End Panic Attacks By Understanding Your Mind
"50 Psychology Classics" by Tom Butler-Bowdon
I believe one of the best ways to end panic attacks is to find a way to understand your own mind better. But learning about your mind and how it works can be pretty boring stuff, and who even knows where to start?
If you want to go deeper on a subject like this, you’re usually forced to study thick, boring books, which you’ll spend weeks going through only to find you’ve learned nothing valuable at all.
But I found a solution to this problem a couple of years back.
Imagine if you could have all the information, all the knowledge, all the guidance from 50 of the best books ever written on the human mind and the way it works, and imagine if you could have it all in a single book.
Yep, just one book.
I found a book just like that a couple of years back. It’s called “50 Psychology Classics,” and it’s written by Tom Butler-Bowdon. What this author has done is read hundreds of books on the human mind and select the best 50. Then he’s written a quick chapter on each of the 50 books, summarising what there is to learn in them.
He’s done the hard work so you don’t have to.
I love this book for two reasons: 1, because you’ll learn lots from getting summaries of the best 50 books ever written on the human mind and how it works. And 2, because somewhere amongst those 50 books you’ll find 1 or 2 that really resonate with you, and you’ll be able to hunt them down and read them in full.
So if you’re someone who likes to read (and even if you normally don’t then this is still worth your time), check out “50 Psychology Classics” by Tom Butler-Bowdon, and I’m sure you’ll come across lots of stuff that helps you understand your mind better, which can’t fail to also help with your panic and anxiety.
A Christmas Gift For You
Helen Keller, The Story of My Life
One of the best ways there is to overcome anxiety and panic-related problems is to get inspired, optimistic. But that’s not an easy thing to do when things aren’t going so well.
I know, from personal experience.
But I recently came across a book that really did inspire me. It’s the autobiography of Helen Keller, who was the first deafblind person to graduate college in the United States. She was a remarkable person, and I find it impossible that her book won’t inspire you.
As a thank you for being my subscriber, I’ve put together a special edition of this book, and got permission to republish it so that I can give it to you. I also wrote a little introduction to this new edition, so I hope you enjoy that intro too!
Right-click on the link below and select “save as” or “save target as.”
Right-Click Here To Download The Book
Download your copy now, even if you won’t have time to check it out over the holidays. I wouldn’t want you to miss out.
And please leave me your comments right here on the blog. I’d really love to hear from you - to hear how you are, how you’re doing, how this book helped. Anything! It’s just great to get feedback.
So download the book now while it’s fresh in your mind.
My New Podcast On AnxietyGuru.net
Filed under: Anxiety Books, Anxiety Podcasts, News & Updates
Have you ever been to AnxietyGuru.net? It’s a really good blog, and it’s all about coping with and dealing with anxiety. I started reading the blog a few weeks ago, and I ended up agreeing to put together a podcast for Paul, the guy who runs the site.
In the podcast I talk about fear, and how the kind of fear we experience because of our anxiety isn’t real fear at all.
If you’ve read part #4 of my course “Beat Panic Today” then you’ll be familiar with this idea already. But I think it would be good to check out the podcast too, because I mention some things in it that aren’t in the original version. Things like what book I read that inspired these ideas in the first place. And I also reveal a bit of my past, and what made me start my search for these solutions to anxiety 2 years ago.
That link will take you right to the page the podcast is on. Then just scroll down and look for the little orange play button.
Anxiety Disorders and Helen Keller
Filed under: Anxiety Books, Anxiety Disorders, Panic Attack Help, Personal
Ever heard of Helen Keller? I hadn’t until a few days ago, when I came across a quote from her that stuck with me.
“The world is full of suffering; it is also full of overcoming it.”
That really made an impact on me, especially as far as anxiety disorders go. Because they really do cause a lot of suffering. I know it first-hand. But people recover from anxiety disorders too, and that’s sometimes forgotten.
Anyway, after I’d read that quote from Helen Keller, I decided to look her up. I found a book she wrote (her autobiography), which is called “The Story of My Life.”
Helen Keller: The Story of My Life
Just in case you’ve never heard of her before, she was the first American DeafBlind person to graduate college. I guess when you lose both your sight and your hearing at the age of 18 months you know a thing or two about suffering - and about overcoming it.
I’m reading this book at the moment, and it’s great. And very inspiring. Makes my previous years of struggling with my various anxiety disorders pale into insignificance. I’d really recommend everyone to read this book - it’s just one of those that changes the way you look at everything.
And I’m sure it can also do some good if you’re currently trying to deal with an anxiety disorder.
A Hypochondriac’s Guide To Life. And Death.
Filed under: Anxiety Books, Anxiety Disorders, Panic Attack Help
A couple of years back I came across a book - “A Hypochondriac’s Guide To Life. And Death.”
A Hypochondriac's Guide To Life. And Death
It was a strange book to read as someone who’s had real problems with hypochondria and health anxiety in the past; this book kinda takes a “fighting fire with fire” approach to the problem, by running head first into all the potential diseases and ailments we may have at any point in time. It’s actually a pretty hysterical read, and I can see why the author took the appraoch he did.
By being so over the top in your face, and by going so far in the opposite direction to most books on hypochondria, it really makes an impact.
There’s so much to laugh at that I found myself laughing at things that used to terrify me. And this book reveals so many diseases and symptoms that we can potentially develop that it made me think, “What’s the point in fearing these one or two things I’m obsessed with?”
But like I said - you need to be brave to give this a shot. If you’re in a delicate state of mind it could easily tip you over the edge and set off an endless series of panic attacks.
I’m currently going through it for the second time, and that’s why I thought I’d mention it here and see if it’s something you’re interested in.
And I highly recommend this book…
But read it at your own risk, fellow hypochondrics!
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