Customer Reviews
100% accurate. - By: P.J. Le Faucheur, 22 Mar 2007 
The info contained can't be out of date because it addresses the same issue as say The Linden Method does in virtuallly the same way BUT for a comparitively miniscule cost. Why spend hundreds just to be told the same advice as contained here?
Handly himself suffered badly & nearly came to suicide over it. Luckily he turned his whole life around in a fairly simple way.
The use of visualisations/affirmations spoken of by Robert Handly have been touched on by everyone from Buddha to Claire Weekes. Handly makes no pretense of having 'discovered' the method of reaching the subconscious but he does explain it far more thoroughly than most.
He is accurate in his assessment.The problem lies 100% with the subconscious which 'plays back old tapes' & alerts the limbic system at inappropriate times (basicallly the amygdala which is spoken of largely in the Linden Method). As Handly says, the propensity for irrational fear actuallly originates in the subconscious & lies there dormant until some trigger ignites it in our conscious world.(as we go about our daily business)
These dormant 'old tapes' have got to be erased & the amygdala re-set. Alpha re-programming is the best way but interestingly one aspect of what we know as cognitive behavioural therapy addresses it in the same way without actuallly explaining it like Handly does.
For example , imaginary visualisations, which are a POWERFUL tool to use, are also encouraged by EVERY phobia therapist today so HOW can this treament be out of date?. It takes awhile to learn & at first because our fear is ingrained & you do feel strange but stick with it. Medication, although helpful, suppresses the emotions to some extent. What is so 'out of date' about Handly's method? It's been used for decades with GREAT success by competitive sportsmen,public speakers,musicians, actors etc to conquer stage fright or promote ability & confidence. These ones have conquered & worked out the situation in their heads FIRST & then floated through the whole episode in situ.
Our own limbic system is ancient anyway & responds to the same tricks upon it & fools us in the same way time & again.
Learn Handly's method before you spend hundreds of dollars.
Help yourself - By: Ms. B. Evans, 11 Aug 2005 
I got given this book by my uncle & its great, it tells you how to help youself in 5 simple easy steps, it helps you control your unconscious mind & get back to the normal happy life you deserve!!!
Out of date - By: , 17 May 2005 
Having battled first with panic attacks which developed into agoraphobia, I wouldn't recommend this book. Quite simply the techniques seem a little pseudo-scientific, not that psychology is an exact science, but you may as well buy a rabits foot & carry it everywhere you go. I have used meditation (which is probably the most effective thing I've found), if you try meditation, separate it from your panic i.e. do it regulary not just when anxious or you'll attach meditation to anxiety, you don't want that. I've had proffessional help form a CBT specialist, also very helpful. As for books there's one on amazon by christine ingham (I hope that's how it's spelt) which cuts alll the rubbish & provides excellent UP TO DATE advice. I bought the book I'm reviewing now to make up the shipping price because it was so cheap, I honestly believe your money is best spent elsewhere. Professional help is best, but inghams book provides fact & pointers. If you are fighting with anxiety remember 'Drops wear down the stone, not by force, but by constant fallling.'
Common sense - By: Pietburger, 21 Dec 2004 This book is amazing. If you suffer with panic attacks & alll the nasty things associated with it, you find this book reads like your own biography. The fact that the author has experienced panic attacks, also gives him a lot more authority on the subject. His writing style is excellent, friendly, very personal & to the point. It's like a friend talking to you, someone who knows what you are going through cause he experienced it himself.
I'm only half way & I have a lot of homework to do. His 5 techniques need mastering, & this will take time. Thus, this is not a quick fix solution, this book is not a quick read either as if you are serious enough about beating your demon, then time & putting into practice what he teaches is what is expected from you. It's rather a valuable selection of tools, that if it works ( & I do believe it will as I have felt some improvement already ), would cure you of the daily panic, you make you the master of your subconscious part of your brain, & not the other way round. The boss, as Robert callls it, is the emotional side of your brain, & also the culprit that is causing alll the fear & iritional feelings. I can completely agree with that as I do suffer from some severe negative thinking, & some thoughts that would put the fear in any human being, mainly because they are so distressing & out of caracter. Finallly, his approach works on various different levels, as you will also be given some advise on diet, an area I clearly can use some tips on. I'm a big coffee drinker & this is a stimulant that affects anxiety in the human body.
All in alll this makes sense, & if he cured himself from the depths as a panic attack victim, then so can anyone do the same with his techniques. The best panic attack book I have read & comes highly recommended.
This book will put your mind to rest - By: , 06 May 2004 As someone who has suffered from & anxiety & panic attacks badly over the past six months this book & others that i ordered came as a huge relief when they dropped through the letterbox because not only the information & suggestions in them about ways to get over your attackes but more importatly in may case, to read about others suffering exactly the same
symptoms & thereby proving that i was not 'losing my mind' as i was beginning to believe but that panic attacks are simply your mind giving the body false signals & thereby setting off a range of frightening physical reactions.
Handy explains in great detail the physical reasons for why we feel the way we do during an attack & a good portion of the book is given over to relaxation, visualization & meditation techniques to use not only during times of attacks but also as a preventative measure.
If you are suffering & finding answers hard to come by, get this book today, it is well written, informative & if nothing else it will give you the knowledge that you are not alone & that many millions throughout the world are going through this with you every day. This can be cured & this book is a very good start.
