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Anxiety Rebalance: All the Answers You Need to Overcome Anxiety and Depression
'Throughout the fifteen years I battled with anxiety and depression I was constantly looking for a cure - until I realised I was looking for answers that didn't exist. Don't waste another minute.'
In this refreshingly honest and open book, Carl shares his personal experience and the principles he used to go from being housebound to helping others across the world overcome anxiety and depression.
This step-by-step guide teaches you all the answers you need to know including:
- The truth about anxiety and depression by exposing them for what they really are.
- How to instantly reduce your stress and anxiety and feel immediate relief.
- How by overcoming just one thing, you will overcome all anxiety related symptoms and disorders including panic attacks, social anxiety, OCD, and agoraphobia.
- Why BALANCE is the only real solution for overcoming anxiety and depression, and the ten actions you need to take to achieve lifetime change.
In this refreshingly honest and open book, Carl shares his personal experience and the principles he used to go from being housebound to helping others across the world overcome anxiety and depression.
This step-by-step guide teaches you all the answers you need to know including:
- The truth about anxiety and depression by exposing them for what they really are.
- How to instantly reduce your stress and anxiety and feel immediate relief.
- How by overcoming just one thing, you will overcome all anxiety related symptoms and disorders including panic attacks, social anxiety, OCD, and agoraphobia.
- Why BALANCE is the only real solution for overcoming anxiety and depression, and the ten actions you need to take to achieve lifetime change.
224 pages, Paperback
First published November 11, 2015
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About the author
Carl Vernon
18 books15 followersCarl Vernon is a renowned coach and bestselling author, with books including the Amazon #1 bestseller, Anxiety Rebalance and You Care Too Much. His unique insights into anxiety and stress help people rediscover their lives.
Find more at www.carlvernon.com
Find more at www.carlvernon.com
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April 18, 2017
When I reached a point where it felt like my anxiety was overwhelming, I reached out online and searched through several different books before landing on this one. The word "Rebalance" stood out to me, as I believe that life is all about balance. And RE-balance. Because, inevitably, things WILL get out of balance from time to time. Someone once said to me that life is not about being perfect. Life is about FIXING. Things will go wrong, but it is how we react to these wrongs that will eventually set things right. Enter "Anxiety Rebalance."
Carl Vernon's voice is nice - that is an important element to me, as I often listen to books via Audible.com. He's got what appears to be a British accent, and it is soothing. He also doesn't BS - he seems to approach his listeners with a sense of respect and camaraderie. He's been down this path himself, and he knows all the BS things people like to say to people suffering with anxiety. He goes through several of these BS things and helps you feel like, "No, you're not crazy. This is manageable." And no, the answer does not lie in a single-answer solution. Handling anxiety and overcoming its strangle-hold takes more than just one approach. And this is a good thing.
I think the greatest take-away I got from this book was that anxiety's biggest trick is to make you want to THINK about how to SOLVE it; however, the very act of FOCUSING on the anxiety only causes it to GET WORSE. I know that seems counter-intuitive, but trust me: read the book, get some useful tools to add to your belt, and face your anxiety. It can be done. Thank you, Carl - oh yeah: bonus note to readers! He has a blog/website with ongoing content so you can continue to read more of his helpful writings on rebalancing anxiety. Very cool.
Carl Vernon's voice is nice - that is an important element to me, as I often listen to books via Audible.com. He's got what appears to be a British accent, and it is soothing. He also doesn't BS - he seems to approach his listeners with a sense of respect and camaraderie. He's been down this path himself, and he knows all the BS things people like to say to people suffering with anxiety. He goes through several of these BS things and helps you feel like, "No, you're not crazy. This is manageable." And no, the answer does not lie in a single-answer solution. Handling anxiety and overcoming its strangle-hold takes more than just one approach. And this is a good thing.
I think the greatest take-away I got from this book was that anxiety's biggest trick is to make you want to THINK about how to SOLVE it; however, the very act of FOCUSING on the anxiety only causes it to GET WORSE. I know that seems counter-intuitive, but trust me: read the book, get some useful tools to add to your belt, and face your anxiety. It can be done. Thank you, Carl - oh yeah: bonus note to readers! He has a blog/website with ongoing content so you can continue to read more of his helpful writings on rebalancing anxiety. Very cool.
October 9, 2025
A friend gave me this book to read, in its pages I recognised loads of my self, things I do to cope that don't really help! I think what I loved most about this book is its not a "I can cure your anxiety" type book its more of a let's look at your anxiety, break things down and what can you do yourself to help yourself type book and that resonates with me!
August 6, 2017
At a time in my life when high anxiety was taking over and I was weak to be able to overcome it I found this book. I could relate to ever stage in it and realise I was allowing my anxiety and my panic attacks ( now called bill) to rule me and everything I did or didn't do. The way it is written is a though a friend is giving you the advice because at no point in this book does he tell you what you have to do its all your choice. The 10 stages are brilliant because it's making you realise that you have the tools in you to overcome everything life has to throw at you as well as your anxiety and depression. I am also on his mailing list and recently received I am anxious, this also opened my eyes as most of the stages in that I can relate to. All in all I love his books and have gained a great deal of help from them in a period of my life I am struggling with and thanks to Carl and support from family will overcome it. All I can say is this is the book that helped me when many others couldn't and I recommend it to anyone who is like me and allowing anxiety too much control. Thank you so much Carl vernon for sharing your experiences with us.
October 14, 2016
Helpful
Some good points raised. Things to consider and a nice style of writing. Time yo start taking some action !
Some good points raised. Things to consider and a nice style of writing. Time yo start taking some action !
April 24, 2019
This book was actually given to me by the first person that knew about my anxiety. At the time, I hadn’t been diagnosed and was in complete denial. The biggest mistake I made with this book was keeping it on my shelf for 3 years before I decided to pick it up again. With a lot of big changes and plans happening recently, I started to lose touch with the techniques I had learnt during Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and anxiety had started to take the drivers seat again. This book set me right back on track to recovery (something that can never actually be achieved, your not ‘recovering’ from anything).
Granted, I think the teachings of this book are most resonant with someone who has been through the worst and come back from it. At the depth of the worst times for my anxiety and depression, it was my ignorance (and fear) to change and my denial that stopped me from looking out for help or picking up this book. Anxiety is a very isolating place that convinces you that no one else is going through it, your situation is different and that ‘no one gets it’. Carl has found a book that reaches to those people.
Carl Vernon gets it. That’s all I need to say, he gets it. Your not reading from a psychology text book, your not reading from a shallow and cliche self-help book (trust me, theres plenty of them), your reading from someone who has suffered from anxiety and dealt with it, and its inspiring. He mentions everything is a suggestion, which helps the ‘no one gets it’ problem.
The best teaching I got from it was there are only 2 things you fear; people and death. It’s astounding how real this fact is. Fear is the only driver for anxiety and depression, yet all fear is is False Evidence Appearing Real. While I endorse talking therapies more than anything, if that is something your not comfortable with and you are looking for help, this book will be the next best thing. It also gave me the inspiration to write this review and push my comfort zone.
This review is a little longer than the previous reviews because I think the subject is important, especially for the time that we live in. The suicide rate for the UK in 2017 was 6,213 people. Thats 6,213 lives that felt so islotated they had no other option. Of this statistic, it was worked out that men are 3 times more likely to commit suicide than women. But this doesn’t mean this is a one-sided fight. In 2017, 8.2 million people in the UK alone were diagnosed with anxiety and depression. From this sample, it was discovered that women are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. Its a subject that needs talking about.
There is a real sense of liberation when you open up to someone close to you about something that consumes some people for years and years and this openness is something that we should try and make comfortable for everyone. If you are feeling any sort of anxiety or depressive thoughts, or even thoughts of suicide, there are organisations and contacts you can reach out to that well and truly care about your wellbeing:
Samaritans : 116 123
Childline: 0800 1111
Anxiety UK : 03444 775 774
CALM: 0800 58 58 58
Mind: 0300 123 3393
For a more extensive and precise list of contact numbers, go to https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-... for more information.
Granted, I think the teachings of this book are most resonant with someone who has been through the worst and come back from it. At the depth of the worst times for my anxiety and depression, it was my ignorance (and fear) to change and my denial that stopped me from looking out for help or picking up this book. Anxiety is a very isolating place that convinces you that no one else is going through it, your situation is different and that ‘no one gets it’. Carl has found a book that reaches to those people.
Carl Vernon gets it. That’s all I need to say, he gets it. Your not reading from a psychology text book, your not reading from a shallow and cliche self-help book (trust me, theres plenty of them), your reading from someone who has suffered from anxiety and dealt with it, and its inspiring. He mentions everything is a suggestion, which helps the ‘no one gets it’ problem.
The best teaching I got from it was there are only 2 things you fear; people and death. It’s astounding how real this fact is. Fear is the only driver for anxiety and depression, yet all fear is is False Evidence Appearing Real. While I endorse talking therapies more than anything, if that is something your not comfortable with and you are looking for help, this book will be the next best thing. It also gave me the inspiration to write this review and push my comfort zone.
This review is a little longer than the previous reviews because I think the subject is important, especially for the time that we live in. The suicide rate for the UK in 2017 was 6,213 people. Thats 6,213 lives that felt so islotated they had no other option. Of this statistic, it was worked out that men are 3 times more likely to commit suicide than women. But this doesn’t mean this is a one-sided fight. In 2017, 8.2 million people in the UK alone were diagnosed with anxiety and depression. From this sample, it was discovered that women are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. Its a subject that needs talking about.
There is a real sense of liberation when you open up to someone close to you about something that consumes some people for years and years and this openness is something that we should try and make comfortable for everyone. If you are feeling any sort of anxiety or depressive thoughts, or even thoughts of suicide, there are organisations and contacts you can reach out to that well and truly care about your wellbeing:
Samaritans : 116 123
Childline: 0800 1111
Anxiety UK : 03444 775 774
CALM: 0800 58 58 58
Mind: 0300 123 3393
For a more extensive and precise list of contact numbers, go to https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-... for more information.
July 6, 2016
I really enjoyed reading this book, it was nice to split the reading into two parts. I like how there are mini sections so you can easily go to the section you want to read and don't have to remember each page etc. As a young person this really helped open my eyes to what can happen and that a lot of people do suffer what I suffer. I like how it felt like he was talking to you and not at you, plus the mini stories were very insightful. I would really recommend this book on your way to recovery.
March 23, 2016
The book is a good overview of things that help when you suffer from anxiety. Unfortunately I did not find anything new to me in it. The book is not as novel as it claims but still definitely worth a read if you suffer from anxiety.
May 2, 2016
Extremely useful and full of sound advice.
March 2, 2018
This book gave me hope! An inspiring and insightful read. Lives up to its name - Great for anyone suffering anxiety and depression.
March 22, 2018
Helpful insight into anxiety
December 11, 2018
Carl Vernon is brilliant!!! Loved this book. Wish it was longer!! Will be tracking down all of Carl Vernons books now.
May 9, 2024
I picked this book up when I was having a really tough time, things started to get better so the book kinda got lost on my shelf for a while, I decided to finish it as I needed help again, and out of all information books this by far is the best.
The writings really smooth and easy to understand there isn’t so much advice crammed onto one page it’s spread out over a course of 200 pages which was awesome
And the advice itself was incredibly good, I’ve been practicing it and it has dramatically helped me out, so I do really recommend this book to everyone!
The writings really smooth and easy to understand there isn’t so much advice crammed onto one page it’s spread out over a course of 200 pages which was awesome
And the advice itself was incredibly good, I’ve been practicing it and it has dramatically helped me out, so I do really recommend this book to everyone!
August 27, 2019
Best for those people who have been newly diagnosed with anxiety or who have no idea where to start in implementing a healthy lifestyle/routine that will support their mental health. Nothing new for someone who has lived with anxiety for a long time and has these things already in place.
April 1, 2023
Fantastic no bs book that has helped incredibly with my anxiety. I can't recommend it enough!
January 10, 2025
It’s pretty good! I refer back to it every now and then.
June 5, 2025
Finished this book in 2 days. Completely changed my views on life. Cannot recommend this highly enough!
April 23, 2021
Her insan hayatının bazı dönemlerinde stresli, depresif, panik atak hissedip anksiyete sahibi olabilir. (Ne mutlu bu duygulara hiç ama hiç sahip olmamış gamsız ve şanslı insanlara!...) Mesela ben, 16 yaşımda, kendimi bildiğimden beri bu tarz duygulara zaman zaman esir olurum . Tek tesellim de bunun eninde sonunda geçecek olmasıdır. Bugün 48 yaşındayım ve gerçekten bu konuda tek bildiğim hiçbir şeyin her zaman %100 kötü veya iyi gitmeyeceği...
Carl Vernon da birçok insanoğlunun derdi olan bu duruma çareler geliştirmesi için oturmuş enfes bir kitap yazmış. 7/24 bir psikolog veya psikoanaliz eşliğinde yaşamamız olanaksız olduğu için bu kitabı okumaya, anlamaya ve önerdiği pratikleri yapmaya herkesi davet ediyorum.
"Anksiyeteyi Dengelemek" kitabı dört bölümden oluşuyor. İlki, anksiyetimizi ifşa etmek yani içimizde tutup kendimize saklamamak; ikinci kısım, anksiyeteyi azaltmak ve enerjiyi yükseltmek için taktikler; üçüncü bölümde odağımızı tekrar düzenlerken dördüncü ve son bölümde ise DENGE kurmak için on adıma yer veriliyor.
Günümüzün stresli ortamında başucu kitabı dahi olabilecek bu kitabın en önemli bölümüne ise burada yer vermeden edemeyeceğim: Anksiyeteniz var ve bazı durumlar bunu şiddetli bir biçimde harekete geçiriyor -ki bu bazı durumlar her koşulda değişebildiği gibi tam olarak ne zaman ve nerede sizi ele geçireceği bilinmiyor. Yapacağınız en önemli şey her koşulda minnettar olacağız. Sağlığımıza, sahip olduklarımıza, aldığımız nefese, ailemize, mutlu olduğumuz anlara işte ne olursa... Sonrasında ise temsili değerlerimiz olacak. Anksiyete ve panik ataktan kıvranıyor muyuz mesela birkaç fotoğraf belliyoruz: Sevdiklerimiz, tatil yapmak istediğimiz bir yer, daha önce mutluluktan uçtuğumuz bir an ne olursa ve bunu kolay erişebileceğimiz bir yerde bulunduruyoruz. Müzik, bu buhranlı anlar için en iyi çözüm: en sevdiğiniz, sizi mutlu eden, modunuzu değiştiren şarkılardan listeler oluşturup bunları dinliyorsunuz. Videolar: izlediğimiz an mutlu olduğumuz, kendimizin başrol olduğu veya olmadığı videoları izliyoruz. Ve bir de derin nefes egzersizini ekledik mi inanın en kısa sürede sağlıklı moda kavuşuyorsunuz. Deneyin, pişman olmazsınız...
Carl Vernon kitabın arka yüzünde "15 yıl boyunca anksiyete ve depresyonla mücadele ettim. İyileşmenin yollarını arıyordum. Ta ki aslında var olmayan cevapları aradığımı fark edene kadar..." diyor. Kendisi şiddetli anksiyete ve depresyonu yenmiş biri olarak bu doğru cevapları okuyucusuyla paylaşma peşinde. Ayrıca daha fazlasını isteyenlerle de yolculuğuna www.carlvernon.com adresli blogunda devam ediyor.
Ben kitaba bayıldım ve başucu kitabı yaptım. Size de tavsiye ederim...
https://iyihissetmek.blogspot.com/201...
Carl Vernon da birçok insanoğlunun derdi olan bu duruma çareler geliştirmesi için oturmuş enfes bir kitap yazmış. 7/24 bir psikolog veya psikoanaliz eşliğinde yaşamamız olanaksız olduğu için bu kitabı okumaya, anlamaya ve önerdiği pratikleri yapmaya herkesi davet ediyorum.
"Anksiyeteyi Dengelemek" kitabı dört bölümden oluşuyor. İlki, anksiyetimizi ifşa etmek yani içimizde tutup kendimize saklamamak; ikinci kısım, anksiyeteyi azaltmak ve enerjiyi yükseltmek için taktikler; üçüncü bölümde odağımızı tekrar düzenlerken dördüncü ve son bölümde ise DENGE kurmak için on adıma yer veriliyor.
Günümüzün stresli ortamında başucu kitabı dahi olabilecek bu kitabın en önemli bölümüne ise burada yer vermeden edemeyeceğim: Anksiyeteniz var ve bazı durumlar bunu şiddetli bir biçimde harekete geçiriyor -ki bu bazı durumlar her koşulda değişebildiği gibi tam olarak ne zaman ve nerede sizi ele geçireceği bilinmiyor. Yapacağınız en önemli şey her koşulda minnettar olacağız. Sağlığımıza, sahip olduklarımıza, aldığımız nefese, ailemize, mutlu olduğumuz anlara işte ne olursa... Sonrasında ise temsili değerlerimiz olacak. Anksiyete ve panik ataktan kıvranıyor muyuz mesela birkaç fotoğraf belliyoruz: Sevdiklerimiz, tatil yapmak istediğimiz bir yer, daha önce mutluluktan uçtuğumuz bir an ne olursa ve bunu kolay erişebileceğimiz bir yerde bulunduruyoruz. Müzik, bu buhranlı anlar için en iyi çözüm: en sevdiğiniz, sizi mutlu eden, modunuzu değiştiren şarkılardan listeler oluşturup bunları dinliyorsunuz. Videolar: izlediğimiz an mutlu olduğumuz, kendimizin başrol olduğu veya olmadığı videoları izliyoruz. Ve bir de derin nefes egzersizini ekledik mi inanın en kısa sürede sağlıklı moda kavuşuyorsunuz. Deneyin, pişman olmazsınız...
Carl Vernon kitabın arka yüzünde "15 yıl boyunca anksiyete ve depresyonla mücadele ettim. İyileşmenin yollarını arıyordum. Ta ki aslında var olmayan cevapları aradığımı fark edene kadar..." diyor. Kendisi şiddetli anksiyete ve depresyonu yenmiş biri olarak bu doğru cevapları okuyucusuyla paylaşma peşinde. Ayrıca daha fazlasını isteyenlerle de yolculuğuna www.carlvernon.com adresli blogunda devam ediyor.
Ben kitaba bayıldım ve başucu kitabı yaptım. Size de tavsiye ederim...
https://iyihissetmek.blogspot.com/201...
September 22, 2019
Exactly what I was looking for!
Amazing and truly inspiring. READ IT! I'm suffering from depression and anxiety - this book had definitely given me hope. Love the TEN points and the encouragement. I definitely recommend that this must be READ, especially if you are going through rough time. So a massive thank you Carl Vernon, truly appreciate it.Follow the action and not just talk or think about it - love the tough love bit.
Amazing and truly inspiring. READ IT! I'm suffering from depression and anxiety - this book had definitely given me hope. Love the TEN points and the encouragement. I definitely recommend that this must be READ, especially if you are going through rough time. So a massive thank you Carl Vernon, truly appreciate it.Follow the action and not just talk or think about it - love the tough love bit.
March 24, 2016
Find Claire Weeks advice has helped me the most after living with anxiety for 30 years meditation helps to learn to breath properly and learn to accept it for what it is when you accept it you relax tried everything else
August 28, 2019
The best book I have read on anxiety
This has really helped me overcome my anxiety and I'm already seeing big changes. I can highly recommend this book. Thank you
This has really helped me overcome my anxiety and I'm already seeing big changes. I can highly recommend this book. Thank you
December 2, 2019
Didn’t enjoy and I was left wondering how anyone with such deep anxiety and depression was able to hide it from their partner, I certainly could not.
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