10 May 2006

Help for Adult Victims Of Child Abuse.
A non-profit making organisation based in the UK dedicated to provide help, support and information to any adult who is suffering from past childhood abuse.

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Synopsis
A self-help book by the author of "Coping with Anxiety and Depression". Panic attacks have always existed, but only recently have doctors and specialists begun to diagnose them correctly and address the problem. This book covers physical causes, such as low blood-sugar, and also psychological triggers. It also aims to clear up misunderstandings - sufferers often think something serious is happening, such as a heart attack, and feel that doctors are not taking it seriously. The causes of hyperventilation and how it affects the body and the nervous system is looked at, and also triggering allergies, food intolerance and chronic pain. The book advises about how to acknowledge the source of symptoms, re-train breathing and get to the roots of the problem.

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4 out of 5 stars A book that relly can help you cope., 30 August, 1999
Reviewer: rosemarie.andersson@eurostat.cec.be from Luxembourg
This book is the first to tell me what really happens in my body when I am struck by a panic attack. It helps me understand why and how the physical symptoms occur and what I can do myself to avoid them. I strongly beleive that the well explained excercise on breathing techniques as well as the chapter on low blood sugar levels will help anyone who suffers from panic attacks. It is comforting news to see that I actually can help myself. The only thing that would put me off this book is that the author, Ms Shirley Tricket, has a new-age "high" at the end of the book and talks about how to comfort your "inner child". From having been very clear and objective throughout the book she turns into being too eager to show us "the light". On the whole it is a very clear and reassuring book that I would recommend to all of us who suffer from panic attacks, and perhaps even more so, to all physicians and therapeuts who try to help us.