Dancing with Fear: Controlling Stress and Creating a Life Beyond Panic and Anxiety

by Paul Foxman

According to experts, anxiety develops from the combination of three ingredients: genetic traits (such as “biological sensitivity”), family influences, and stress (the “why now” factor). The stress ingredient accounts for the widespread prevalence of anxiety today. Translation? Anxiety is essentially a learned response to stress overload in sensitive people. Based on the author’s years of experience with anxiety, both personally and professionally as a seasoned psychologist, Dancing with Fear uses a recovery approach to treating this widespread problem. Dr. Foxman offers a wide range of self-help strategies — from drugs and diet to herbs and yoga — for combating panic attacks, phobias, avoidant behavior, worrying, unwanted obsessions, and body symptoms such as racing heart, shaking, breathing problems, sweating, nausea, and weakness. With 20 percent new material in this edition, Dancing with Fear offers a proven plan for reclaiming one’s life by replacing anxiety with peace, optimism, and joy.

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Fran · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best book I have read about anxiety .This could be a book about me .I learned allot from it,that Doctors did not know or would not tell me.Amazing book

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone who ever had feelings of anxiety or know someone how has, this book is extrememly useful.

[Dianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This really is excellent for anyone dealing with a lot of stress.

[Laine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Looking forward to reading this! Went to a CE led by author and he was great!