Aine Tubridy

Whether you suffer from social anxiety, phobias that bring on panic attacks or live with a constant sense of low-level dread that leaves you exhausted, Dr Tubridy shows how you can control panic using a toolbox of skills that can be easily incorporated into everyday life.

Depression is an emotion, just like fear, anger or love. It is the imprint felt after a stressful or traumatic experience. Depression is natural. It is not a disease process reflecting a change in brain chemistry. The sick brain model of depression is a hideous and terrifying concept, as it turns us into cogs in a machine where, if we find the going difficult and want to disengage, we are prescribed an emotional painkiller and advised to carry on regardless. Chemically-induced slavery has arrived. This book offers hope and understanding, and effective ways to create a new identity.