Synopsis
Many anxiety and panic attack sufferers mistakenly believe that by steering clear of situations or behaviors that bring on attacks, they are successfully dealing with the problem. Unfortunately, this avoidance behavior can perpetuate the cycle and actually make it worse. Lucinda Bassett, best known for her TV infomercials on fighting anxiety, breaks through the profound social stigma associated with anxiety with a refreshing but gut-wrenching account of her own agoraphobia. She then supplies her own personal program designed to overcome anxiety. In workbook form, she explains various exercises (similar to cognitive behavior therapies) that she says have been proven to help overcome debilitating fear without the aid of medication.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-06-01 |
Industry Reviews
Bassett, executive director and founder of the Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety, is perhaps best known for her successful infomercial, "Attacking Anxiety." Prior to this, she suffered from a serious anxiety disorder. Not only did she ultimately overcome that disability but she also found an extraordinary talent for helping others, which shines through in her first book. Her experiences will strike a chord in anyone who has problems with anxiety. Beyond that, her common-sense approach, which appears to use the same principles as cognitive therapy, conveys reassurance and hope. This extraordinary work reaches out to its readers and is bound to be helpful. In a class by itself, this is highly recommended for all public libraries. January Adams, ODSI Research Lib., Raritan, N.J.
Breitman
A star in motivational broadcasting because of her long-running infomercial, ``Attacking Anxiety,'' Bassett here offers self-help to sufferers from panic attacks, in a workbook format (with audio cassettes available), interspersed with anecdotes and personal experiences. Revealing her own struggles with anxiety and agoraphobia, which she calls ``avoidance behaviors,'' Bassett describes and analyzes the many degrees and forms of anxiety, discomfort and stress that often characterize contemporary living for both adults and children. A popular talk-show guest, Bassett enacts her sense of mission in these pages with elan. $100,000 ad/ promo; author tour. (Oct.)
Bernstein
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