{"product_id":"9781479706334","title":"Fear, Anxiety and Panic: Exploring \u0026 Discovering Their Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003eI am a thirty-two-year-old school teacher and have suffered from agoraphobia, panic\u003cbr\u003eattacks, and generalised anxiety for the past twenty years. Over the years, I have sought\u003cbr\u003ehelp from many psychiatrists, psychologists, general practioners, hypnotherapists, and\u003cbr\u003ecentres ‘specialising’ in the treatment of anxiety and panic. But of the dozens I saw, half\u003cbr\u003ehad no personal experience with anxiety or panic themselves, and the other half wanted\u003cbr\u003eto medicate me so heavily that I could barely care for my newborn. At my darkest hour,\u003cbr\u003efeeling there was no hope for me and that the life I wanted to live would be a dream\u003cbr\u003eand not a possible reality, I met Dean Smith. The fi rst time I met Dean, I walked in\u003cbr\u003ealready convinced that he would be just like all the others and that this would all prove\u003cbr\u003eto be another dead end for me. However, at the end of our fi rst session, I called my\u003cbr\u003ehusband, in sobbing tears, saying that I had fi nally found the person who could help\u003cbr\u003eme . . . , and he did. Dean’s approach to treating anxiety, panic, and fear allowed me\u003cbr\u003eto confront my demons but never once feeling afraid to do so. His practical exercises\u003cbr\u003ewere confronting but had an amazing result. Each session taught me to both\u003cbr\u003echallenge and accept my thinking without being frightened anymore. After a year\u003cbr\u003eof working with Dean and applying his techniques to my life, my dream life finally\u003cbr\u003ebecame a reality. I once was too afraid to venture to the local shops for fear of having\u003cbr\u003ea panic attack in public. In March 2011, I got on a plane with my husband and son\u003cbr\u003eand fulfi lled my lifelong dream of going to Europe. Dean Smith gave me the tools to\u003cbr\u003ebegin my life and discover who I truly am. I am and remain forever grateful to him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNicky\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnxiety and panic attacks led me to Dean. I didn’t know or understand what was\u003cbr\u003ewrong with me or why these attacks were starting to affect my life and well-being.\u003cbr\u003eI went to Dean because I thought I needed ‘fi xing’ because something was wrong\u003cbr\u003ewith me. Working together, I started to learn tools that helped me understand my\u003cbr\u003eanxiety. This helped me to stop fearing it; I can honestly say I’m not scared anymore!\u003cbr\u003eYet working with my emotions, using the many skills that I have learnt from Dean,\u003cbr\u003ehelped me to see that I don’t need fi xing. I am perfectly normal, and my anxieties are\u003cbr\u003esymptoms triggered by something much deeper, thirty-fi ve years of shame, guilt, and\u003cbr\u003eperfectionism . . . Now something was beginning to change – me. \u003cbr\u003eThis has been the biggest challenge in my life; however, beginning to fi nally lean into\u003cbr\u003emy feelings of vulnerability, working with them, and understanding them has been\u003cbr\u003eone of the most rewarding experiences of my life.\u003cbr\u003eMy greatest gratitude goes to Dean for helping me through my journey of awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrenda\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris AU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163985625328,"sku":"9781479706334","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781479706334_p0.jpg?v=1763764430","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781479706334","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}