Comments for Seredyn for Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Insomnia http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog Seredyn for Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Insomnia . Up to 90% of users report that Seredyn effectively relieves feelings of anxiety Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:34:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Living With ‘It’: A Survivor’s Guide to Panic Attacks by Anonymous http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/living-with-it-a-survivors-guide-to-panic-attacks.html/comment-page-1#comment-520 Anonymous Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:34:57 +0000 http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/living-with-it-a-survivors-guide-to-panic-attacks.html#comment-520 Anyone living with anxiety/panic attacks knows how terrifying life can become. I have read many books on panic and to tell you the truth some of them have scared me so much, I've almost had a panic attack! This book is very easy to read and it's fun, the cartoon characters are fantastic. Bev Aisbett definitely knows what she is talking about, she's been there. This book gives you an understanding of panic and steps to be free from "IT", quite frankly it covers everything. The authors lighthearted approach to something that is very serious is soothing to the reader. I would recommend this book to anyone who suffers with panic and wants to reclaim their life, it would be the first step towards recovery. Rating: 5 / 5 Anyone living with anxiety/panic attacks knows how terrifying life can be converted into. I have read many books on panic and to tell you the truth some of them have frightened me so much, I’ve nearly had a panic hit! This book is very simple to read and it’s fun, the cartoon characters are fantastic. Bev Aisbett certainly knows what she is talking about, she’s been there. This book gives you an understanding of panic and steps to be free from “IT”, quite frankly it covers everything. The authors lighthearted deal with to something that is very honest is soothing to the reader. I would recommend this book to anyone who suffers with panic and wants to reclaim their life, it would be the first step towards recovery.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Living With ‘It’: A Survivor’s Guide to Panic Attacks by QQapple^.~ http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/living-with-it-a-survivors-guide-to-panic-attacks.html/comment-page-1#comment-519 QQapple^.~ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:03:24 +0000 http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/living-with-it-a-survivors-guide-to-panic-attacks.html#comment-519 I do not have PD but I do suffer panick attacks...and only panick attack sufferers can understand how 'IT' feels like. This is a MUST BUY!!!...my school lent this book to me...and after reading it...I had to own one.<p>This book is very easy(light, relaxing)to read, it uses humour to help you understand your situation...eg: it compares the anxiety to a monster called 'IT'..... with a good uses of humour and simple cartoons...I understood my situation...when I was reading it...it felt as if the book was a mirror...i felt understood and felt like I was part of the book because 'the book understood me so much'...have you ever wished that your loved ones can read your mind?...th book does that... after reading the book...I had to get one for myself to keep...but I went to many book stores and they were all sold out...and i had to wait 2 weeks...which i couldn't...so i had to try getting it from the net(i never shopped from the net before) this book provides understanding, a lot of help, a break from stress(humour) and is just wonderful ^_^<p>you may feel that you are surely alone...but I can assure that you are definately not alone Rating: 5 / 5 I do not have PD but I do endure panick attacks…and only panick hit sufferers can know how ‘IT’ feels like. This is a MUST BUY!!!…my school lent this book to me…and after reading it…I had to own one.

This book is very simple(light, relaxing)to read, it uses humour to help you know your situation…eg: it compares the anxiety to a monster called ‘IT’….. with a excellent uses of humour and simple cartoons…I understood my situation…when I was reading it…it felt as if the book was a mirror…i felt understood and felt like I was part of the book because ‘the book understood me so much’…have you ever wished that your loved ones can read your mind?…th book does that… after reading the book…I had to get one for myself to keep…but I went to many book stores and they were all sold out…and i had to wait 2 weeks…which i couldn’t…so i had to try getting it from the net(i never shopped from the net before) this book provides understanding, a lot of help, a break from stress(humour) and is just wonderful ^_^

you may feel that you are surely alone…but I can assure that you are definately not alone
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Living With ‘It’: A Survivor’s Guide to Panic Attacks by Gillian Evans http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/living-with-it-a-survivors-guide-to-panic-attacks.html/comment-page-1#comment-518 Gillian Evans Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:16:21 +0000 http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/living-with-it-a-survivors-guide-to-panic-attacks.html#comment-518 I am a therapist and have recently recommended this book to numerous patients. One older client had had anxiety for 50 years, and has now reduced her medication to virtually zero and keeps the book around in case she needs to refer to it. All my clients who have anxiety or Panic attacks have found it really helpful. Rating: 5 / 5 I am a psychoanalyst and have recently recommended this book to numerous patients. One older client had had anxiety for 50 years, and has now reduced her medication to virtually zero and keeps the book around in case she needs to refer to it. All my clients who have anxiety or Panic attacks have found it really helpful.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Living With ‘It’: A Survivor’s Guide to Panic Attacks by ArkieParkie http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/living-with-it-a-survivors-guide-to-panic-attacks.html/comment-page-1#comment-517 ArkieParkie Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:11:45 +0000 http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/living-with-it-a-survivors-guide-to-panic-attacks.html#comment-517 <br />Simple to understand, clear, instructive and funny. The book is very quick to read, with little text, lots of amusing cartoons and very straightforward instructions about how to help yourself to get relief from panic attacks. <br /> <br /> <br />My GP lent me a copy of this book 11 years ago as I was suffering from prolonged and severe panic attacks. The book helped me recover myself back to sanity and I have lent my own copy to 2 other mothers who have in turn thanked me profusely. One, a teacher said she had lent it to 3 friends who had all bought their own copies as they found them so useful. Another friend, who was seeing a psychiatrist, could not thank me enough for the loan of the book and how much it had eased her suffering. <br />This not being enough of a recommendation, I found myself 2 weeks before Christmas with another lady who had recently suffered a bereavement, telling me she was suffering from panic attacks, I lent her my copy with my usual proviso.... 'you may not find it useful but I did'. The next day she was beaming, saying how wonderful it was, it was exactly what she needed..... <br /> <br />So I would say this book is like a saviour of relief to some of us, so thank you Bev Aisbett. <br /> <br />On a personal, final note, I have found that the simple effective techniques outlined in this book have stood me in good stead for all types of fears and anxiety, not just panic attacks. So for me this book did change my life for the better and continues to impact it positively now. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 Simple to know, clear, instructive and amusing. The book is very quick to read, with small text, lots of amusing cartoons and very straightforward instructions about how to help yourself to get relief from panic attacks.

My GP lent me a copy of this book 11 years ago as I was distress from prolonged and severe panic attacks. The book helped me recover myself back to sanity and I have lent my own copy to 2 other mothers who have in turn thanked me profusely. One, a teacher said she had lent it to 3 friends who had all bought their own copies as they found them so useful. Another friend, who was considering a psychiatrist, could not thank me enough for the loan of the book and how much it had eased her distress.

This not being enough of a recommendation, I found myself 2 weeks before Christmas with another lady who had recently suffered a bereavement, telling me she was distress from panic attacks, I lent her my copy with my usual stipulation…. ‘you may not find it useful but I did’. The next day she was sunny, saying how wonderful it was, it was exactly what she needed…..

So I would say this book is like a saviour of relief to some of us, so thank you Bev Aisbett.

On a personal, final note, I have found that the simple powerful techniques outlined in this book have stood me in excellent stead for all types of fears and anxiety, not just panic attacks. So for me this book did exchange my life for the better and continues to impact it positively now.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Living With ‘It’: A Survivor’s Guide to Panic Attacks by Darren Robinson http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/living-with-it-a-survivors-guide-to-panic-attacks.html/comment-page-1#comment-516 Darren Robinson Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:38:50 +0000 http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/living-with-it-a-survivors-guide-to-panic-attacks.html#comment-516 Living with it <br /> <br />This book has received widespread praise but I feel that a rebuttal of sorts is in order. While I agree that the book should be read by sufferers and that it does have worthy content, I take exception to 2 sentences which represent a fair chunk of the book's philosophy - the first being "It was your thoughts that made you afraid" and the second is "Believe it or not, one day you will be doing something and you'll realise you've forgotten to be scared". <br /> <br />These sentiments are common in anxiety-help books and they sound reasonable, but in my opinion are inaccurate, patronising and essentially garbage. The implication that if you can control your thoughts then you control the condition is wrong. The thoughts are a symptom of a problem, the thoughts are not THE problem. When a sufferer has their first panic attack, it is not CAUSED by fearful thoughts or avoidance behaviour. Something else caused it. And quite often a sufferer will go through their regular sequence of fearful thoughts and it doesn't develop into anything. Numerous times I have said to my partner, "Gee I was convinced I was going to freak out in there, but nothing happened". <br /> <br />And it's not my thoughts making me afraid when I jump awake in fright in the middle of the night, to me it's obvious that a chemical imbalance is occuring, I don't know why the anxiety-help industry keeps pushing the "think happy thoughts" routine - at best it's a temporary reprieve, at worst it's fooling people into false hope of a non-medical solution. Perhaps it's because a book can't be a best seller if you just write "Chapter One - Take your medication. If it doesn't work, take different medication. The End." <br /> <br />While the book's representation of the condition as a monster following you around may be a helpful visualisation for relatives and friends of sufferers, ultimately I found it less than helpful. A sequence of cartoons are shown where a woman is pursued by her anxiety monster around a supermarket, the lesson being that if you ignore the monster or at least defy its power, you will beat a panic attack. This has a grain of truth, but only a grain. I have had thousands of panic attacks and it is still extremely difficult to say "This is a panic attack". I can identify agitation, nervousness, mild anxiety, major anxiety, heart palpitations, sweaty palms, disorientation, feeling faint, hyperventilation, feeling dread, and the good old feeling that I'm going to die but when you are freaking out and melting down, identifying feelings is not your first instinct. Your instincts are to GET OUT and GET HELP. I am too overwhelmed to see the monster as a separate entity. And I'm speaking as someone who has done a lot of sports training and is fairly accustomed to blocking out discomfort and pain. Actual panic is almost by definition a state of not thinking straight, so to encourage clear thinking and emotion-spotting in a state of PANIC is a bit optimistic. <br /> <br />Notwithstanding any of the above, even on the rare occasions that I can see, identify and hate my panic monster, it doesn't make any difference. Naming a condition doesn't make it go away, just like diagnosing a broken arm doesn't fix it. If someone believes that naming a condition makes it go away, then they apparently don't believe that the condition is "real". I often wish that my panic disoder had some outward sign that would make it measurable, observable and respectable, like the flu or baldness. People don't seem to grasp that brain chemicals are like ocean tides - too much or too little is a big problem, but because serotonin can't be seen with an x-ray machine, it is assumed that the sufferer is either faking it or just has a lack of character. Telling readers to trash-talk or ignore their panic monster implies that we are too dim to have thought of that already. If we could ignore panic we would have done it already and would NOT need to be buying books on the subject. <br /> <br />Suggestions such as breathing slowly and distracting yourself are valid, but are just band-aids that do nothing to prevent your next attack. <br /> <br />The bottom line is that you are better off buying medication than buying a book. Rating: 2 / 5 Living with it

This book has expected widespread praise but I feel that a rebuttal of sorts is in order. While I agree that the book should be read by sufferers and that it does have creditable content, I take exception to 2 sentences which represent a honest chunk of the book’s philosophy – the first being “It was your view that made you worried” and the second is “Believe it or not, one day you will be doing something and you’ll realise you’ve forgotten to be frightened”.

These sentiments are common in anxiety-help books and they sound evenhanded, but in my opinion are inaccurate, patronising and essentially garbage. The implication that if you can control your view then you control the condition is incorrect. The view are a symptom of a problem, the view are not THE problem. When a sufferer has their first panic hit, it is not CAUSED by worried view or avoidance behaviour. Something else caused it. And quite often a sufferer will go owing to their regular sequence of worried view and it doesn’t develop into whatever thing. Numerous times I have said to my partner, “Gee I was convinced I was going to freak out in there, but nothing happened”.

And it’s not my view making me worried when I jump awake in fright in the middle of the night, to me it’s obvious that a chemical imbalance is occuring, I don’t know why the anxiety-help industry keeps pushing the “reflect pleased view” routine – at best it’s a temporary reprieve, at worst it’s fooling people into fake hope of a non-medical solution. Perhaps it’s because a book can’t be a best peddler if you just write “Chapter One – Take your medication. If it doesn’t work, take different medication. The End.”

While the book’s representation of the condition as a monster following you around may be a helpful visualisation for relatives and friends of sufferers, ultimately I found it less than helpful. A sequence of cartoons are shown where a woman is pursued by her anxiety monster around a supermarket, the lesson being that if you ignore the monster or at least defy its power, you will beat a panic hit. This has a grain of truth, but only a grain. I have had thousands of panic attacks and it is still extremely hard to say “This is a panic hit”. I can identify agitation, nervousness, mild anxiety, major anxiety, heart palpitations, sweaty palms, disorientation, feeling faint, hyperventilation, feeling dread, and the excellent ancient feeling that I’m going to die but when you are freaking out and melting down, identifying feelings is not your first instinct. Your instincts are to GET OUT and GET HELP. I am too overwhelmed to see the monster as a separate entity. And I’m speaking as someone who has done a lot of sports training and is honestly accustomed to blocking out discomfort and pain. Actual panic is nearly by definition a state of not thinking straight, so to encourage clear thinking and emotion-spotting in a state of PANIC is a bit optimistic.

Notwithstanding any of the above, even on the rare occasions that I can see, identify and despise my panic monster, it doesn’t make any difference. Naming a condition doesn’t make it go away, just like diagnosing a broken arm doesn’t fix it. If someone believes that naming a condition makes it go away, then they apparently don’t believe that the condition is “real”. I often wish that my panic disoder had some outward sign that would make it appreciable, visible and respectable, like the flu or baldness. People don’t seem to grasp that brain chemicals are like ocean tides – too much or too small is a huge problem, but because serotonin can’t be seen with an x-ray machine, it is assumed that the sufferer is either faking it or just has a lack of character. Telling readers to trash-talk or ignore their panic monster implies that we are too dim to have thought of that already. If we could ignore panic we would have done it already and would NOT need to be export books on the subject.

Suggestions such as breathing slowly and distracting yourself are valid, but are just band-aids that do nothing to prevent your next hit.

The bottom line is that you are better off export medication than export a book.
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> Comment on When Panic Attacks by Lindsay A http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/when-panic-attacks.html/comment-page-1#comment-509 Lindsay A Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:38:19 +0000 http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/when-panic-attacks.html#comment-509 When Panic Attacks is a vital part in ending panic for good, or simply learning about the unfortunate disorder that effects so many people. It was incredibly helpful and informative. Rating: 5 / 5 When Panic Attacks is a vital part in ending panic for excellent, or austerely learning about the unfortunate disorder that effects so many people. It was incredibly helpful and informative.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Yoga for Depression and Anxiety DVD by Tara Daly http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/yoga-for-depression-and-anxiety-dvd.html/comment-page-1#comment-503 Tara Daly Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:40:33 +0000 http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/yoga-for-depression-and-anxiety-dvd.html#comment-503 this is a great dvd for a begginer, which is what i am. it's challenging but <br />the poses are thoroughly explained and it's very helpful and easy to follow along. <br />i appreciate the concepts of focusing on the breath, and letting go of stress. <br />i will admit i just wanted to tighten and tone the derriere a bit, <br />but i have found that Ira's practice is quite uplifting. i highly recommend this <br />dvd to anyone who wants to build core strength, mental and physical, <br />in the privacy of their own home. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 this is a fantastic dvd for a begginer, which is what i am. it’s challenging but

the poses are thoroughly clarified and it’s very helpful and simple to follow along.

i appreciate the concepts of focusing on the breath, and letting go of stress.

i will admit i just wanted to tighten and tone the derriere a bit,

but i have found that Ira’s practice is quite uplifting. i highly recommend this

dvd to anyone who wants to erect core strength, mental and physical,

in the privacy of their own home.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Yoga for Depression and Anxiety DVD by Joel F http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/yoga-for-depression-and-anxiety-dvd.html/comment-page-1#comment-502 Joel F Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:45:26 +0000 http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/yoga-for-depression-and-anxiety-dvd.html#comment-502 This is my first yoga DVD, and I throughly enjoyed it. The music is relaxing, and I found it easy to listen to, watch and follow along. Rating: 5 / 5 This is my first yoga DVD, and I throughly loved it. The music is relaxing, and I found it simple to listen to, watch and follow along.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Yoga for Depression and Anxiety DVD by e. elliot http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/yoga-for-depression-and-anxiety-dvd.html/comment-page-1#comment-501 e. elliot Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:17:57 +0000 http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/yoga-for-depression-and-anxiety-dvd.html#comment-501 The instructor is fantastic and the content is awesome but if you watch it on a big screen (like I did) then the image is a little grainy and the camerawork is a little shaky. <br /> <br /> Rating: 2 / 5 The instructor is fantastic and the content is awesome but if you watch it on a huge screen (like I did) then the persona is a small grainy and the camerawork is a small shaky.

Rating: 2 / 5

]]> Comment on Yoga for Depression and Anxiety DVD by AL Hill http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/yoga-for-depression-and-anxiety-dvd.html/comment-page-1#comment-500 AL Hill Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:28:59 +0000 http://mypanicattacksolution.com/Blog/yoga-for-depression-and-anxiety-dvd.html#comment-500 Nothing new here. All your standard yoga poses. This was filmed in a an empty studio space that caused annoying echoing - especially when the instructor was moving in the poses. I was bothered by the background music. It really grated on the nerves after a while. The routine was quite long (over 1 1/2 hours). I prefer yoga dvds that offer a choice of routines. I don't always have 2 hours to dedicate to my practice and it would be nice to have a shorter option. I don't understand how the ratings could be so high. I should've paid more attention to the other low ratings. Amazed there are only a couple. Rating: 2 / 5 Nothing new here. All your standard yoga poses. This was filmed in a an empty studio space that caused annoying echoing – mainly when the instructor was tender in the poses. I was bothered by the background music. It really grated on the nerves after a while. The routine was quite long (over 1 1/2 hours). I prefer yoga dvds that offer a choice of routines. I don’t always have 2 hours to dedicate to my practice and it would be nice to have a shorter option. I don’t know how the ratings could be so high. I should’ve paid more attention to the other low ratings. Amazed there are only a link.
Rating: 2 / 5

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