to use every tool that applied to my situation and my daily life. I highly recommend the book and the Attacking Anxiety program for anyone who has made a definite decision to change their lives and reduce/eliminate anxiety and depression. It really made me realize that I had all of the control over my situation, my thoughts, my attitude and ultimately my destiny. I have passed the book on to others that I know are having similar difficulties with anxiety and they have also provided positive feedback.

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Summary: Bravo!!!
Review: I have been suffering with anxiety and panic attacks most of my life, and it got worse after I suffered a series of stressful and traumatic life events.
Lucinda knows what us nervous wrecks need to hear-- we are not weird, we are not crazy, we are not alone. She has been there, and she can speak the language. She repeats this comforting information often in this book. As a highly anxious person, i need that repetition. The more I hear it, the more I live it and believe it.
She does not say anxiety is your fault, but she does say we create it so we can change it. That is a comfort.
I am making progress, and combined with a good therapist and low doses of an anti anxiety drug when needed, this book has helped me. I have noticed my dependence on medication has decreased. The first day after I read the book, I was drug free the entire day. It was bliss.

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Summary: Don't be anxious to give this book a try...
Review: When I was in my early 20's I suffered terribly from anxiety. I could not sleep for more than 20 minutes a night and was a walking mess to put it mildly. Friends and family members kept telling me to snap out of it and traditional therapy really didn't help much either. I ended up purchasing Ms. Basset's tapes from her infomercial and shortly thereafter purchased this book as a supplement. The book is not as good as the tapes but if you can't afford the tapes then I'd recommend giving the book a chance. If for nothing else the book will comfort you with the knowledge that anxiety is not a dirty little secret, you aren't crazy and you can do something about your problem. Within 5 weeks of working on the techniques Ms. Bassett discusses I was able to get myself off of medication that I needed to sleep, be able to drive on major thouroghfares (I was terrified of this previously) and was able to finally respond to people who kept telling me to just get over it. Obviously this book is not for everyone. I think it is best geared to those individuals who are just learning about anxiety (as I was at the time). When you are faced with an anxiety disorder I'll be the first to tell you that anything is worth a shot. You have nothing to lose other than the anxiety itself. Worth taking out of the library if the purchase price is to much for you.

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Summary: Help is on the way!
Review: Anxiety and Panic attacks are not a figment of one's own imagination nor are they something to take lightly. They are real and they can drain they very life and soul out of your life. They can cripple you, drain you, and make life not worth living in a very short time, if you don't get a handle on them.

This book will help you do just that. Although no substitute for her entire programme, Lucinda's book From Panic to Power will get you started on the road to recovery with some knowledge that will help you get your head around what panic anxiety are all about; what can cause it, ways to stop it, ways to maintain your recovery.

While not adequate as a "stand alone" resource in my not-so-humble opinion (I purchased her entire 15 tape set complete with videos and manual), this is a good "teaser" that will introduce you to Ms. Bassett's proven method for dealing with Anxiety/Panic for good!