Author: Bradley AllanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781731380760
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Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Who is the Anxiety bloke?My name is Bradley Allan, I have issues, lots of bloody issues.I am a married 39-year-old father of 3.I am not a writer, in fact I flunked English at school and this is the first thing I've ever put effort into when it comes to writing.The thought of writing down my feelings and issues is overwhelming but at the same time is already making me feel like I have a sense of purpose.For many years I had no idea or understanding why I acted and felt like I did and was not just scared of how I acted and felt but also embarrassed, speaking up was just not an option and I felt very much alone.Over the years I have read many books on anxiety and mental health, but very few actually made me feel like I understood what the writer is really saying and I felt like I just couldn't relate to them, in reality they are mostly the same text book approach that I've read over and over where I give up reading and the book is thrown with the rest of my failed purchases.I find it very frustrating that someone can write a book on Anxiety because they have studied it but never experienced or felt it.I have attended multiple counselling sessions, listened to dozens of self-help apps on my phone, viewed dozens of hypnoses on YouTube but yet I am still the same person and often living my daily nightmare.I have tried CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) which did help but like most things my head and train of thought soon over ruled it, perhaps if I had tried it before I got to the level of Anxiety I have it may have worked better for me, if it works for you great but we are all different when it comes to coping and conquering.I do believe CBT has its place and I will cover how it went for me and how I tweaked what I learned to help me personally. I have searched for books and articles for many years to give me that cure or at least where I could relate to what I was reading but it was the same text book type stories and the same ways on how we should cope, that would be great if we were Robots and all made the same but we are not.When I told my family, I was writing a book they laughed and said you can barely write a Facebook post that makes sense never mind a book about Anxiety.Virtually every book I have read on Anxiety is either complicated and fries my head or is just plain dam boring.... that is what has fuelled this book in the first place.Over the years many people have asked me what can I have to worry about and why would I suffer anxiety, there is no reason, I just have it. Simple.I look and act just like most guys or at least I try and acts like most guys.Front the outside I am pretty powerfully built guy having enjoyed lifting weight for quite a few years, I have lots of tattoos and I can come across as a bit of a character but I can also be very weak and crippled with issues when anxiety grips hold of me and takes control.People often say how confident I come across and when anxiety isn't present in my head I actually can be a pretty confident person in the right situation.It took me a long time to understand my anxiety and just how far it would push me, not many people realise but anxiety is a medical condition and you do need to treat and understand it just like any illness, just how you do that varies from person to person but I hope this book even hopes a little bit towards that.Anxiety is not a sign of weakness, as many people think and can actually be a sign of strength. More often people with anxiety will soldier on for months or many years before seeking treatment, I know I certainly did and for such a long time was almost oblivious to just how crazy my life had become.Google has millions of articles on Anxiety but they seldom helped me, I like real world talk and real-world scenarios and that is the aim of this book.