Understanding Panic Attacks and Overcoming Fear:  Roger Baker

Contents pages from paperback by Lion Publishing 2003

Contents

Preface for 2003 Edition   6 
Preface for 1995 Edition   6 
1 Panic: The Life-Changing
Event 8 

PART I: THE A TO Z OF PANIC 17

2 Panic: When and Where 18 
3 How Panic Changes People 26 
4 What is a Panic Attack? 31 

PART II: MYTHS ABOUT PANIC 43 

5 What a Panic is Not! 44 
6 Death and Physical Illness 
Myths 47 
7 The Destroyed-By-Your-Own-
Body Myths 53 
8 Mental Myths 56 

PART III: ROOT CAUSES 63 

9 What Causes Panic? 64 
10 Dealing with the Root 
Causes 69 
11 Emotional Processing and 
Prevention of Panic 76

PART IV: A PRACTICAL THERAPY 
PROGRAMME FOR PANIC 85

12 Attitude! 86 
13 The Anatomy of Fear 92 
14 Taking the Sting Out of 
Fear 98 
15 Ralph – an Example of 
Successful Therapy 103 
16 Setting Up Your Own Personal 
Experiment 113 

PART V: THE PANIC SUFFERER AS NORMAL 119 

17 Cures, Half-Cures and 
Limitations 120 
18 Let’s Finish Off Panic 124 
Postscript: The Subject Matter 
Catches Up with the Author 127 
Appendix: Intrusive 
Thoughts 132 
Books and Articles Mentioned in 
This Book 138 
General Recommended Reading 
for Panic and Agoraphobia 139 
Index 140