Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Claire Weekes (1991, Paperback, Reprint)

This is the secound time I bought this book. It is wonderful for people with agoraphobia. Dr Claire Weekes explaines in detail how to over come it. She has been helping people for more than a decade with this phobia. I have gone to councelers in the past for this, read all the books I could find with no real help. I was lucky when I found this book. It is Excellent! She goes through all the feelings by taking your hand and goes through baby steps with you. Wonderful book, easy to understand. I will keep mine always!

As a sufferer of GAD (generalized anxiety disorder), I have been looking for any and all possible treatments to improve my life, as anxiety can be crippling!I bought this book on the advice of a person that used to be an anxiety sufferer as well. I am glad that I did. This book, though written originally in 1969, is full of information that is still pertinent today. Dr. Weekes was basically a pioneer in the use of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. She talks to you thru this book as if if she is sitting right beside you, telling you what to do to get better. She is open and honest, but reassuring at the same time. Although it didn't bother me, she does approach the anxiety subject, along with sometimes accompanying depression, as something that can be conquered without drugs. This is true in many cases, of course, BUT it doesn't take into account what science has since learned about serotonin and other chemicals in the brain and how these can affect our emotions and behavior. One must remember that the book was originally written in the 60's but the basic principles that she teaches are still just as true and relevant today. If you have any sort of anxiety/panic disorder and are serious about getting better, I highly recommend this book to you!

When my sister died of breast cancer I was shattered. This book helped me understand why I felt so physically sick. When our nerves get "sick" we experience a lot of unpleasant symptoms that can be scary. Fear keeps the adrenaline pumping which keeps the symptoms alive. This book is SO VALUABLE!! Cheap and so informative and easy to read! Dr. Weekes deserves many thanks for her simple explanation of our "sympathetic" nervous system. If you are anxious, this will help.

PROS-easy to read and understand, very insightful, inexpensive, short, seems like she is talking to YOU

CONS-some parts are outdated

This book has helped to give me hope that I will recover from my anxiety and I will be better for it. She really demystifies and shows anxiety is not some bizarre, dread illness but is actually the result of fear, bewilderment and sensitization. She gives clear, concise direction on how to overcome it. It has been the most helpful book I have read and is SO cheap. You WILL recover from the anxiety cycle with the help of this book.

I love this book - it's been extremely helpful for me. I ordered it for a friend.

Even if you don't have chronic anxiety I found this book full of tips and rational advice about how to think about your emotions and the physical symptoms that can come with them. It's insightful, helpful and relevant.

I HAD THIS BOOK MANY YEARS AGO. THIS BOOK WAS LIKE A BIBLE TO ME, ALONG WITH DR. WEEKES, "PEACE FROM NERVOUS SUFFERING". THESE TWO BOOKS GOT ME THROUGH MANY ROUGH TIMES, WAY BEFORE DOCTORS KNEW THAT MUCH ABOUT PANIC AND ANXIETY DISORDERS. I LENT THESE BOOKS TO FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER GOT THEM BACK..NOW, I AM KEEPING IT JUST FOR ME...THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR PEOPLE THAT FEEL THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES SUFFERING FROM THESE DISORDERS..DR. WEEKES LETS YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE...

I have the book help for your nerves and it was the second book i was reading so i wanted to buy the first book it was the best thing I have done for myself i needed that little extra help on what is happening to me and Claire Weekes explains it so well. If you have a problem with Panic in any form this is the way to go. I have to say it was the best way for me. I have bought most of Claire Weekes books and I also her CD on pass through panic. I am glad i have a books and cd to help me (It works). Claire Weekes really understands and explains everything I was amazed.

We had this book before but was so old it was falling apart and was so happy to find another one...thanks so much.

It didnt have all the answers I was expecting. But worth reading for someone who may be having panic/anxiety issues. Does contain some good tips and info.

I really was in need for some miracle when I went to my Dr. and he suggested some reading material to get me through some of most difficult times of my life. I can't even begin to tell how much this book helped me. I think if you are really feeling down and sad and think there is no way out you ought to just try to read this book. I found that once I picked it up it was difficult to put down. I also know that it helped me through some really trying times in my life and today still if something arises I just try to think of what it has handed me to make life easier. I would recommend to anyone even if you have a loved one going through a difficult time this might be helpful for you so you can try to understand what they are going through. I can't say enough about this book. Thank you for helping me.