Book Recommendation: The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook

This is a very helpful book for people coping with stress, anxiety, and panic attacks.  Edmund Bourne does a great job of explaining the types of situations that predispose a person to experiencing anxiety and panic, i.e., stress overload, not enough self care, feeling trapped in life, etc.  He explains the physiological feedback loop that self-reinforces anxiety and panic, and explains how to break this negative cycle.  The chapter on panic attacks is very informative and the techniques he suggests are quite effective.  Be sure to try some of the relaxation and visualization exercises he recommends.  Anxiety disorders are very responsive to psychotherapy, so if you don't get the relief you need from resources you find on your own, please get a mental health professional to help you.  If you've already started to learn some techniques on your own, you're already ahead of the curve.