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Here is a review of “Anxiety Rescue: Simple Strategies to Stop Fear from Ruling Your Life (Paperback) by Kathryn Tristan (Author)

Product Description

The perfect self-help book for overcoming anxiety and fear using quick, effective, and easy mind-body-spirit approaches that really work. Anxiety Rescue recounts the author/scientist’s own inspiring journey to overcome anxiety and agoraphobia. It offers a clear guide with numerous strategies. Creative solutions focus on disconnecting fear from inside out and demonstrate how our lives respond to our beliefs. Fear buster techniques show simple ways to eliminate inner trash talk and negative thinking, create outlook makeovers that slash stress and worry, and develop mental tools to create calm during chaos. Book features many endorsements by best-selling authors and expert psychotherapists.

About the Author

For many years Kathryn Tristan lived a life riddled with worry, anxiety, and panic. But she found a way to recover permanently by doing things differently and working from the inside out. She has committed to sharing her simple but powerful strategies to help others help themselves. Kathryn Tristan is a research scientist on the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine. She has written or coauthored more than 120 articles in leading health publications. She has also spoken and made presentations at international conferences. Her many freelance articles have appeared in publications as diverse as PARADE Magazine and Genetic Engineering News. She is a member of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She lives in a city called the Gateway to the West, St. Louis, Missouri

Product Details
Perfect Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Dancing Eagle Press; 1st edition (September 19, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0979001307
ISBN-13: 978-0979001307
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches

Having read numerous books and watching many DVD’s over the past few years on how to rid myself of the awful panic attacks that loomed over my life, I was sure that I had seen, read and heard it ‘all’ already. But to my great happiness and surprise Ms. Tristans’ easy to read book gave me new insights in not only managing my stress but in actually conquering my panic attacks. I now am able to go about my normal life without giving a thought to panic or anxiety attacks. I am travelling happily and exploring new places. But even better still is that this book was the absolute turning point for me in regaining my life while being anxiety free. This book is a must for anyone you know who has panic attacks or anxiety. Using the simple CORE techniques in this book I had immediate results. But it is something that you have to work at constantly until it becomes second nature to you.
Thank You Ms. Tristan

Mrs. Collins

Author Kathryn Tristan seeks to share her simple yet effective strategies for dealing with irrational anxiety and panic in Anxiety Rescue: Simple Strategies to Stop Fear from Ruling Your Life. Written in plain terms for readers of all backgrounds, Anxiety Rescue discusses how to change one’s outlook for the better – from “possibilizing” instead of “terribilizing”, to shedding unproductive blame-anger-guilt, to embracing the exploratory side of one’s spirit, and much more. A quick list of tips for dealing with anxiety attacks, such as slowly saying “I am safe and I am fine. All is well,” to controlled breathing, eating a healthy snack to offset low blood sugar, or moving one’s shoulders to offset tension, rounds out this handy and useful resource of experience-tested strategies. – Midwest Book Review.

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What Are Some of the Symptoms of a Panic Attack?

• Increased Perspiration
• Trembling or Shaking
• Hyperventilation
• Hot flashes
• Chills
• Chest pain
• Nausea
• Pain in Stomach or Cramping
• Dizziness
• Faintness
• Headache
• Trouble swallowing
• A sense of impending death
• Tunnel Vision
• Feeling like One is Having a Heart Attack

Do not hesitate to go to the emergency room the first time you have a panic attack. Once you are thoroughly checked out and cleared then you can deal with the panic problem.

What is the Difference Between Panic and Anxiety Problems?

The terms “anxiety attack” and “panic attack” are used almost interchangeably in today’s culture, but they have very different meanings to many mental health professionals. In reality there is not that much difference for the sufferer of these problems but for the sake of clarity we will show the differences.

An anxiety attack is when something bad has happened to you or you are afraid that something bad may occur so you start to get very anxious. You can get so anxious that you might even experience some physical symptoms. For example, you might get real nervous, and you might start to have heart palpitations and increased sweating. An anxiety attack can last anywhere from a few minutes, such as just before a public talk, to a few days – such as when you are starting a new job. The main thing about an anxiety attack is that you are worrying about something and you usually know what it is.

A panic attack on the other hand descends upon you suddenly, out of the clear blue for no apparent reason at all. You suddenly feel like you are having a heart attack, or that you are going crazy and losing control. You can have many of the same symptoms as an anxiety attack with the racing heart, shortness of breath, tightness in your throat and nausea but it comes upon you very sudden.

The primary focus during a panic attack is worry about your body (dying) or mind (going crazy). Some people have anxiety attacks that turn into panic attacks. They will start to get worked up about a stressful event in their lives and it turns into a full blown panic attack.

The bottom line is that either a panic attack or an anxiety attack can be a very disturbing event in someone’s life.

What is a panic attack and how do you know when you are experiencing one?

Having a panic attack is one of the most frightening experiences in a person’s life. A panic attack is a sudden, measurable time period of acute anxiety and fearfulness. There is usually a general sense of feeling uncomfortable and stomach problems may be present.

The onslaught of these episodes is usually very abrupt with no noticeable triggers that brought it on. We could get into the physiological aspects and how adrenalin is being produced to deal with the fear response but for now lets keep it simple.

Different people experience panic attacks in different ways. First time sufferers usually think they are having a heart attack and dying therefore trips to the emergency room are not unusual. More experienced sufferers recognize the symptoms and usually they are able to ride out the episode.

Panic Attacks usually last from 15 to 30 minutes. Sometimes they come in waves and the entire time period may extend for several hours. Many times those afflicted will experience generalized anxiety with a sense of dread prior to the onset of a full fledge panic attack.

There is really no evidence to prove that anti-anxiety medication is anymore effective in treating panic or anxiety problems contrary to a lot of popular belief. On this website we will be focusing on drug free ways to treat panic and anxiety problems.