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I study psychology, so a lot of this I already knew. But there is a lot of information in here. The first half is a little more educational on where anxiety comes from, how the brain and body work, and talks a lot about medication. The second half has a lot of tools to help ease anxiety. It’s a great book for anyone struggling with anxiety, anyone who has a loved one with anxiety, or anyone who is studying it.

Theory Critique: The Work of Dr. A. Hart
Leslie Krahn
Liberty University
Counseling 507-B01
March 6, 2011
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Summary
Dr. Archibald Hart has written many books connecting the domain of anxiety and stress and its negative impact on the physical body. He brings the unseen world of hormones and chemical reactions which take place in our body and mind alive in this book called, The Anxiety Cure. He then presents the unseen anxiety and the physical anxiety which is often revealed through panic attacks out for all to see.
Dr. Hart reveals a workable plan of implementing not only preventive measures for personal stress reduction but also detailed instructions for applying stress reduction into the Christian counselor practice. Dr. Hawkins (n.d.) from Liberty University suggests that Dr. Hart is one of the main contributors in Christian counseling who examines the impact stress and anxiety have on the physical body.
This book will be of great interest for anyone in the Christian therapy profession, including counselors, psychologist or psychiatrist. This book will also be of great service for pastors and lay counselors with in our churches who are tending to the flocks. This book on anxiety cures is a great insight for family and friends into the world of those who struggle with anxiety issues. Most importantly this book will be a shelter in the storm for those who ride the storms that blow with winds of panic, waves of depression, lightning bolts of anxiety, and the deafening roar of thunder of panic attacks.
This book can really be great reading for almost everyone who has stress or anxiety in their lives. This book not only is a huge asset for those who are already in the belly of the beast and struggling to be free from panic attack or disorders but actually has donated many of its pages to stress and anxiety prevention. Chapter ten lists in the section stress busting your life is a stress prevention list that everyone living in today's world can implement all or most of these points. 1.) Set and maintain boundaries in your life. 2.) Quick conflict resolution. 3.) Take care of those disagreeable tasks first. 4.) Build up a resistance against stress in your life. 4.) Set and stick to de-stressing recovery periods. 5.) Arrest arousal of your adrenal when not needed. 6.) Develop and maintain healthy, open relationships. 7.) Learn the joy of saying, NO. 8.) Know that stressful time is not the correct time to make major decisions. 9.) Identify and use your spiritual resources to de-stress your life.
Dr. Hart takes each sometimes controversial topic associated with Christian counseling, stress and the human body and breaks it down into easily digested bites of information. He explains the scientific research and recently developments made with the hormones and messengers which travel within our body. He identifies the happy messengers as they work and the ability to increase their productivity both naturally and pharmaceutically in chapter 15. He also helps readers to see the bad or sad messengers and how they work and shows step by step instructions based on scientific research and Dr. Harts many years of experience.
Two whole chapters (5 & 6) are devoted to explaining the need for anxiety medication at certain times. He is also quick to point out the times when medication is useless, such as with phobias or separation anxiety (p.72). Dr. Hart writes on the proper usage, starting point, discontinuance of medication and the need for cognitive therapy along with medication. He also list several of the popular anxiety medications, the way the work, the reason they work, the possible side effects and suggested dosages.
There are many topics covered in this book and Dr. Hart covers each one in a logical sequence always giving suggestions of ways all readers can help elevate stress and anxiety. Some of the topics are the dangers of worrying, the need for rest and relaxation, the importance of changing your thinking habits, meditation, honoring the Sabbath, sleeping habits, anxiety in children and many more. Dr. Hart also has kindly offered many other resources that can work along with this book to combat stress and winning the war with anxiety.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Dr. Hart is a list man, and his list are well organized and very easily understood as they lead your step by step in the direction he wants to take you in. He not only claims to believe in what he is writing but confesses to living it and this truth is revealed in his writing style the freedom he displays through his low stress lifestyle. Dr. Hart does not make this goal of a low stress life style a long shot at the moon, yet an easy to grasp adaption of some very clear biblical principle, such as the story found in Luke ten of Mary and Martha (p. 257).
Through no fault of the author, this book deals with a rapidly changing field of anxiety and stress and the results those two states have on human bodies. The is also the almost daily changing pharmaceutical industry, which develops more and more medications to combat the number one emotional problem Americans face of anxiety and the number one mental-health issue for women of panic anxiety ( preface). This book was written in 1999 and thus it needs to be updated as I am sure there have been changes in the field of anxiety and stress.
Personal Insight and Application
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References
Hawkins, R. (n.d.) Presentation: Hart. Lynchburg, VA: Liberty University.

This book is eye opening. If you suffer from anxiety or panic then I suggest reading this book. The author provides insightful suggestions. It is an easy read and kept my attention the entire time.

All of Dr. Hart's books are outstanding and worth reading. I will be using it a home group study we will be doing about Anxiety and it spells it out so well. Its information that people need to understand and few are willing to admit they struggle with this problem.

"The Anxiety Cure" was a life saver for me several years ago. I took Archibald Hart's words "to heart". His practical teaching (along with counseling) helped pull me out of a time of deep anxiety. I'm mailing this copy to a friend who is now in the same "boat." Before Christmas I gave a copy to another friend. I saw her in Walmart today and she said that it helped her also. I highly recommend it.

I read this book to understand what one of our family members was dealing with and I'm so glad I did. As one who has never experienced a panic attack, I simply did not understand (why) those that do. My assumptions were wrong on many counts. This gave us a plan of action, if you will, to direct them in the right direction to get some help sooner vs later. If you or anyone you know or love suffers from this disorder buy them or yourself the book. You'll be so glad you did. Our loved one is doing much better and now feels "empowered" versus helpless.

Love this author! I learned so much about myself that no one else could understand. I knew I was "text book" somewhere! His other book, "Adrenaline and Stress" changed my whole way of thinking. I felt relieved to know I was not alone.

As a successful professional woman who has done well in most aspects of life, I really worried that I was "losing it" when, out of nowhere, I began to have panic attacks. The attacks caused me to feel weak and flawed and afraid. This book reassured me that I'm not going crazy and showed me how my Type A attitude and my stressful lifestyle perfectly set the stage for panic attacks by saturating my body with cortisol and, therefore, diminishing my body's ability to produce its own calming chemicals. The book also reassured me that it is ok, if not advisable, to take medication, at least in the early stage of treatment. Before reading this, I thought it was best to "white knuckle" it through the anxiety, but Dr. Hart carefully explains how medication can provide a necessary break from the anxiety of anticipating the next panic attack so that you can begin to learn cognitive-behavioral tools for changing the underlying stress-inducers and lifestyle factors that are feeding the anxiety disorder. This book is full of useful information. I truly recommend it. Quick note: there is Christianity-based content. While I am a Christian, I think this book is still useful for non-Christians. The information is very helpful.