Yes it is an older book and therefore has language which is "old-fashioned" and dated. I'd heard amazing things about this book and expected to be enthralled, but reading it was a bit of a chore. Along with "How Top Stop Worrying and Start Living" by Carnegie, it is one of the best books for coping with and overcoming anxiety and panic. I am so glad a friend on Instagram recommended this book! For example, men are portrayed as working outside of the home and women are portrayed mainly as mothers and housewives. 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. Jan 10, Elizabeth rated it it was ok. 
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Nov 09, Jeremy rated it really liked it Shelves: The gist of the approach is to help wfekes deal with the physical and mental aspects of anxiety through some very simple coping techniques; sort of the precursor to mindfulness that is spou How I Came to Read This Book: A timeless classic that helped me immensely.
Hope and Help for Your Nerves
That Dreaded Morning Feeling. First, Claire Weekes uses the old-fashioned term "nervous illness," which, for some reason, sounds less threatening to me than the word anxiety.
May 31, Denise rated it it was amazing.
I didn't feel like eating and felt dread all day. The main 4 ideas presented in this book are indeed helpful Jan 08, Jason rated it it was amazing.
Four months later I was sleeping well, taking only S I read from this book daily while recovering from a major panic attack--my first and I pray my last. I also experienced a few panic attacks.
I have terrible headaches. The more severe your illness, the more you will get out of it. Aug 23, Kelly rated it liked it.
Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Claire Weekes: | : Books
The key is to simply understand, notice and accept. Difficulty in Returning Home My hands tremble and sweat. Weekes gives is timeless and practical. Weekes, best known for her pioneering work in the study of nervous illness and anxiety, has lectured at… More about Claire Weekes.
She reassures that you can indeed still function.
With her simple, step-by-step guidance, you will learn how to understand and analyze your own symptoms of hoep and find the power to conquer your fears for good.
The prose seems very dated, though her insights are sound. Nov 11, Kim Machado rated it it was amazing.
Sep 04, ISBN My heart beats too fast. Third, I should let upsetting thoughts "float" out of my mind because they are just thoughts and not give them credence. Very dated but totally worth reading for the still very good bits of advice that can be applied today.
Second, the author explains every symptom in her no-nonsense yet reassuring tone, taking the fear out of the experience.
From there, as I mention above, the yelp delves into various aspects of anxiety and sort of reapplies and rejigs that four-part approach to suit various types of mental 'nerves' with some mixed results.
Her principles of treatment, and they are right: Sep 02, Karen rated it it was amazing. Then let time pass.
Hope and Help for Your Nerves: End Anxiety Now
It told you why you were acting this way. There are more modern books about recovering from "nervous illness," but I doubt any of them can measure up to the standard set by Claire Weeks in terms of the self-confidence that is essential to chipping away the fear that must be overcome to enable recovery. Quotes from Hope and Help for To be fair, my "nerves" have been fairly healthy for the past few years, so perhaps someone in more immediate need of help will find it more compelling.
You need to essentially give into whatever physical response your body is having, observe it as clinically as possible, and then use a bit of mental visualization to 'float past' it.
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