Includes index. "The bestselling step-by-step guide that will show you how to break the cycle of fear and cure your feelings of panic and anxiety."--Back cover
Contents:
The power within you -- How our nervous system works -- What is nervous breakdown? -- The commonest, simplest form of nervous illness -- Cure of the commonest kind of nervous illness -- Cure of the more constant symptoms -- Cure of recurring nervous attacks -- Fear of leaving the safety of home (agoraphobia) -- Being yourself again -- Nervous illness complicated by problems, sorrow, guilt, or disgrace -- How to cure nervous illness complicated by problems, sorrow, guilt, or disgrace -- Problems -- Sorrow -- Guilt and disgrace -- Simple explanation of strange experiences in nervous illness -- A feeling of unreality -- Obsession -- Depression -- That dreaded morning feeling -- Sleeplessness -- Difficultly in returning home -- Apprehension -- Three good friends: occupation, courage, religion -- Dos and don'ts -- Taking the first steps -- Advice to the family -- A husband's attitude to his wife's nervous illness -- Fear of recurring nervous illness -- What kind of person suffers from nervous illness?
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