This book goes beyond symptom management of anxiety and phobia disorders to treat the whole person. If youire struggling with any of the symptoms encompassed by these broad categories, youill find, in this straightforward and informative book, a comprehensive array of integrative strategies the goal of which is your long-term recovery. Drawing on perspectives and techniques that have proven their use in clinical practice, this book covers alternative therapies such as herbs, yoga, massage, acupuncture, and homeopathy. It addresses the impact of perfectionism and other personality issuesosuch as the fear of rejection and abandonment, or habitual over-cautiousnessoon anxiety and phobia problems. Some of the fundamentals of this bookis approach include: suggestions to help you simplify your life; tips on finding your unique mission or purpose; ways you can include spirituality in your process of healing; and strategies for enlarging your view of life to embrace the highest vision of your recovery. From The Publisher: Much of anxiety therapy is designed as quick, focused intervention, treating a specific syndrome without looking at the possibility of long-term healing. However, true recovery requires something more: understanding the meaning of anxiety symptoms and going deeper to face their underlying sources in a holistic and life-changing way. Beyond Anxiety and Phobia provides an array of alternative strategies for entering this long-term healing mode; describes alternative therapies such as herbs, yoga, massage, acupuncture, and homeopathy; and addresses the impact of perfectionism and other personality issues. |