Escape Anxiety: 8 Steps to Freedom Through Meditative Therapies

It?s estimated that forty million Americans suffer from anxiety disorders?but that?s just the tip of the iceberg. Millions more suffer in silence. Suzanne Jessee was one of them. Hospitalized at age thirty with severe depression anxiety and panic disorder she was determined to overcome the mental paralysis and addictive behaviors that ruled her life. Not only did she personally triumph over these debilitating disorders but she set out to study train and workÿin the world's leading treatment centers and has helped thousands of others to recover from severe anxiety. ÿÿThrough her research and stories of her experienceÿEscape Anxiety: 8 Steps to Freedom through Meditative TherapiesÿJessee gives the causes and patterns of these complicated and often misunderstood mental health problems and offers a program of natural treatments to regain health and happiness. ÿÿÿÿÿAccompanied by a PBS specialÿEscape Anxietyÿis an exclusive look at the revolutionary treatment program Jessee successfully pioneered at the Betty Ford Center and other top addiction treatment centers. Her 8-Step Escape Anxiety program is designed to provide holistic natural techniques to manage extreme stress and depression in order to escape their destructive consequences. ÿÿÿÿÿAt the heart of her program is Jessee?s innovative method of Neurogenesis Meditative Therapy? (NMT). Combining proven therapeutic techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with ancient mindfulness practices her methods empower anxiety sufferers by liberating them from unhealthy ?thought myths? and helping them create sustainable life-changing habits. Backed by recent scientific proof that meditation has a transformative effect on the physical brain Suzanne demystifies the practice of meditation and demonstrates its power as a viable alternative to synthetic medications for treating anxiety. Each of the following steps of Jessee?s program to break the patterns of anxiety is accompanied by exercises the reader can do at home including a specially designed script for meditation: ÿStep 1: Conquering Codependent Control Issues
Hardcover: 304 pages

Publisher: SelectBooks (February 3 2015)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1590793013

ISBN-13: 978-1590793015

Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.1 x 9.1 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds