Taking Control over Anxiety and Panic
A Therapeutic Approach
by Lisa Best

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Anxiety can take over quietly. It shows up in your body without warning. It fills your mind with constant “what ifs.” It changes how you move through your day—what you avoid, what you tolerate, and how safe the world feels. And over time, it can begin to feel like something you can’t control. But anxiety is not random. And it is not permanent. In Taking Control Over Anxiety and Panic: A Therapeutic Approach, Counselling Therapist, /Clinical Hypnotherapy Lisa Best offers a clear, grounded understanding of how anxiety actually works—and why it persists. Blending clinical insight with real-life experience, this book moves beyond surface-level strategies to help you: • Understand what is happening in your mind and body • Recognize the patterns that keep anxiety in place • Respond differently to panic in the moment • Gradually rebuild confidence in situations you’ve begun to avoid • Develop a more flexible, sustainable relationship with anxiety This is not about eliminating anxiety completely. It’s about reducing its power—so you can begin making decisions based on what matters to you, not what fear is telling you.

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SUCCESS STORY: MENTAL FOCUS “I thank you for everything! I've passed my final exam with 86%. After a rough start to the year, that is more than I hoped for.” —January, 2018 SUCCESS STORY: CLAUSTROPHOBIA “Just wanted to let you know that my MRI test went very, very well . . . I didn't have one moment of feeling anxious or claustrophobic. Thank you so very much for helping me deal with confined spaces and for having such confidence in me.” — May, 2019 SUCCESS STORY: FEAR OF HEIGHTS “I just wanted to follow up to let you know . . . our trip to Peru and all of the activities we planned were completed successfully! I did 7 suspension bridges . . . climbed a 260-metre mountain . . . and completed the 400-metre climb . . . to spend a night in a glass pod suspended from the cliff—all with no issues whatsoever! So, thank you—I'm so glad I came to see you, it really made all the difference in being able to do this trip.” —September, 2019

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Lisa wrote this informative book not only for practitioners and people dealing with anxiety and panic, but also for those people who struggle with constant worry and prolonged stress. Her sound advice provides coping strategies and can be used to prevent severe anxiety and panic disorders. Lisa gives insight to hypnosis and the belief that change is possible when people have the will to change. Lisa Best is the owner of Best Bodies Clinical Counselling Hypnotherapy, which specializes in helping people to improve their mental and physical health through psychotherapy. www.bestbodieshypnotherapy.com

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