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With this book Andrea Perry has made a superb contribution to our understanding of this complex and ill-understood condition, which we now know affects many millions of people. --Ben Timmis FRCR, Medical Director, London Upright MRI Centre
Andrea has written an accessible, insightful and above all simple and practical guide to the lived experience of claustrophobia. Journalists are not in the main enthusiastic readers of self-help or psychological manuals. But considering how much of the news involves emotional distress, this is the one book they would do well to examine. --Mark Brayne, Former BBC journalist and Director, Europe, DART Centre for Journalism and Trauma
Andrea has written an accessible, insightful and above all simple and practical guide to the lived experience of claustrophobia. Journalists are not in the main enthusiastic readers of self-help or psychological manuals. But considering how much of the news involves emotional distress, this is the one book they would do well to examine. --Mark Brayne, Former BBC journalist and Director, Europe, DART Centre for Journalism and Trauma
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Experiencing claustrophobia can be terrifying. Each person copes with their anxiety differently - some by trying to ignore it, and others by avoiding confined spaces, such as underground trains, lifts, tunnels, car-washes, MRI scans, crowds, or even wearing a crash-helmet. In this, the first book ever written on the subject, therapist and consultant Andrea Perry speaks honestly about her own experience of claustrophobia, and draws on the views of other people who have experienced similar anxiety, and overcome it. She explores how and why the phobia develops; how it imposes limitations on our lives, and can undermine our sense of freedom. Controversially, she presents claustrophobia not simply as an anxiety reaction, but also as a deeply human rejection of being controlled in the confined spaces of an increasingly technological world. Practical, compassionate and insightful, this book provides a wide choice of self-help strategies, and a review of appropriate treatments and therapies, so that you can truly find your own way out of claustrophobia. It will benefit people who experience claustrophobia themselves, and those who want to help them, and also be of interest to designers, architects, and anyone wanting to improve the quality and safety of our environment.
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In-depth contribution in understanding claustrophobia from 'both sides of the fence',
This review is from: Claustrophobia: finding your way out. Hope and help for people who fear and avoid confined spaces (Paperback)
Andrea Perry has delivered an insightful and detailed understanding of claustrophobia. Recounting her own early experiences and the distress and debilitating anxiety that claustrophobia triggers, this warm, compassionate book offers a healthy understanding of the phobia, the therapies and self-help strategies that exist to build confidence and overcome the overwhelming sense of dread that it generates. From elevators to MRI scans (which can initiate claustrophobia in the most resilient individual) the reader is encouraged to recognise their personal reactions to the content as a means of improving their skill in managing the anxiety.
10% of the population suffer from claustrophobia which can severely limit their quality of life and which lowers self-esteem. I hope this book provides help not only for those suffering from this distressing and demoralizing phobia but also for the other 90% of the population who have little or no understanding of the condition. May this build a more compassionate awareness of claustrophobia from the outside.
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No Good for Me,
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This review is from: Claustrophobia: finding your way out. Hope and help for people who fear and avoid confined spaces (Paperback)
I found this book really hard going and it did absolutely nothing for me at all.
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3.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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good but far from perfect,
By kzeyae - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Claustrophobia: finding your way out. Hope and help for people who fear and avoid confined spaces (Paperback)
This book didn't really solve my problem, but it gave me a better understanding of what might have caused my claustrophobia. I expected step by step instructions to help me to get rid of my problem, but I was dragged into a history. Probably a more experienced psychologist can go deep in human mind and complete this book. I am not regret buying this book, and it is worth the time and money.
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Very Helpful Resource.,
By Joe Sparty "joesparty" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Claustrophobia: finding your way out. Hope and help for people who fear and avoid confined spaces (Paperback)
As an MRI technologist I see people with claustrophobia on a daily basis. It is a very real and debilitating condition that can completely alter the life of the afflicted. In my research I have seen very few books to help those that seek relief from it. Claustrophobia: Finding Your Way Out - Hope and Help for Those Who Fear and Avoid Confined Spaces is a welcome addition. It provides a wealth of information on this serious phobia that can affect more than 10% of the population.
With candor and compassion U.K.-based psychotherapist Andrea Perry unravels the facts and misconceptions surrounding this condition. Drawing heavily on her own personal experience as a claustrophobia sufferer Ms Perry sheds much needed light on a subject that has for too long gone under the radar. In addition to personal anecdotes Claustrophobia weaves first hand interviews and references to scientific studies in a way that is both engaging and informative. This book, believed to be the first book of its kind on the subject, will be a valuable reference to those who suffer from claustrophobia as well as to those who, like myself, interact with claustrophobic people on a regular basis. Ms Perry gives a broad picture of the condition as well as specific ways to help heal. There are five full chapters devoted to exploring ways to deal with claustrophobia, and phobias in general. As one who has overcome claustrophobia she offers hope to those currently struggling with the condition and advice for those who can help claustrophobics, including friends and family, architects and designers, medical staff, etc. Ms Perry also gives a very convincing reasoning as to why this condition is not entirely irrational as many people have been led to believe. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to know more about claustrophobia and how to manage it. It is a tremendous resource that would make a valuable addition to every physician office that orders an MRI. I will be urging my fellow technologists to read this insightful book. 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Unique contribution to anxiety and phobia literature, but offers same solutions as most self-help books,
By Henry "henrynelson" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Claustrophobia: finding your way out. Hope and help for people who fear and avoid confined spaces (Paperback)
This may be the first book written by and for sufferers of claustrophobia.
Most other anxiety self-help books devote a few pages to this phobic experience and are written by clinical observers with second-person summaries and generically as just as any other phobia and anxiety disorder. However, after the author vividly describes the experience that triggered her phobia, she does not offer the same personal awareness and articulation of her confrontation and tolerance of this condition. Instead, the book offers the standard array of approaches that can be found in any anxiety self-help book. |
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