Book Chapters
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Chapter
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Chapter Subheadings
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Chapter One
Truly Not Me
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Self esteem - The Created Self - Emotions - Expectations
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Chapter Two
Prevention
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The mind games begin - All weather protection - The umbrella - Early intervention strategies - Shelter from the storm - Walking in gale force winds
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Chapter Three
Anxiety Disorders
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Panic attacks - Spontaneous panic attacks - Specific panic attacks - Panic disorder - Social phobia - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Generalised Anxiety Disorder - Agoraphobia - Depression - Medication - Medication check list
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Chapter Four
Symptoms
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Fight and Flight Response - Hyperventilation Muscle Tension - Dissociation - Nocturnal Panic Attacks - The ability to dissociate - Theories - The overall effects - Symptom check list
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Chapter Five
Skilful Action
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Self acceptance - Accepting our disorder - Stages of acceptance - First stage - Second stage - Third stage - Self Responsibility
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Chapter Six
Meditation
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Why meditation - Motivation - When and where - Do not disturb! - Meditation as a release - The Mindfulness of Meditation - Meditation techniques - Word technique - Breathing - Image - Practice of meditation - Becoming relaxed - Meditation is so hard to do, because it is so simple - If meditation is so simple, why is it so hard - The need to be in control - Effects of meditation - Is the glass half empty or half full
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Chapter Seven
Mind Games
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Anxiety Game - What if game - Sleep game - Mental Abuse game - Check Mate game - Guilt game - Victim game - Positive thinking game -Game One : Affirmations - Game Two : Positive thinking versus negative thinking - Distraction Game - Realistic thinking Game - The Analysis Game
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Chapter Eight
Mindfulness
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Changing our perception part one - Beginning again - Mindfulness check list 1 - Mindfulness check list 2 - Changing our perception part 2 - Letting go - Changing our perception part 3 - Letting it happen - Recovery with Attitude
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Chapter Nine
Peeling the Onion
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Skilful compassionate action - Threshold to stress - The first layer - Working through to recovery - Setbacks - Second Layer - What will people think - Avoidance behaviour - Medication - Alcohol dependence - Set back check list
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Chapter Ten
Handy Hints |
Easing the sting -Anxiety rating - Choice - Constant anxiety - Dentist - Discounting ourselves - Dissociation - Distractions - Driving - Energy Levels - Family - Fitness Levels - Getting there - Goals - Morning anxiety - Moving on - Recovery - Relearning - Relief - Sitting with it - Symptom Swapping - What will people think - Who to tell |
Chapter Eleven
Third Layer
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Set back - Need to belong - Anxiety : The teacher within - Guilt - Expectations - Perfectionism - Growth Anxiety
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Chapter Twelve
Exposed
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Therapy - Real self vs. anxiety self -The final layer - The ultimate separation anxiety
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Chapter Thirteen
The Beginning
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No man's land - Rebuilding - Intuition
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Chapter Fourteen
Subject : To the Readers From Individual Group Members |
Vicki - Martha - Karen - Angie - Melony - Jill - Margaret - Lorrie - Eric - Janet |
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Epilogue
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Bibliography
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With permission from Pearson Education Australia Pty Limited. Copyright 2001 Pearson Education Australia Pty Limited/Prentice Hall. Sydney Australia
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