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Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Introductions Your needs provided for Scientific research and our science How the notion that there is something wrong with you shapes your recovery Is anxiety Disorder a mental illness? How effective is The Linden Method? How The Linden Method works The anxiety disorders Generalized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD Pure O Agoraphobia Social Anxiety Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Phobias School Phobia Monophobia Stress Anxiety medication Conclusion Why buy The Linden Method What do medical and other health professionals say about The Linden Method?

Introduction to The Linden Method by renowned Psychologist Dr. Romulo Valdez. PHD "As a psychologist that has been treating anxiety and depression for over 25 years, I can espouse the effectiveness of the Linden Method. For those of you that have suffered from either anxiety or depression, you know that the medication only serves to numb one's experience of the real world. You also know that "talk therapy" cannot give you the tranquility that you desperately need. You have most likely spent thousands of dollars of health insurance money and money of your own to find peace of mind. The Linden Method gives you all the tools you need to work on your issues on an hour-by-hour basis. The beauty of this method is that you are the master of your own destiny. You monitor your own progress and rely on other's feedback to insure progress. Unlike other self-help programs, the Linden Method give you one year of ongoing support from a professional like me to help you should you need it. Mr. Linden is so confident in it's efficacy that he is willing to give you a one year guarantee or he will refund your money. Read the testimonials and give the Linden Method a trial and you will see for yourself. I have been trained by the very best in the fields of psychology and psychiatry as you can see by my credentials, and I endorse the Linden Method with highest regard. It will give you all that you need but, as in all treatment methods, compliance is mandatory. Haven't you suffered enough? The cure is at your disposal. Why wait?" Dr Romulo Valdez Jr., Ph.D.

Read Dr Valdez Biography at the end of this book

An Appraisal by Dr Francis Teeney Research Fellow, Queens University, Belfast

"Firstly, let me begin by acknowledging my gratitude to my close friend, colleague, mentor and stout staff Professor Roddy Cowie of Queen's University Belfast, in my opinion one of the greatest emotional psychologists in Europe today. I am sure he would appreciate my over simplification of the emotional processes described below given that it is written for the vulnerable and non psychological reader. Over the years I have worked with many groups of people affected by what is commonly referred to as "their nerves" and as a consequence, I have used many tools to help to alleviate and overcome these issues; in most cases I have tried the techniques myself in an effort to ascertain whether it improved my own wellbeing. These tools ranged from relaxation methods of all descriptions, herbal remedies, self-improvement programs, hypnosis, Yoga, keep fit and many more. Some of these tools worked better than others and sadly some made matters worse, or just cost a fortune with no results at all. This will all sound familiar to many of you and you should take comfort often the belief is that no one has experienced what you are going through or recovered WRONG. To begin I am not a clinical psychologist but rather a research psychologist, with an interest and expertise in human emotions, I believe that I have a thorough understanding of what is actually taking place inside the brains of anxious individuals. I also wish to state that I am working to set up a research consortium to investigate the cause and treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME. A major symptom in many CFS/ME cases is anxiety. This consortium will be open to academics and practitioners with an interest in emotions and their affect on human health. The reader will also be glad to hear that The Linden Method and Mickel Therapy are pooling resources with regards to the anxiety symptoms of CFS/ME progress indeed. Also to create maximum transparency the aforementioned consortium will be able to probe, test, advise and advance our understanding of the role of emotions in health. The psychology of fear has been very well documented for almost 100 years, especially in the writings of William James, the famous American psychologist, whose findings now form an important part of the foundations on which modern emotional psychology is built. I will not bore you with 'science talk', but suffice it to say that James believed the emotional centers of the brain were pivotal to health, mental stability and general wellbeing. Any greater elaboration of this would require me writing

pages and would eventually arrive at the same conclusion. Please remember that this summary has been simplified to assist those from a non psychological background. Within our mid brain structures lies the emotional center. Our emotions, such as anger, sadness, joy, fear and boredom, create levels of activity within the brain that ebb and flow. You can neither laugh nor cry forever even though we sometimes feel as if we have done the latter. In times of high anxiety, in reality, your emotional stability is simply out of balance. Too much of anything will eventually leave you unsatisfied including ice cream or your favorite past time. Imagine then what too much exposure to stressful situations will do apart from the obvious increase in anxiety levels, they will definitely leave you unsatisfied. Pressure at work, at home or in relationships, fast or slow lifestyles with little fulfilment, all lead to emotional instability. What we do know for certain, is that these excesses are likely to cause the over production of adrenalin; in other words, you will be on red alert for too long and places people and things that once did not bother you, all of a sudden, become things to avoid at all cost. And yet, your salvation lies not in avoiding these things but in a structured program of anxiety recovery. You would not run a marathon without training to increase your fitness levels, so why do you expect to succeed without training for rejoining the marathon of life. Building up new memories, positive memories, emotionally enjoyable memories, bit by bit is the key to anxiety free fulfilment. Remember there are no bears or wolves in the local shop William James alluded to this many years ago in his findings about how anxiety builds and manifests in the human body. It is possible, without forcing the creation of more anxiety, to replace anxious reactions and memories with none anxious ones, very quickly. My personal experience of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), is that it relies on manipulating the cognitive section of the brain. This approach can work very successfully in some forms of mental illness, but due to its concentration on cognition it does not address the emotions, which is where I personally found it easier said than done. I detest sprouts and always have, (despite my mother telling me they were good for me); all the cognitive refocusing I can muster is never going to make me emotionally satisfied when I sit down to a plate of sprouts. If CBT has worked to change your circumstances, I am indeed very happy and wish you every success and happiness in the future. Indeed let me repeat that I am not qualified nor do I intend to adjudicate upon CBT. The same applies to

hypnosis, drug therapy, Yoga, flooding, NLP and all the other therapies. If they work for you I am happy truly very happy. Some people do need a break from their daily stress and if their GP has proscribed them sedatives to use as a crutch in the short term, then I wholeheartedly agree that temporary relief in extreme anxiety can be far better than no relief at all. However, hopefully some day you will try to withdraw the sedatives, hopefully with the help, guidance and advice of your doctor or specialist, and by then, you will need to have implemented a technique that allows you to function without sedatives and to eliminate your anxiety completely. There are many techniques available some more successful than others and as I said I have tried many of them personally in an effort to alleviate CFS/ME. Mickel Therapy worked best for me. The anxiety aspect of my CFS/ME remained stubborn despite many therapies including EMDR, Hypnosis, CBT, NLP etc. Let me stress these where my personal experiences. Others will report positive results and I am delighted for them. However I did try the Linden Method and I have noticed very progressive results. My family and friends see prolonged periods of my old self confident, vibrant and articulate. Through my many conversations with Charles and my ongoing work with him, his Method and the research consortium, that includes Mickel Therapy and leading academics, I have had the opportunity to evaluate and personally test Charles' unique program. I have no doubt that The Linden Method works and clearly see how and why the structure creates recovery; it makes perfect psychological sense. I have personally come to the conclusion that The Linden Method is soundly based in solid psychological understanding. It promotes emotional balance, the development of new memories of once feared situations, empowers the sufferer to step out with courage, to attempt new challenges and the program is written in easily understandable language; it is also very easy to do. The testimonials advocate that The Linden Method has helped very many people and is an easy to understand program with clear explanations of the processes taking place within your mind and body as anxiety disorder retreats. The Linden Method program is backed up by a support network of qualified anxiety specialists, psychologists and counsellors, who can simply explain and reassure you about the thoughts, feelings and emotions you are experiencing. Sometimes even a sympathetic understanding voice can help you over the next hurdle. The idea that anxiety disorder is simply "nerves" is no explanation at all and will never satisfy or settle your doubts or anxieties. Similarly, the idea that anxiety is something you have to 'learn to live with' or that it is a condition that

you can never be free from is simply not true. The Linden Method provides a correct psychological explanation of your condition, reassurance and clear, structured guidance and is definitely a program for recovery - one that will help you create new emotional memories to replace the anxious ones and, in addition, The Linden Method provides a blueprint for leading an emotionally fulfilled life. The Linden Method recognizes and addresses the fact that there are no bears waiting to attack you, but rather only negative memories of fear that cause and perpetuate your anxiety condition. The Linden Method shows you how to change those negative, anxious memories into happy and emotionally fulfilling ones. I personally recommend the Linden Method wholeheartedly. It has worked for countless others and it can work for you as well as it has worked for me. Finally, there are many out there who would exploit those suffering from anxiety. I am glad to say that the Linden Method will give you your money back if you do not improve. I believe that Charles is going a very long way to shutting down the exploitation of sufferers in this guarantee; his experiences at the hand of anxiety disorder for over 20 years, his 14 years of practice helping sufferers to recover, his qualified staff and his and his organization's reputations are testament to the level of respect gained through constantly high results and many thousands of success stories. Lastly his willingness to join a consortium that will include academics and other therapies (such as those lead by Dr. David Mickel) displays an openness to have his Method ruthlessly tested and should be reassuring to those who doubt the efficiency of the Linden Method. In other words, in my opinion, you have nothing to lose by trying this particular psychologically supported recovery program but you certainly have everything to gain." ______________________________________________________ About Dr. Francis Teeney Dr Francis Teeney is a Psychologist at Queen's University Belfast where he is a member of the Social Issues and Health Cluster. He is also a Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen. In 2004, Francis became Project Manager for HUMAINE an EU funded 34 partner/ university worldwide network analyzing emotions. Indeed his work in

this emotional based research is reflected in is current investigations into the role of emotions in energy disorders such as anxiety, ME/CFS. Francis' recent activities involve identity and victimhood involving collaboration between the University of Aberdeen and Queen's University Belfast. Francis was involved in the Northern Ireland Peace Process, held numerous workshops and seminars for victims emotionally affected by the conflict, is an NLP practitioner and is at the forefront of forming an academic research consortium into the causes and treatment of anxiety and ME/CFS with Dr David Mickel, Psychologist Kyle Davies and Charles Linden. With the assistance and guidance of his close friend and colleague, Professor Roddy Cowie of Queen's University School of Psychology, his objective is to develop a greater understanding of the role of emotions in human health and wellbeing.

IF anyone has ever told you that you cannot be anxiety free, that you are mentally ill, that you require medication to control your anxiety, that coping strategies are the best you can expect, that anxiety management is the only option, that CBT or hypnosis can cure you or that OCD, panic attacks, agoraphobia, PTSD, derealisation or depersonalization are separate, unrelated conditions or (the best one), that they all CAUSE anxiety let me reassure you 100% that those people are either lying to you OR are completely ignorant and misinformed. 155,000 cases, 13 years of practice and 27 years of personal suffering PLUS a team of the most qualified, experienced research academics, psychologists, medics and counselors are NOT WRONG. You can and will be anxiety and symptom free IF you do what needs to be done. Weigh up the evidence first, call us, email us, visit us, look at our websites and THEN decide. Charles Linden

1 Introduction to this book and my program


PLEASE READ THIS: I urge you to read this book thoroughly from beginning to end its not long. Only then will you understand anxiety conditions FULLY and only then will you be able to remove your unwanted anxiety and all the symptoms it produces. PLEASE DONT skim through this book you WILL miss vital information.

Over 14 years of practice helping over 155,000 anxiety sufferers from around the world to recover, myself and my team have compiled a database of information about the true nature of anxiety conditions and this book is a synopsis of that information. As an organization, we have most probably helped more people to recover than any other resource, treatment center or psychotherapy practice in the world. In terms of symptoms, there is nothing we havent heard! Believe me when I tell you that anxiety disorders can produce some weird and extreme symptoms, thoughts and sensations but, without exception, they are all completely harmless. In this book, I will dispel the rumors, myths and misunderstandings and give you the benefit of all our experience showing other sufferers how to recover permanently and with speed. Its all very well for doctors and psychologists to tell you that anxiety conditions are incurable and that management and coping strategies can be implemented which will, at best, make life tolerable its such a nonsense and it infuriates me. If anxiety isnt curable, how did I, for one, delete my panic attacks, OCD, agoraphobia and every single symptom without drugs or psychotherapy IN DAYS? Furthermore, how then, did I get thousands of people worldwide well again quickly and convince them to create testimonial emails, videos and audio recordings, detailing their recoveries? These include doctors, psychologists, celebrities and sports people and even actors and super-models (and more)! I was told by a director of a government health organization that they had a policy of managing their cases, that their statistics and targets would be distorted IF they could cure anxiety disorders; this was after I cured a number of their lost cause cases. I was a threat to their easy lives thats all.

Anxiety management is NOT AN OPTION I wont tolerate it, my staff wont tolerate it and you shouldnt either, especially when you know that a cure exists. I assure you wholeheartedly that a cure does exist and we have been using it for over 14 years to cure tens of thousands of clients from around the world. First of all let me give you a potted history of The Linden Method and centers and a little more information about how our practice developed from very humble beginnings to be the most respected anxiety elimination program in the world.

2 YOUR needs provided for Let me start by saying this: IF I could download into your head, right now, what I know to be fact because I have lived it, you would suffer from anxiety disorder for no more than the next two minutes. I know exactly what you have to do NOW to feel better tomorrow and I feel sick when I think of how many people I CANT reach, who will never benefit. You are here because something I have said somewhere, has hit a nerve with you thank god for that!
WE are NOT about selling books I am an author with Hay House, the largest self-help publisher in the world so book sales arent my focus. We also run residential programs for private individuals and organizations, so we have a great business that helps many thousands of people and employs an amazing staff of qualified and experienced health professionals. I am an adviser to government, media, magazines, newspapers and I appear on TV, have my own TV series and help many famous people from the world of sport, business, film and TV so thats not my focus. My focus is on CURING YOU. I dont mind when that happens, BUT it will happen if you allow me to do so. If you decide to carry on with medication, carry on with counseling or therapy or carry on hoping for a miracle cure, that is your prerogative, however, you will rejecting what I KNOW will cure you and THAT saddens me. I benefit enormously from being involved in the running of The Centers and in the early days, I was the support staff, media relations, accounting, order processing and every other role! Now that we have helped tens of thousands of ex clients, there is no way I could do that, which is why I have hand picked an incredible group of people who assist me to maintain the level of service I would expect from myself... the best!

Our in house psychological staff, our external team of referring psychologists and other practitioners and the tens of thousands of ex clients who support us, refer other sufferers to us and provide testimonials that prove that what we do works is humbling. My wife Beth and I went to a concert in the Manchester City football stadium recently and the crowd was over 50,000. Beth turned to me and said youve helped nearly three times this quantity of people with The Linden Method home learning program alone; doesnt that make you feel amazing? I replied, 240 times this amount of people suffer from high anxiety in the UK alone Beth all I see is the fact that I still have them to help! I do receive many hundreds of emails and letters from Linden Method members but I haven't been on the 'front line' for some time; if I had, I would never get any work done. But lately, I have been playing a more active role in contact with clients in order to judge what it is you need and want from my programs and also to discover ways to improve how I communicate with you. Recently we introduced the Anxiety Recovery Retreats http://www.anxietyrecoveryretreat.com which are two and three day residential programs and the curative success of them has been quite incredible.

Its so, so easy to do


I try to distil techniques and instruction down to their simplest form so that there is no ambiguity in the message... I want you to FULLY understand every instruction and concept fully so that you can benefit as effectively and fully from my material as possible that way, recovery is always guaranteed! Many of my clients approach us believing that they are being 'victimized' by some sort of external force.

You are NOT a victim


Anxiety sufferers suggest that their anxiety has been caused by external influences that are 'attacking them' or 'happening to them' in a way which takes away their own control, whether it be stressors, anxiety itself or maybe just 'life'. These people come to me asking for me to 'wave a magic wand' and remove these external influences. The question I always ask is - do these people believe that they are being victimized by these circumstances or do they see themselves as the creator of them? If you believe you are a victim... what message are you sending to your subconscious? That you are at the mercy of everything you experience; that you are helpless; that you have no control of your 'self' that what you THINK

ALWAYS becomes reality because a thought reinforced with an an action becomes your truth!

We are what we think and do!


When you resign yourself to being helpless and powerless, you completely remove your ability to create change because everything becomes hopeless! EVEN when it isn't! At this stage, you 'switch off' your mind to the options available to you and very soon slip into behaviors that can't ever produce recovery. Do you understand how this works?

What is to blame for how you feel?


When you feel anxious, you start searching for blame. You blame your job, your marriage, a bereavement, stress, your parents... in fact anything and anyone but the true cause. You then feel victimized and weak. IF you decide to go for psychotherapy, the practitioner will focus on blame, bringing up past experiences, analyzing them. This isnt productive. I wish I had a penny for every session my clients have wasted in psychotherapy; I have never in 14 years, had a positive CURATIVE outcome reported. The difference between anxiety sufferers who recover quickly and those who don't is that those who recover quickly understand that giving blame to external influences is futile and that they are 'masters of their own destiny'.

My primary role is to show sufferers that they can quickly take back that control and 'ownership' of their situation and by doing this, get immediate relief from their symptoms.
Yes, I said immediate! Some clients find it hard to accept that they are in control and use certain key phrases designed to undermine their 'ownership' of their situation... negative words like won't and can't and say "I have tried but ..." Using words like these allows your subconscious mind the opportunity to present a multitude of objections which reinforce them and immediately

constructs a 'road block' which stops you from using your intellect to 'problem solve'. You immediately dis-empower the options that are open to you when you use negative, defeatist language like this. I believe that 'can't' is never an option until you try and using the word 'try' is a way to prepare yourself for failure. Successful people never use the word tried do they? Why? Because they succeeded! Failure should be a concept that no one ever focuses on, even when it seems that failure has 'happened'... why? Because 'failure' presents you with an opportunity for a fresh start... another attempt! Kids of seven years do TLM without any problems, so I KNOW you can. 15 year old Kyle was cured by us on the TV series Goks Teens
Thanks to everyone at the Linden method, I can do things on my own. I feel like a new person, I hope other people in my situation can benefit ans get out of their bad situation and end up in a great one. All you need to do is do what the people at the Linden method say. They have the answers! Take care everyone. Kyle Vanes

So, if you focus on the final, positive outcomes and use positive words like 'when I have...' and 'I have succeeded in...' instead of 'I tried...' because when you use negative words, you prepare your brain to discover a way to fail! You may feel that you don't behave in this way but if you are at the mercy of your anxiety and feel 'helpless' to find a way out, you are! Just for a moment, try to imagine that you are 100% in control. What would you be saying now? "What can I do to..?" "How can I..?" You would be asking questions designed to set you up for solutions wouldn't you? You are now preparing yourself for recovery, BUT, more than that, you are learning a vital life skill which can be applied to anything you want to achieve in life! By taking on board these positive thoughts, you focus your mind on what you want, rather than what you don't want! By doing this you allow your brain to focus on problem solving to make positive things happen!

I was a victim once... in fact, for many of my early years! But, when I decided that enough was enough and took back the control, utilized the Method that I had discovered and made changes that positively affected my existence, my life changed in days! You can achieve this too, just like me and every single client we have helped! Fear is the only thing stopping you from recovering. And why are you frightened? Probably because something has caused you to experience something that frightened you, raising your anxiety levels artificially this raised anxiety then influences absolutely everything you do; you feel as if you are potentially in danger every minute of every day and your behaviors are 'safety seeking' at all times.

This is why what we do is so effective why it produces results that no other anxiety program, psychological practice or medication can even come close to.
Our program reassures you from the start, undermining your core fears and prepares you for anything the world might throw at you. The Linden Method provides you with the tools to take back control without fear, to become the 'master of your own destiny' to undermine and remove your fears completely and to become who you REALLY want to be rather than focusing on the things you don't want! You will become stronger, more able, more focused and more challenged by life producing the outcomes that you could only dream about previously and this WILL happen, that I promise you. How do I know? Because it is the predominant experience of every one of our clients! Charles Linden The Linden Centers International Anxiety Recovery Retreats http://www.thelindenmethod.co.uk http://www.panic-anxiety.com http://www.anxietyrecoveryretreat.com

3 Scientific Research & Our Science


I believe it is vital, if you are to benefit from the research in this book, for you to have faith in our science, experience and knowledge. This chapter explains why our technique is so effective and highlights the research carried out by international leaders in the field of Research Psychology. Coupled with these conclusive scientific findings, myself and my staff are on the front line, talking to tens of thousands of sufferers every year, gathering data about their experiences, their symptoms and their recoveries so that YOU can benefit. (A revolution in neuroscience: reprogramming the subconscious mind) Science has focused on brain function more than any other aspect of human life for centuries and we would be lying if we claimed to understand the intricacies of how the brain works; some things we understand, others we don't have any clue about. The brain is a bundle of physical wiring and plumbing. It consists of an incredible number of wiring looms which are pruned away and added to in order to store or render obsolete memories, behaviors and learning. The physical size of our heads means that physical neural pathways of learning cannot be infinite so the brain makes a decision which to keep and which to erase, otherwise your head would have to be the size of a house, which wouldnt be practical and wouldnt look nice either. We are the product of our environments and every second we are alive creates constant and infinite physical changes to occur in our minds. Neural pathways are built and pruned as our life experiences grow. Subconscious decisions are made whether to retain or discard learning we don't even have to become involved consciously with this decision making process, it all happens outside of our consciousness, deep within our brains. We presume that we are totally in control with every aspect of our lives and bodies, but, the truth is that we are not. Sure, we can decide what we do and where we go, but we are never in command of what happens 'behind the scenes' in the subconscious mind but we can be! Your anxiety disorder has been caused by an initial catalyst which provided you with a 'fight or flight' response and this was consciously evident you may remember it.

Once you made the conscious connection between this anxious reaction and your perception of fear and danger from this point on, your subconscious mind started doing all the decision making for you. Your subconscious mind decided to rewire your brain to create a connection between your high anxiety and your perception of that behavior and once you reacted with fear of the fear, neural pathways began 'knitting' new behaviors into your subconscious mind automatic behaviors of fear. This behavior is called Operant Conditioning, a process discovered and studied by Burrhus Frederic Skinner. Skinner was an American psychologist who pioneered research and advocated behaviorism, which concentrates on understanding how behavior is the manifestation of environmental history with regard to the experience of consequences. In a nutshell, Skinner showed how thoughts reinforced by action would 'etch' that behavior into the mind as neural pathways of memory and habit are constructed. We all learn by repetition. Look back to when you learned to drive, read, write, play the piano etc. You did so by creating a constant process of learning. Had you received a driving lesson once every six months, your brain would have made the decision soon after lesson one that, because you hadnt repeated the driving habit, it wasnt behavior you needed to retain, so it would prune those neural pathways of learning. The next time you had a lesson, you would need to re-learn those behaviors again. You learn to drive by having a lesson and practicing with short intervals in between, which sends a clear message to your subconscious mind This is learning you need to retain because it is something I am going to be doing regularly, so it must be important. Now think about how, through the cycle of fear you experience, you have PRACTICED being anxious! But, there is a slight difference. The emotion of fear that causes anxiety, is adaptable. What do I mean by this? As we move through life, from one environment to another, we move between safe and not so safe environments. One minute we could be curled up in bed, the next in war torn Afghanistan.

Our anxiety levels adjust to be appropriate in each location and when we move from a threatening place back to a none-threatening place our anxiety levels SHOULD drop. But, when you develop an anxiety condition, the level doesnt drop because instead of your mind reading your environment and finding a threat, it reads your anxiety symptoms your fear is perpetuated by the symptoms of your fear. Can this be stopped? Oh yes and quickly! What is the Amygdala and what does it have to do with YOUR anxiety? The Amygdalae are actually a pair of organs in the brain. They perform an integral role in the production, processing and storage of emotional reactions. I liken the Amygdala to the body's anxiety thermostat. Thermostats typically control temperature, but the Amygdalae, regulate the emotion of anxiety. When confronted with something which could represent a danger, the sensory organs (eyes, ears, nose, mouth, skin) send nerve impulses to the Amygdalae in order to have it make a split second decision as to whether the anxiety reaction, often called the 'fight or flight response' would be appropriate. It is like a risk assessment of your environment. For example, as you drive down the road, a dog runs out in front of you and you go into fight or flight. Your eyes see the dog, your amygdalae activate a response, your foot hits the brake, the dog runs off and anxiety levels fall. All this time, your mind is sending out risk assessments searching your environment for risk and reacting appropriately to that risk. Once the decision is made to react with anxiety, a surge of adrenalin causes a raft of physiological changes within the body and mind, which prepares us for either fighting or fleeing from the danger present. As I explained previously, in humans, the amygdalae perform primary roles in the formation and storage of memories associated with emotional events. Research indicates that, during fear conditioning, sensory stimuli reach the amygdalae, where they form associations with memories of the stimuli. The

association between the anxious catalyst and the anxiety reaction causes the memory to become fixed in the brain. Experiments have shown that administration of stress hormones to mice immediately after they learn something enhances their retention of that behavior when they are tested two days later. This means that if you experience an event and react with anxiety, that connection becomes ingrained into the mind much more effectively this is what causes an anxiety disorder. The amygdalae, especially the basolateral nuclei, are involved in mediating the effects of emotional arousal on the strength of the memory for the event, as shown by many laboratories including that of James McGaugh. James L. McGaugh, Ph.D., is an American neurobiologist working in the field of learning and memory. He is currently a professor at the University of California, Irvine. McGaughs laboratories have trained animals on a variety of learning tasks and found that drugs injected into the amygdala after training affect the animals' subsequent retention of the task. These tasks include basic classical conditioning tasks such as inhibitory avoidance, where a rat learns to associate a mild foot-shock with a particular compartment of an apparatus, and more complex tasks such as spatial or cued water maze, where a rat learns to swim to a platform to escape the water. If a drug that activates the amygdalae is injected into the amygdalae, the animals had better memory for the training in the task. If a drug that deactivates the amygdalae is injected, the animals had impaired memory for the task. So, now you will understand that the Amygdalae play a vital role in the formation and perpetuation of anxiety conditions. That being the case, we can say that by changing the reaction of the Amygdalae in anxiety disorder, we can eliminate the inappropriate anxious reaction. The Amygdalae only respond to sensory input, which means that any cure MUST, without question, de-program the anxious response in the Amygdalae and replace it with a more appropriate response by reprogramming that response through behavior. So reversing the process, which causes the formation of an anxiety disorder in the Amygdalae, will also render obsolete and destroy the stored, anxious response. It will CURE YOU!

But how can this be done effectively? How? In the EXACT same way that your anxiety condition was 'learned' in the first place. Through a constantly executed group of simple rules, the sensory organs can be manipulated to send messages to the Amygdalae, which remove the anxious reaction completely. Which FORCE the amygdalae to believe that you are safe. This causes the amygdalae to turn down your anxiety level to normal. Fast!

THIS IS THE CURE FOR ANXIETY DISORDER


Let's look at other techniques for anxiety management/elimination and compare them with this scientifically proven method. Therapy Therapy exposes the original catalyst for the anxiety as the 'cause' and discusses ways to address that event through talking about it. This only serves to reinforce the anxious habit in the Amygdala by consciously 'reminding' the subconscious mind that it is anxious and by making the initial catalyst constantly conscious. Ludicrous that anyone could ever think this would be productive Medication medication is chemical. Chemical changes which enter via the bloodstream or short lived, untargeted and inappropriate. How can medication reach the specific neural pathways in the brain and amygdala, selecting them amongst billions of others accurately and somehow, presumably with the help of a miracle, eliminate those and only those behaviors? Describing this as a possibility is ludicrous, I am sure you will agree. The solution Direct Amygdala reprogramming as explained above. Targets the Amygdalae directly. Reverses the formation of the anxiety response and replaces the inappropriate anxious response with appropriate responses to permanently eliminate anxiety, panic, phobias and obsessive behaviors and all of the physical and psychological manifestations of those conditions.

4 How the Notion That There is Something 'wrong' with You Shapes Your Recovery
You may have been told repeatedly that you have an anxiety disorder by medics, psychologists or other medical professionals, but do you believe this to be absolutely true? It's easy to say that you have anxiety but believing it wholeheartedly is another matter altogether! Beliefs are a vital part of the flight or fight response, as they are formed by the coming together of sensory input, intellect and creativity... but why? In the fight or flight response, a group of vital bodily changes respond in order to prepare us for making, sometimes life saving, decisions and taking action in a split second. This response is designed as part of the internal defense mechanism designed to react appropriately and quickly when a threat is present. Imagine this scenario. You are driving along a secluded lane at night time and you are confronted by a burning car on its roof with people inside screaming for help. You have very little time to put your conscious mind into gear so your subconscious mind takes over. First of all it activates the flight or fight response and adrenalin is released. Your heart speeds up, your sensory organs become more sensitive, blood is diverted to your muscles to carry oxygen and water to them, ready for activity... your mouth goes dry, your digestion slows and you go into 'emergency mode'. In an instant your body is ready for action and your mind follows suit. In these situations, your subconscious can't rely on your slower conscious mind to cope alone so it starts 'problem solving', 'risk assessing' and calculating the most effective course of action possible. Anxious, Weird & Inappropriate Thoughts Part of the Flight or Fight response is to produce 'what if' thought processes, creating mental scenarios based on the worst-case outcome in order to calculate risk. Those thought processes ask, "What if I get to the car and it explodes? What if I can't lift the passenger out? What if the car tips over onto me?" All of this 'scenario building' assessing risk before the decisions are made. This scenario assumes that REAL risk is present.

Now, transpose this same level of anxious response into your current life. You have high levels of anxiety where NO REAL threat is present! But the 'problem solving' 'scenario building' continues... it has to; it is part of the flight or fight mechanism! But, now there is no problem to be solved so these 'what if' thought processes work on the issues presented to it in your daily life, so it asks questions like: * What if there is something 'wrong' with me the medics are 'missing'? * What if I have a serious disease? * What if I lose consciousness? * What if I go mad? * What if I die? * What if something happens to a family member? * What if I harm someone I love? * What if I am gay? *What if I do this inappropriate thing (aggressive, sexual) to that person? * What if I... blah, blah, blah... Do you see where this is going? Every thought you have had since you have been anxious, has been the product of inappropriate 'what if thoughts' building anxiety fueled scenarios in your mind. Does this make sense? I have had clients say: * I sometimes think about killing my kids * I sometimes think I am gay * I sometimes think about killing myself * I sometimes think about incest with my mother/father All these subconscious, anxious scenarios are produced by the Fight or Flight respond, eagerly seeking out and questioning anything it can get its teeth into... creating 'what ifs' in your subconscious. So, when you start to think that 'perhaps there is something else wrong with me'... tell yourself that those thought processes are simply the product of the

Fight or Flight response, disregard them in your decision making and move forward with positivity, KNOWING that you can become anxiety free again.

5 Is anxiety disorder a mental illness?


No, it certainly is NOT! Anxiety disorder is NOT a mental illness, it is a behavioral condition, there is a very BIG difference. The emotion of fear is an EMOTION not an illness. Mental illnesses are clinical conditions which have a 'biological' basis (caused by chemical imbalance), anxiety disorders are caused by a 'resetting' of the 'baseline' anxiety level; this happens through reinforcing the anxiety disorder by repetitive anxious behavior as previously explained. There is NO other cause for anxiety disorders, FACT! All of the symptoms you experience are caused by mal-adjusted reactions in the brain causing your mind and body to react with an inappropriate level of anxiety. Doctors pigeon-hole their patients by naming their conditions and, because there is no pigeon-hole for anxiety as such, they label their patients as 'mentally ill', 'neurotic' or as 'hypochondriacs' - They are wrong! TRUE mental illness is very specific and can't be treated through behavioral treatments alone - they require medicinal treatments also. Anxiety disorder does not require any medicinal intervention, which is why psychologists have been treating anxiety disorders with psychotherapy for decades; it just falls short of providing a complete solution.

So, if anxiety disorder isn't a mental illness, what can be done to correct it?
The Linden Method addresses that issue directly, tackling the problem at the root cause, in the exact place where the anxious decisions are made. This is done without medicine, without medical treatment and without long-winded therapy programs. The Linden Method is so simple to understand and implement and has already treated tens of thousands of people in the last 2 years alone (this is when we introduced the latest version of the Linden Method.) Sarah Coates, my friend and in-house psychologist, left her job as a psychologist after working with me to cure her anxiety disorder completely after just a few weeks. She too had been categorized as having a mental illness and was sure that it was wrong.

She became disillusioned with what the psychology profession could achieve with anxious patients and since joining me in her quest to help people become well again, has now realized just how misguided psychology really is. Sarah's quest to find a way of helping people has been realized, she now helps people become well again and gets so much from receiving the emails of gratitude from our clients.

6 How effective is The Linden Method?


These statistics were gathered over three months August-November. 1,117 people completed our survey. The results are very telling but most agreed that medication and conventional talking therapies had been ineffective in isolation. Of course, we wanted to discover more accurate statistics about The Linden Center's programs, so we included searching questions about The Linden Method specifically. Of the total people asked about aspects of anxiety elimination, the responses we received were as follows: 16% said they had used The Linden Method. Q1 96.7% said that they had experienced total anxiety elimination using The Linden Method 2.3% said they had not complied with The Linden Method Q2 82% said they had used medication for their anxiety disorder 77% believed that medication had been completely ineffective at reducing their anxiety levels Q3 64% said they had tried talking therapies 59% said that the talking therapy had not been effective at reducing their anxiety Q4 71% said they experienced panic attacks 67% said they experienced obsessive thoughts and behaviors 56% said they experienced depersonalisation and derealisation 61% believe that food plays a part in their anxiety condition Q5 Asked about The Linden Method support specialists: 41% said they had used the support specialist email and telephone contact

59% said they had no need to use the support in order to recover 35% said that their support was invaluable 6% said they were very supportive Q6 Asked about verbal recommendations of The Linden Method to other sufferers 43% said they do not know any other sufferers 37% said they have already recommended the program to others 18% said they will be telling others about The Linden Method 2% said they would want to help others through becoming involved as a Linden Method Specialist Q7 56% said they had tried more than one other anxiety program 47% said they had not worked 5% said they had helped a little 4% said they had helped a lot 56% said they had not received the level of support offered by The Linden Center 63% said they believed the alternative programs to have been run by unqualified people 82% said they had been disappointed with aftercare 77% said they had not been aware of a refund guarantee from the other program suppliers

7 How The Linden Method Works


I have had so many people call or write to ask me exactly how The Linden Method works, that I have decided to explain just why what we do at The Linden Centers is different. John Broadus Watson was an American Psychologist who established the Psychological School of Behaviorism. Watson believed that he could take twelve healthy infants and by applying behavioral changes, could 'design' people to be how he wanted them to be. Watson stated that emotions such as fear could be conditioned using behavioral techniques. He took a small child (11 months) called 'Little Albert' and conditioned him to become fearful of random objects: a rabbit, a dog and (believe it or not) some wool! Watson presented these objects and at the same time, made a loud noise. The experiment worked and Little Albert became conditioned to respond with fear when presented with the objects alone. He had conditioned anxiety and this sent shockwaves through the psychological community that had, until then, believed that fear, was pre-programd in the subconscious (Sigmund Freud). As unethical as this experiment was, it proved that fear responses could be raised by fear conditioning and that anxiety disorders can be created and eliminated given the correct treatment. Around the same time, another behavioral psychologist was doing similar work elsewhere in the US. Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist who pioneered research and advocated behaviorism which concentrates on understanding how behaviour is the manifestation of environmental history with regard to the experience of consequences. Skinner also proposed the use of behaviour modification, much like Watson, he believed that a person could have their experience of life modified by behaviors. Skinner developed the theories behind operant conditioning as a way of engineering society, happiness and people's experiences of their lives. Skinner believed that any experience backed up by a consequence would become imprinted on a person's psyche; the experience of anxiety disorder sufferers would back this up; repeated stimulation of the Amygdala through anxious behaviour would reinforce and imprint those behaviors as a form of 'habit' into the subconscious mind.

Conversely, by using behavior modification as discovered and pioneered by Watson and Skinner, the reversal of the formation of 'anxious habit' is also possible. In a nutshell what both of these eminent and incredibly forward thinking scientists discovered is that it is very possible and actually very normal for an individual to 'program' their subconscious minds. The Linden Method provides anxiety sufferers with a 'roadmap' of how to do this without going through long-winded psychotherapy and without using drugs that never produce CURATIVE results. What I show you is a 'mother nature given' process... a normal, expected, natural process that ALL recovered anxiety sufferers MUST have used to become anxiety free. Why do I emphasize must? I use this analogy: I have a bucket and one day I put it down on a nail. It creates a hole. I see the water running out of the bucket and I start looking for a solution to the problem. I think about the solution and come up with: Solution 1 - I make the water thicker so it doesn't run through the hole so fast. Solution 2 I ignore the hole and keep running backwards and forwards refilling the bucket. Solution 3 I put a piece of some material over the whole to hide the hole and temporarily fix the problem but it keeps breaking through, so you keep replacing it. Solution 4 I mend the bucket by replacing the missing piece. Which would be the best solution? Well of course, it's number 4. So, what does this have to do with The Linden Method? Solution 1 is drug intervention it may provide temporary relief from some of the symptoms but it doesn't cure the problem. Solution 2 is just allowing the anxiety to dominate your life modifying your behaviors and tiring you out. Solution 3 is therapy during your session it makes sense and you may think you have got it, but you leave and before long feel depleted and frustrated in addition, you waste so much time and money blocking the hole! So, what is solution 4?

It's THE solution! It's the full fix! The total reversal and elimination of the bundle of learned behavior in the brain! The difference between other Methods and The Linden Method is that The Linden Method brings together a group of simple techniques that undermine and eliminate anxiety completely... it's not a quick fix, a cover up, a 'band aid' it actually undoes the formation of anxiety conditions completely! How does it do this? It destroys anxious neural pathways and replaces them with non-anxious ones! Like removing a smoking habit or a nail biting habit or any learned behavior. Through seamless continuity of the Linden Method structure... which is simple, the brain 'reorganizes itself'... ...until a new structure has been created that behaves in a completely nonanxious way. The brain requires communication and equilibrium between the two hemispheres and when communication is effective, the brain becomes more creative, more organized, more able to learn effectively and the effect on your life can be incredible. When you recover using The Linden Method, which outlines and guides you through the ONLY way to erase anxiety, your mind will respond... your anxiety, which has 'fine tuned' your brain during your anxiety disorder will fade away but your brain will divert all of the changes made to your subconscious mind to make you more productive in every area of your life. Making these changes creates an effect which scientists call 'whole brain thinking'. Whole brain thinking enables creativity increases, intuition, increased ability to learn, social skills and increased intelligence. My IQ went up by 5 points during my anxiety disorder! Traditional anxiety elimination method such as CBT (never medication!), are supposed to create these changes but the problem is that methods such as CBT are usually an event... a once or twice a week session at best. But talking therapies also involve a number of very 'counter-productive' devices which serve only to remind the sufferer that they have high anxiety. A TRUE solution which uses these scientific devices, like those discovered by Skinner and Watson, is a PROCESS and not just a once a week event! Continuity of support is required to create and maintain these changes. Continuity is the watchword. The clear, concise, simple and structured process outlined in The Method is the ONLY way to achieve these changes effectively and our system has been designed to provide the targeted structure that is

vital to recovery. It is the ONLY method available in the world that is proven to work in absolutely every single case. You may think that this sounds incredible. Yes, I agree, it is incredible. You may think it sounds fictitious. I agree it does but trust me this is science fact. There's no secret about how The Linden Method works... no secret at all. * I provide the solution to you in a set of structured rules. * I provide a group of supportive 'first aid' fixes to use during recovery. * I provide words of inspiration. * I provide information that offers answers to so many questions. * I provide structure. * I provide seamless support, reassurance and guidance.

And all of this combines to provide recovery. I started this company because using The Linden Method totally changed my life, but I'm sometimes at a loss as to how to adequately communicate just what I mean so that sufferers understand just how simple this is. The memory of how I once was has now faded... in fact, other people remember that person far more effectively than I can. I KNOW through experience of helping over 100,000 sufferers that you will be led to your own version of the same conclusion I reached with The Linden Method. I sleep very well at night, secure in the knowledge that the solution I provide is water tight. I know this works and the thousands of letters of thanks I receive are testament to that.
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8 The Anxiety disorders


Before I go on to provide the benefit of our research and experience with regard to the anxiety disorders, I must first explain my understanding of the terms used by doctors and psychologists when diagnosing and categorizing these conditions. I use the word disorder throughout this book for ease of use because it is what people are used to hearing, but, in principle, I am 100% against the use of the word. DISORDER The word disorder suggests illness. You are neither physically or mentally ill, despite how you are feeling. Describing your anxiety condition as a disorder would mean that feeling hot, itching, sweating and other subconsciously controlled, physical reactions are also disorders, the suggestion is ludicrous! MENTAL ILLNESS You are not mentally ill! Mental illness is caused by physical brain injury or impairment or chemical imbalance. If you have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, you have neither! Anxiety conditions are NOT related to depression or other mental illnesses. DEPRESSION Anxiety conditions are NOT depression, despite what you may have heard or understood. Just because your doctor may have prescribed you an antidepressant medication, does not mean you have depression. Doctors are very good at misrepresenting anxiety conditions and dressing them up as mental illness, usually due to lack of knowledge and inexperience. Depression is a clinical condition caused by chemical imbalance and not related to anxiety conditions in any way whatsoever. Anxiety and clinical depression cannot exist simultaneously that would be like being happy and sad simultaneously it cant happen! The desperation experienced by anxiety sufferers is NOT depression; it is an overwhelming feeling of hopelessness experienced by some anxiety sufferers. It is often referred to as low mood.

9 GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)


A sophisticated combination of negative, anxious emotions, which includes fear, worrying and fear of consequences. Anxiety is often accompanied by physical symptoms or sensations like a racing heart, breathlessness, nausea, chest pains and sweating for example. GAD is much more intense than normal anxiety levels which may be experienced on a day-to-day basis. GAD is overwhelming and can dominate your day with inappropriate and exaggerated worries and tension, even when there is nothing present to create fear. Having GAD means that the sufferer is always anticipating a negative outcome to everything they confront, sufferers often worry inappropriately about health, finances, relationships or their career. The normal reaction to anxiety is to retreat or withdraw from 'normal' activities, this reinforces to the anxious mind that it is OK for our anxiety to dictate how we feel, what we do and where we go to us and for us to modify our enjoyment of life to accommodate it... this is not acceptable. GAD is an anxiety disorder because, as already stated, without an underlying high level of anxiety, it cannot exist. GAD sufferers have inappropriate and sometimes frightening or disturbing thoughts, sometimes violent or sexual in nature - these may sometimes involve people with whom they would never partake in such acts, even members of their own family. This was explained earlier as the what if thoughts associated with risk assessment; these, like all anxiety symptoms, will go as your anxiety is eliminated. Very often, simply the thought of getting through the day provokes anxiety as soon as the sufferer wakes, which sets them up for a day filled with anxious behaviors. Because adrenaline levels are artificially raised this leads to a resetting of our baseline anxiety level in the anxiety control center, we can experience constant general or generalized anxiety. This means that the body is functioning at a much higher level of anxiety, causing a whole list of anxious feelings, emotions and sensations. What are the symptoms of GAD? The anxiety experienced is usually accompanied by physical anxiety symptoms such as headaches, tension, tiredness, aching muscles, difficulty swallowing, shaking, twitches, mood swings, sweats, and hot and cold flushes.

GAD sufferers may often feel light-headed or out of breath. They may also feel nauseated or have to go to the bathroom frequently. Generalized anxiety is constant and can cause anxiety / panic attacks during the day and night. Night time anxiety and panic attacks are especially disturbing and can often wake the sufferer from deep sleep feeling particularly frightened or experiencing night frights which cause the sufferer to wake suddenly experiencing dramatic anxiety symptoms. Night-time anxiety can be minimized with some practical steps which minimize the impact of such things as blood sugar level fluctuations during sleep. Individuals with GAD seem unable to relax, and they may startle more easily than other people. They tend to have difficulty concentrating and often, they have trouble falling or staying asleep. The sort of symptoms you can experience in generalized anxiety are generally milder than those experienced during panic disorder. Your stomach may churn, your heart race or beat slower or you may get palpitations you may also feel sweaty or clammy, dizzy or shaky and a sense of general unrest. You may just feel as if you have the Flu with shaky or weak legs and clamminess. You might get disturbing thoughts or feel depressed, this is perfectly normal and will pass, it is purely a response to anxiety and must not be mistaken for depression. Remember, these thoughts and feelings are harmless but unpleasant nonetheless. This doesn't mean you should rush to your doctor to get anxiety medication - in fact, quite the contrary! Anxiety is often misdiagnosed as depression by physicians, who's 'knee jerk' reaction is to reach for the prescription pad. Not only is this premature, but also a wholly inappropriate treatment for an anxiety condition. Anxiety isn't caused by a mental or physical illness and certainly not by a chemical imbalance which requires medicinal 'correction'... anxiety disorder is a behavioral condition and can not be eliminated by chemical means. GAD affects about 1 in 4 adults at some point in their life and about twice as many women as men. Anxiety disorder can develop gradually or abruptly and can begin at any time across the life-cycle, though the risk is highest between childhood and middle age. More info about GAD

10 Panic Disorder & Panic Attacks (anxiety attacks)


Panic disorder is one of the so-called anxiety disorders and is the result of an increased level of anxiety which is caused by a change in the way the Amygdala, in the brain, responds to anxiety-provoking thoughts or situations. When this process becomes disrupted, the sufferer develops feelings of anxiety which may escalate into panic attacks or Panic disorder. Panic Disorder has such diverse and sometimes extreme symptoms. BUT, this is caused by the same internal mechanism in every single sufferer. The brain thinks it is behaving normally as it has become re-set at a higher than normal level of anxiety due to a catalyst of some sort; the catalyst is unimportant actually, what is important, however, is that an internal switch, which activates the anxiety response in the brain has been 'adjusted' to a higher level of anxiety and it is this that causes and perpetuates the Panic Disorder. As you know, I don't like the term disorder, it suggests illness and anxiety isn't an illness, it's a natural device that can become disturbed. Panic Disorder affects about 10 million adults in the US and the UK and is twice as common in women as in men. It most often begins during late adolescence or early adulthood. Not everyone who experiences panic attacks will develop panic disorder - for example, many people have one attack but never have another. For those who do have Panic Disorder, though, it's important to seek treatment. Untreated, the disorder can become very disabling indeed. Many people with Panic Disorder visit the hospital emergency room repeatedly or see a number of doctors before they obtain a correct diagnosis and may go for years without learning that they have a real, treatable condition. Regardless of how the anxiety affects you mentally or physically, the very same internal mechanism is responsible, so the curative process is the same in every case regardless of age, race or gender. To eliminate Panic Disorder permanently, this mechanism must be addressed and corrected. Panic Symptoms People with panic disorder have feelings of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning. They can't predict when a panic attack will occur, and many develop intense anxiety between episodes, worrying when and where the next one will strike. Most likely your heart will pound and you may feel sweaty, weak, faint, or dizzy. Your hands may tingle or feel numb, and you might feel flushed or chilled. You may have nausea, chest pain or smothering sensations, a sense of unreality, or fear of impending doom or loss of control. You may genuinely

believe you're having a heart attack or losing your mind, or even on the verge of death. Panic attacks can occur at any time, even during sleep. An attack generally peaks within 10 minutes, but some symptoms may last much longer. Panic Attack Symptoms Explained First of all, the word 'symptom' is used by doctors to describe the effects of illness... ANXIETY IS NOT AN ILLNESS... it's a behavioral condition. However, anxiety does produce some pretty scary SENSATIONS. Yes, I said SENSATIONS because all of the feelings and thoughts you experience are just that! They are the physical manifestations of high anxiety and NOTHING MORE! True FEAR can only be present when there is something PRESENT to be scared of. If you have panic attack symptoms when there is nothing present to be scared of... you are experiencing INAPPROPRIATE ANXIETY... the sensations of FEAR, BUT, NOT true fear! Even any weird or anxious thoughts you experience are ALL the product of the anxiety response which creates 'what if' thoughts... thoughts designed to make you make sensible decisions quickly when REAL fear is present; but when no REAL fear is present, the thoughts work on presenting you with 'worst case scenarios' and some can be pretty weird and disturbing; these might include aggressive thoughts or sexual thoughts... thoughts about things you KNOW you'd never actually carry out. Disturbing but harmless and a recognized and common panic attacks symptom. Does this make sense? I tell you this because I need you to understand that all the panic attacks symptoms, feelings, thoughts and sensations you experience are products of the anxious nerve signals your brain produces, not the signs of illness.. not physical illness, not mental illness! Symptoms of panic attacks are unpleasant, to say the least, BUT they are completely normal and harmless (no matter how inappropriate). Not everyone experiences the same panic attack symptoms; we are all different biologically and therefore react differently to each other as a response to the same or similar stimuli. The following list identifies the most common panic attack symptoms. Experiencing four or less of these panic attack symptoms identifies what is called a limited symptom attack. Common Panic Attack Symptoms * Rapid heart beat, pounding heart or palpitations

* Sweating * Shaking visibly or inside * Choking sensations or lump in throat * Smothering or shortness of breath sensations * Chest pain or discomfort * Nausea, bloating, indigestion or abdominal discomfort * Dizziness or unsteadiness * Feeling light-headed * Derealisation (feeling unreal or dreamy) * Depersonalisation (feeling outside yourself or like you don't exist) * Fear of losing control or going crazy * Paresthesias (numbness or tingling sensations) in face, extremities, body * Chills or hot flushes * Skin losing color * Blushing or skin blotches * Urgently needing to urinate or defecate * Inappropriate/Disturbed thoughts * Muscle pain, especially in neck or shoulders ...and possibly many more! Experiencing different or more panic attack symptoms to those listed above, does not mean that your condition is worse or different, or that you are suffering from another un-diagnosed condition. Diagnosis of anxiety disorders is very accurate. Some people have anxiety disorder but never suffer from panic attack symptoms. How are panic attack symptoms caused? Panic attack symptoms are caused by a number of biological changes that occur during times of stress and anxiety. The human body is very resilient, even in times of anxiety we are strong, although we may not feel it. It's also very true that some people might be scared that their heart will stop, or give up, through the constant racing,

thumping or chest pain, this is simply not true; again these are very common symptoms of panic attacks. Panic attacks happen when the body needs to burn up unused adrenalin. It does so by activating a sudden elevation of anxiety this is perceived as a panic attack. Ultimately, all of these symptoms have developed to assist you to take evasive or direct action against a threat. The body has to become stronger, lighter and faster and the changes made in every bodily system can produce strange and invasive symptoms which are natural when anxiety is appropriate but not when they are inappropriate. No one has ever come to any harm as a result of high anxiety or panic attacks! Consider how hard athletes have to work in order to give their hearts the kind of workout your heart receives through anxiety; athletes hearts do not give up, do they? The heart is a muscle, raising the heart rate exercises it, making it fitter. You wouldn't worry if your heart raced after running for the bus, so why worry about it when it happens during high anxiety. Panic attacks symptoms are harmless. The downside of these panic attack symptoms is that your body will feel tired and shaky after they subside. You may feel as if you have run a marathon. Feeling tired or achy is a normal side effect, if you are aware that it may happen, when it does, you will know what it is and it won't scare you as much! Most anxious people complain of aching muscles and general fatigue, these are very common symptoms of panic attacks and anxiety. Muscle tension can cause pain or sensations of tightness anywhere in the body; most common in anxiety are pains in the chest, neck and shoulders. Tension in these places can be distressing; the tension in your chest may cause shortness of breath or rib pain, and it may make your chest or breasts tender or numb. Pains in the muscular tissues of the neck and back can cause the blood vessels and nerves to become restricted; this can cause headaches or migraine but can also cause the head to feel tender or painful. It is possible for your face or scalp to feel numb or dead, this can affect sensations around your eye, in your cheek, face and jaw and can even affect the sensations in your mouth. This is caused by muscular tension causing restriction around the nerves and blood vessels in my neck. When I first experienced this, I was very scared as are many of my clients. AGAIN, another symptom of panic attacks and anxiety which causes the sufferer unnecessary worry but is completely harmless. Massaging the neck releases much of the tension and thus relieves the sensations; this works for most people.

This tension can cause feelings of numbness in the arms (usually the left), and also the legs. Don't be alarmed if this happens to you. You must understand that the nervous system is found in every inch of your body. There are nerve endings literally everywhere, around every organ, muscle and over every square millimeter of your skin so the symptoms of panic attacks and anxiety can be experienced anywhere! Tension can be responsible for many of the sensations experienced during anxiety. Panic attack symptoms are EXACTLY what the name suggests, a symptom of the disorder not of another condition. Can panic attack symptoms harm you? No! Panic attacks symptoms have never harmed anyone. Although they feel horrific and scary, panic attack symptoms are harmless and are simply exaggerated experiences of normal bodily sensations and reactions. Of all the people that I have spoken to about their own panic attack symptoms, none, including myself, ever came to any harm during the, literally thousands, of panic attacks we experienced. Panic Disorder may lead to a pattern of avoidance of places or situations where panic attacks have occurred. For example, if a panic attack strikes while you're riding in an elevator, you may develop a phobia (fear) of elevators. If you start avoiding them, that could affect your choice of a job or apartment and greatly restrict other areas of your life for fear of a repeated attack. Some people's lives become so restricted that they avoid normal, everyday activities such as grocery shopping or driving. In some cases they become completely housebound. Or, they may be able to confront a feared situation only if accompanied by a spouse or other trusted person. Sufferers avoid any situation in which they would feel helpless if a panic attack were to occur. When people's lives become so restricted, as happens in about one-third of people with panic disorder, the condition is called Agoraphobia. Early treatment can often prevent agoraphobia. Panic Disorder Treatment Panic Disorder is one of the most treatable of all the anxiety disorders, responding to carefully targeted anxiety reduction.
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11 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - OCD


I have never, in tens of thousands of OCD cases, found one case where medication has played a curative role in recovery... that's the truth. There is only one true cure for OCD and that is to remove the anxious habit that drives it at its root. Put it this way, how many people with OCD are on medication? How many of them can ultimately say "I've been on the meds X weeks and I am cured!" If my new clients are anything to go by, medication can't change the subconscious, anxious 'habit', which causes and perpetuates OCD. I have to be careful here though because I don't believe that OCD actually exists as a stand-alone condition! Why? Firstly, the word disorder implies illness... anxiety fueled obsessive behavior is not an illness... secondly, it doesn't require a name at all because it, just like a racing heart, upset stomach, chest tightness etc. is simply another anxiety SYMPTOM and not a stand alone condition. If you have OCD, you have 'high anxiety'... inappropriate, yes, an illness, no! That high anxiety is causing a change in thought and reasoning due to hormonal changes caused by the Fight or Flight response. Is this mental illness? No... its a perfectly normal but massively embellished version of NORMAL thoughts. If you felt happy all the time and went around laughing... people would think you were a little odd perhaps, but ILL, NO! So what's the difference? You have heightened fear... what's the difference between that and heightened happiness? NOTHING. They are both human emotions... both inappropriate and yet happiness isn't feared, so the 'symptoms' are ignored or enjoyed. Fear carries with it, unpleasant 'symptoms'... but why are they any more 'serious' than the happy symptoms? See where I am going with this? When you fall in love... a natural and logical reaction, yes? BUT, love is a form of what you would call OCD.. think about it! Obsessive, yes, compulsive, yes... disorder, NO! But it carries all the traits of OCD! So are we mentally ill when we are in love?

No, no more than we are mentally or physically ill when we have obsessions and compulsions. OCD - pleasant, no. Illness, no. Curable, yes. With meds? NO! So how do you cure OCD? I'll try and explain. What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? OCD is caused by the what if thoughts experienced in high anxiety becoming directed at things in your environment which MAY represent a threat. When no REAL threat is present, your what of thoughts focus on health, tidiness, cleanliness, your family and other localized objects. What if I do X to my family? What if I dont wash my hands? What if I dont turn the light on and off X times? What if I dont check X? All these thoughts are designed to analyze risk in order to take appropriate action when REAL threat is present, but in high anxiety and OCD no REAL risk or threat is present. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder symptom, NOT a stand-alone condition. Why? Because OCD never exists without underlying high anxiety; take away your inappropriate anxiety and your obsessions will simply fade away. OCD is fueled by anxiety-driven 'what if' or 'catastrophic' thought processes which are stored like habit in the brain. If you have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), you may be plagued by persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images, or by the urgent need to engage in certain rituals in order to stave off anxiety. These Obsessive Compulsive Disorder rituals can be very fast to carry out, such as checking light switches or making sure you have turned off the stove, but many require large quantities of time and concentration. As a sufferer of OCD: You may be obsessed with germs or dirt, washing your hands, clothes, home or furniture repeatedly You may be filled with doubt and feel the need to check things many times over You may have frequent thoughts of violence, and fear that you will harm people close to you

You may spend long periods touching things or counting You may be pre-occupied by order or symmetry you may have persistent thoughts of performing sexual acts that are repugnant to you You may be troubled by thoughts that oppose your religious beliefs The disturbing thoughts or images are called obsessions, and the rituals that are performed to try to prevent or get rid of them are called compulsions. If the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder sufferer does not carry out the ritual that their subconscious mind wishes them to, the anxiety level can become overwhelming. Panic attacks and all of the associated anxiety symptoms, thoughts and sensations can ensue - and it is this which forces the sufferer to become a slave to their compulsions and rituals in order to prevent an anxiety reaction. Even non-anxious people recognize some of the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. 'Checking' behavior is common in non-sufferers, but when this behavior becomes obsessive, the OCD sufferer can spend much of their day checking the gas, the light switches or the locks. Some OCD sufferers spend much of their day carrying out the rituals they have developed which can be very intrusive and destructive for both themselves and family members. Most OCD sufferers realize that what they do makes no real sense, but the fear of the consequences of NOT doing it forces them to continue. There are many OCD sufferers who are so entrenched in their behaviors and routines that they seem oblivious to the fact that what they do is not what one would call 'normal' behavior. Who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects over 8 million Americans and this figure is echoed across the world. OCD affects men and women equally and normally develops in younger people and children first. Approximately 1/3 of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder sufferers first experienced their symptoms as a child. People with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder tend to avoid situations where there may be a chance of confronting their fears or obsessions. Avoidance techniques support the anxious behavior and often phobias accompany the OCD behavior, such as agoraphobia or social phobia. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) sufferers find it very difficult to maintain healthy relationships or to hold down a job because of the intrusive and very visual nature of their conditions - often employers will find the visible symptoms difficult to work with and careers can be severely affected.

12 'Pure O'
Pure O is the obsessive thoughts experienced in obsessive compulsive disorder but without any resultant compulsion to carry out any specific actions such as hand washing, ordering or word repetition. Pure O can often center around obsessive thoughts of a sexual or aggressive nature. Can Pure O and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) be cured? In a word... yes! Most definitely and most permanently. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), like Pure O is an Anxiety Disorder symptom, and can, therefore, be eliminated by addressing the subconscious reaction which causes and perpetuates the anxiety which fuels it. This sounds difficult, but it isn't. There is an internal 'anxiety switch' which is activated by anxious stimuli and it is by controlling and altering this reaction that OCD and the anxiety that fuels it can be permanently eliminated, very quickly and very permanently. In over a decade of treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Pure O clients, we have never had one case where we have failed to undermine and remove the rituals and obsessions that they experience. If you remove the anxiety which fuels OCD, the obsessions and compulsions fade away quickly.

13 Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia typically produces an anxiety reaction to open spaces or being a long distance from a place or person of security. Often, agoraphobics cannot move around freely without a person they trust and/or within a very tight vicinity of a safe escape. The agoraphobia response is a completely appropriate reaction to threat and forms part of our natural instinct for self-preservation. However, when agoraphobia becomes intrusive and constant, it must be dealt with and eliminated. Encountering a 'threatening' situation, a sufferer will often take extreme measures to avoid potential 'harm'. While this offers some short-term comfort, over the longer term, it can severely restrict the lives of sufferers and their families, not to mention its direct reinforcement of the anxious behaviors that cause it. Agoraphobics are often accompanied by a person they trust and will only travel certain distances from home, or to places, they trust, or know, I order to prevent high anxiety and/or panic attacks from happening. Avoidance of anxiety provoking situations is NOT an effective of overcoming agoraphobia. But neither are 'Face your Fear' techniques which are used by many psychologists and psychiatrists. These can actually make your anxiety far worse by exposing you to your worst fears, hence pushing your anxiety levels passed an acceptable level. This sort of practice only serves to reinforce rather than remove the agoraphobic reaction. Agoraphobia is driven by underlying, high levels of anxiety and it is this which must be eliminated in order for a sufferer to make a full recovery. Agoraphobia and social phobia are usually accompanied by other anxiety symptoms such as panic attacks, obsessions or generalized anxiety disorder. Our agoraphobic and socially phobic clients make full recoveries from their symptoms once they have removed the underlying anxiety which fuels their conditions which demonstrates conclusively that agoraphobia is a symptom of and not a separate, anxiety condition. Agoraphobia is an anxiety reaction resulting from a person's geographic location and rarely occurs in places of safety such as at home, for example. Often sufferers become so agoraphobic that even the minutest geographic movements between rooms in their homes can cause heightened anxiety.

How is agoraphobia caused? Please understand this. I reiterate: agoraphobia is a symptom of an anxiety disorder. Without anxiety this phobia simply CAN'T exist! So, by eliminating the underlying anxiety disorder, agoraphobia can be eliminated 100%. Anxiety, panic, phobias and other anxiety disorder symptoms can be eliminated 100% by addressing the root cause directly. The cause of all these conditions is the amygdala which controls the anxiety reaction. The Amygdala becomes 're-set' when life circumstances cause it to release anxious responses repeatedly; it LEARNS to become inappropriately anxious through repetition. This is called Operant Conditioning. When agoraphobia forms, the sufferer avoids the place where they felt most anxious in order to prevent it happening again, but as the anxiety increases during the formation of an anxiety condition, they begin to experience anxiety in a multitude of locations and subsequently avoid those locations. Before long, they have trained the amygdala to respond with high anxiety in most locations and their worlds become smaller and smaller until they become housebound. So, by eliminating this reaction in The Amygdala, anxiety can be reduced quickly and efficiently, permanently eliminating your agoraphobia. This can and often does, happen in a few days IF the correct process of anxiety elimination is followed. So, to recap and be clear its vital that you understand this: When a person experiences high anxiety which causes symptoms in the body, the symptoms are perceived by the amygdala as a threat and if you are in the supermarket when this threat becomes apparent, your amygdala will form a connection in the brains circuitry that says supermarket = Anxiety. The next time you go to the supermarket, your brain will react with anxiety. It is this connection which causes agoraphobia. What agoraphobia treatments are available? There are very few agoraphobia treatments available through accessible, general practice, most include talking therapies and medication which often have very limited therapeutic affect; the proof stands to reason, if they worked, no one would still be suffering. A true CURATIVE agoraphobia treatment is accessible, seamless, targeted and structured. It is possible to remove agoraphobia completely and eliminate the underlying anxiety that causes it but this must be administered by qualified and experienced professionals with an understanding of the condition and a proven structure which undermines and removes the high anxiety at its SOURCE.

14 Social Anxiety Disorder


Social anxiety disorder involves overwhelming anxiety and excessive selfconsciousness in everyday social situations. People with social anxiety have a persistent, intense and sometimes chronic fear of being watched and/or judged by other people and being embarrassed and/or humiliated by their actions. Their fear may be so severe that it interferes with work or school and other everyday activities. Many people with social anxiety disorder are worried by eating or writing in front of others and have a constant ongoing fear of public identification or anything that draws attention to them such as making speeches or reading out loud. Whilst many people with social anxiety recognize that their fear of being around people may be excessive and unreasonable, they are unable to minimize or overcome it. They often worry for days or weeks in advance of a dreaded situation or event and therefore prepare themselves for, what they believe to be, inevitable anxiety. Social anxiety disorder can be limited to only one type of situation - such as a fear of speaking in formal or informal situations, or eating, drinking, or writing in front of others, or, in its most severe form, may be so broad that a person experiences symptoms almost anytime they are around other people. Social Anxiety Disorder can be very debilitating - it may even keep people from going to work or school on some days. Many people with social anxiety have a hard time making and keeping friends. How common is Social Anxiety Disorder? Very common indeed! In fact, it is our experience that most anxiety and panic sufferers show signs of social anxiety disorder too. Social anxiety disorder is more common in young people as they mature and enter adult life. There is also a strong correlation between social anxiety and agoraphobia and sufferers find that the action of avoiding social situations creates an agoraphobic reaction to those locations. Who does Social Anxiety Disorder affect? Social anxiety disorder can affect anyone of any age or sex. It is estimated that around seven million Americans have social anxiety disorder and this number is echoed around the world.

What causes Social Anxiety Disorder? The amygdala (the anxiety control center in the brain), is responsible for the symptoms of social anxiety disorder. When the amygdala becomes re-set to a higher 'baseline' level than previously, inappropriate, anxiety, such as social anxiety disorder become apparent. This process of learning is called operant conditioning. Social anxiety disorder develops as a result of high anxiety and the amygdala producing what if thoughts as described earlier. These what if risk assessing thoughts analyse the sufferers environment and detect threat in the form of the people and situations around them which then causes more anxiety and so on. What are the symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder? Social anxiety symptoms can be intense; they include panic attacks and phobias, agoraphobia and all of the physical and psychological thoughts and sensations associated with anxiety.

15 PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)


DO NOT allow anyone to tell you that PTSD is a stand-alone condition, IT IS NOT. PTSD is a SYMPTOM of an anxiety disorder. How do we know this? Because in EVERY case where we have eliminated the underlying anxiety, the PTSD has been eliminated too! FACT! As with all anxiety disorders, PTSD develops as a result of an experience or experiences which cause the 'baseline' level of anxiety to rise in the Amygdala, the organ in the brain which regulates the anxiety level. The Amygdala 'learns' new behavior by repetition. This process is called Operant Conditioning. PTSD is common after 'near death' experiences involving the sufferer where a threat to themselves or others occur. Because PTSD is often associated with war or severe trauma, it is dealt with by medics in a way which separates it from the other anxiety conditions which is wrong. As with all anxiety disorders, PTSD can be treated and eliminated simply, easily and quickly using a targeted method which addresses the inappropriate reaction of The Amygdala.

16 Phobias
Dentophobia and Iatrophobia Dentophobia (a fear of dentists) and Iatrophobia (a fear of doctors) are two very common phobias. No one really enjoys going to the dentists, but for those who suffer with anxiety, panic attacks and the extremes of phobia when visiting doctors and dentists, the whole experience can be traumatic or non-existent for those who simply won't go! Avoiding doctors and dentists is acceptable unless you are in need of medical or dental assistance. You can allow your teeth to drop out of your mouth, but if an extreme dental emergency emerges, it becomes a necessity, rather than a cosmetic issue. Similarly, most people go through life with few serious medical issues but even minor issues can escalate if ignored. For those people who suffer with an anxiety disorder, the anxiety of medical visits is compounded. Those who only experience high anxiety when visiting doctors or dentists are able to cope with the anxiety and be nurtured through most procedures with the help of a mild sedative or relaxation exercises for example, however, panic disorder and agoraphobia sufferers often find it impossible to leave home let alone get to the surgery! (Impossible? NO! But they are unwilling to go as a result of their fears.) For those sufferers who have an anxiety disorder, it is vital that they address the root cause of their anxiety first which will then undermine the fears and anxiety they experience when visiting the dentist, doctor or any other anxiety provoking situation. Fear is normal, it is an appropriate reaction to a threat but when it becomes inappropriate and invasive, it is vital that something is done to remove the anxiety that fuels it. No matter how your fears and phobias manifest in you, they are inappropriate and as such, can be reset back down to a more acceptable level.

17 School Phobia
What are the symptoms of School Phobia? School Phobia (Didaskaleinophobia) is itself a symptom of anxiety disorder in childhood. It is also known as separation anxiety, which is a childs (or adults sometimes), inappropriate fear of leaving their parents, a person or place of trust or home for example. Most children find going to school exciting and enjoyable although of course nearly all children have times when they don't want to go. This happens commonly at ages where children are faced with tougher school activities or exams or may have fallen out with friends. All of this is a normal part of growing up. Children who develop school phobia, however, become terrified, trying every avoidance tactic in order to stay at home. Parents should be aware if their child regularly says that they are too sick to go to school, they could be doing so in order to avoid anxious feelings. School phobia can present itself in a number of ways: Constant thoughts and fears about safety of self and parents Refusing to go to school Frequent stomach aches and other physical complaints Extreme worries about sleeping away from home Overly clingy Panic or tantrums at times of separation from parents Feeling unsafe staying in a room by themselves Clinging behavior Displaying excessive worry and fear about parents or about harm to themselves Shadowing the mother or father around the house Difficulty going to sleep Having nightmares Exaggerated, unrealistic fears of animals, monster, burglars Fear of being alone in the dark

Severe tantrums when forced to go to school Childhood anxiety is not only disturbing and scary for the child but also frustrating and worrying for the child's parents. What Causes School Phobia? School phobia develops in much the same way as an adult anxiety disorder or phobia; often high anxiety whilst at school results in a link being created in the amygdala between anxiety and school. It is always difficult for a child to break away from home after an extended period of being at home, such as the school holidays or time off sick which can often be when school phobia initially becomes apparent. Factors such as moving to a new area, a divorce or a bereavement can cause immense stress to a child and set off disturbed, anxious behavior that can escalate into school phobia. Additionally the child's family often unintentionally reflects school phobic behaviors on to the child. When a family undergoes a major stress such as moving house or bereavement it is common for a child to express mild refusal to leave the primary caregiver (who may also be anxious, distressed, depressed.) This can escalate if the child is not firmly encouraged to leave the caregiver; in fact, they are often inadvertently rewarded with extra attention from their parents. The child's anxiety about leaving is reinforced and the child doesn't have the opportunity to develop ways to cope with the separation. At the age of about 13, I went through a period of what my doctor called 'school phobia'. I became irrationally anxious, depressed and scared. I would regularly seek the assistance of the school nurse, call my mother to collect me and sit alone somewhere, hiding. Feeling that way at such a young age is dreadfully disturbing, it is not only scary but confusing too. The psyche of a child is very superficial until this age and the sudden realization that life is not all about play and fun and in fact quite daunting, challenging and delicate, comes as quite a shock. Children discover their mortality at varying ages but this realization too, can cause a child immense distress if not handled correctly by parents or guardians. How Common is School Phobia? A study in the US by Burke et al showed that 1.3% of teenagers aged 14-16 years and between 4.1 and 4.7% of children aged 7-11 years suffer from school phobia and that 5% of school-aged children are identified as 'school refusers.' A later study showed that Internationally there is a 2.4% overall prevalence rate.

The average age for onset of school phobia is 7.5 years and for school phobia age 10.3 years. Will My Child's School Phobia continue into Adulthood? The extended implications of school phobia can be far reaching. In the very long term, it can lead to anxiety and panic disorders in adulthood. Studies which have followed children who were successfully treated for school phobia and returned to school, have shown that some of them have long term impairment to their social skills and functioning, not to mention the detrimental effects to their education of being absent from school for prolonged periods. All of the research suggests that much more effective treatment is required for school phobia to prevent problems in later life. Can Children With School Phobia Be Cured? Yes! It is obviously extremely important that school phobia is dealt with as early as possible. For this reason The Linden Method has a whole chapter dedicated to Child Anxiety which shows parents how to implement the Method with their children. The Linden Method works on the root cause of anxiety disorders and has been proven to quickly and permanently cure school phobia. It has been used with equal success by children and adults alike. Emetophobia (fear of vomiting) Emetophobia - A fear of vomiting or of being around others who are vomiting. Many anxiety and panic attack sufferers, have a fear of vomiting known as Emetophobia (approximately 14% of our clients actually.) This is due, partly, to an anxiety reaction created by experiencing vomiting at some time in the past and partly to the nausea created by the diversion of moisture and the slowing down of the digestive process in the digestive tract during the flight or fight response. This cycle of 'fear producing nausea produces fear' can spiral out of control. Most anxiety sufferers with this inappropriate fear of vomiting don't actually throw up, they just feel like they might. This is a horrible sensation and many of our clients have experienced this phobia for years before realizing how simply it can be cured. It is important to recognize that emetophobia is an anxiety disorder symptom and not a separate condition. All phobias are symptoms of an anxiety disorder - because, if you weren't frightened, you wouldn't have the phobia, You

shouldn't be frightened of things that don't pose any actual risk to you. The same is true of Emetophobia. So how do you stop the cycle? Simple - you defeat the anxiety disorder that causes the nausea and and therefore you stop the phobia, but you have to know how to stop the anxiety.

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18 Monophobia
The dictionary definition of monophobia is: "An abnormal fear of being alone" Whilst this is a correct definition, it doesn't feel that simple to sufferers. Monophobia sufferers not only fear being alone, they can also fear the thought of being alone or being away from a place or person that provides the perception of safety. Monophobia is caused by an underlying anxiety disorder and the sufferer can also experience high anxiety and panic attacks. Monophobia can be very disturbing and can cause the sufferer to greatly restrict their lifestyle and that of their relatives, friends or carers. It is very important for monophobia sufferers to realize that they do not have to live such restricted lives and that the anxiety they experience can be eliminated quickly and permanently, regardless of what they may have heard from doctors or psychologists. Monophobia is a symptom of an anxiety disorder and as such, can be very quickly eliminated. Most people that we have treated have had varying degrees of monophobia during their anxiety disorders, but what is true of every single person is that when we have helped them to eliminate their anxiety, their monophobia slips away silently and with haste. I too had severe monophobia which caused crippling panic whenever I was left alone. It was damaging and frustrating, not to mention very frightening indeed.

19 Stress
Mental or physical tension that results from physical, emotional, or chemical causes. Stress is the condition that results from life and/or work pressures. It's all too easy for some people to say that they suffer from stress but what most actually mean is that they feel inappropriate amounts of pressure at certain times. Stress can come on slowly or suddenly and presents usually as a combination of symptoms. Summary: * Symptoms of Stress * Types of Stress * Stress and Anxiety * Causes of Stress * Stress Treatment / Cures

Symptoms of Stress Stress normally manifests itself as a range of quite distinct symptoms such as insomnia, headaches or migraine, muscle aches, mood swings, digestive problems, anxiety, morbid thoughts, panic attacks or depressive thoughts for example. It is common for stress sufferers to experience panic attacks, anxiety and phobias. Having developed these conditions, the stress sufferer can experience a wide range of both physical and psychological thoughts and sensations, often misdiagnosed by medical practitioners in isolation. Many stress sufferers experience a small group of symptoms which can be misdiagnosed by doctors who, regrettably, do not take a look at the larger picture surrounding the development of the stress symptoms by the sufferer. In isolation, these stress symptoms are often mistreated by practitioners. Addressed quickly, stress symptoms, anxiety and panic attacks can be eradicated quickly and permanently given the correct treatment methodology.

Types of Stress Stress can be caused by a wide range of stressors or catalysts. Stress often occurs during periods of work pressure, after bereavement, divorce, moving house or other stress inducing life situations. Some stressors are easier to eliminate than others. Work practice stress can be eliminated by adjusting your work practice but life issues such as abuse, divorce or other personal problems can give rise to situations which are not so simple to overcome. Stress and Anxiety The Link between stress and anxiety is strong; in fact the majority of stress sufferers who visit their doctor are diagnosed with anxiety. Stress and anxiety account for more days off work than any other condition. Causes of Stress Stress is caused by perception, not fact. If you perceive your task at hand or situation as threatening or overwhelming, your reaction to it will also be negative. If the stressful situation is perceived as a welcome challenge or something for which you are prepared, the pressure of the task at hand will not manifest itself negatively and you will not develop any of the symptoms of stress. This explains why some people thrive on stress and others suffer at its mercy. Drugs / Medication There are no medicinal cures for stress. Stress, as mentioned earlier, is caused by an inappropriate perception of the task at hand; no drug exists which can alleviate the problem. Once stress conditions are formed, some doctors will try to remove them using drugs, but this is untargeted and inappropriate treatment. Stress conditions can only be successfully treated using behavioral techniques, administered by professional, qualified and experienced support specialists. Psychotherapy Psychotherapy can assist in undermining stress related conditions, but is sporadic, inaccessible and takes a lot of valuable time to administer. Psychotherapy is used mostly to identify and discuss the source of mental illnesses. Stress is not a mental illness. Alternative Therapies Alternative therapies can offer stress sufferers some respite during their condition, but are far from curative. Coupled with other mechanisms,

alternative therapies can be very useful, especially when used alongside massage, yoga or meditation for example. References: 1. Amygdala - Definitions from Dictionary.com 2. University of Idaho College of Science (2004). "amygdala".

20 Anxiety Medication
The Truth About Anxiety Medications Will Surprise You First of all let me assure you that if you are taking anxiety medication now, or have taken anxiety medication in the past, it won't harm you or you recovery. It would be wrong to suggest that any of the commonly prescribed anxiety medications were completely useless, however, many were developed as antidepressants, sedatives and for other conditions and as such, have very little therapeutic impact on anxiety conditions, if any at all. You see, the part of the brain responsible for the development and perpetuation of an anxiety condition is not 'reached' by anxiety medications in order to have any curative affect. No anxiety medication can erase the anxious behavior and reaction which causes these conditions and until it is possible to do so, there will only be one solution. NO anxiety medication will ever be developed that can accurately pinpoint the EXACT neural pathways in the brain responsible for an anxiety disorder and selectively (and accurately) erase them. Anxiety medication just isn't that targeted. The section of the brain responsible for anxiety disorders is influenced solely by behavior and while anxiety medications can be beneficial in true, clinical depressive disorders, anxiety medications have only superficial impact on anxiety conditions. Often, sufferers say the 'soporific' affect of anti-depressants and other commonly prescribed anxiety medications can 'knock the edge' of their anxiety, BUT this has no curative affect - so as soon as the anxiety medication is reduced or stopped, the anxiety floods back. Similarly, tranquilizers will allow a sufferer to experience temporary relief from some of the more acute symptoms, but these, like other anxiety medication does not 'solve the problem'. Both anti-depressants and sedatives can also cause added side affects which may be interpreted by the sufferer as a worsening of their condition and may even cause added anxiety in some cases. The side effects of anxiety medication can be as bad as the anxiety itself and many sufferers experience withdrawal problems and 'rebound anxiety' when they cease their pills. You see, doctors are mostly limited by time and subsequently prescribe anxiety medication instead of discussing other options first. Most of our clients come to us having tried anxiety medication first because it is perceived by many to be the ONLY simple, accessible option available. Many clients come to us while still taking anxiety medication. This has no affect on the curative affect of the TRUE anxiety elimination method - whether you are currently taking anxiety medication or not is irrelevant, by implementing the advice outlined in our program, you will soon be at a point where you can stop taking anxiety medication with minimal withdrawal.

BUT, how could anyone ever think that medication could cure an anxiety disorder? The notion is unbelievable! Why? Anxiety reactions are created in the subconscious mind, you know that. They are stored as neural pathways of learning. Those neural pathways are unidentifiable theyre not numbered or indexed so it is impossible to look at one and know what its for. So how could anyone ever suggest that a medication could be developed that travels through the digestive tract into the blood stream, travels to the brain directly, then finds the exact area of the brain where the memories are stored and selects the correct neural pathways out of millions and ONLY renders those obsolete in order to erase the inappropriate anxiety. AND all that, without damaging or compromising other brain function or areas. Not only does that sound impossible, it is impossible now and in the future to my mind! Current anxiety medication is inappropriate, untargeted and curatively useless! Would you take a pill to stop a nose picking habit? No, of course not! There is ONLY one cure for anxiety disorders! The exact same process that EVERY recovered anxiety sufferer has used. The exact same process we will show you.

21 Conclusion
Whether you decide to buy The Linden Method program has to be your decision it is my job to simply tell you what we know having helped so many thousands of clients to recover and allow you the benefit of being able to make an informed decision. Dont forget that we are always available for support or advice. Ok, here is my truth to EVERY anxiety, panic, OCD, agoraphobia, social phobia and PTSD sufferer. 1. 2. You can and WILL be cured not managed, CURED! I wont tolerate doctors and psychologists who try to tell you that you are incurable. My psychologists, counselors and Linden Method specialists are committed to moving you forwards to FULL and PERMANENT recovery. You are NOT ILL! Not mentally or physically Your anxiety can be switched off, almost instantaneously You will be stronger, more capable and more fulfilled when you are recovered You will be able to rebuild yourself and your life You will have clarity of mind, inner strength and peaceful thoughts and feelings. No more panic attacks or even mild anxiety! You will be able to stop constantly checking how you are feeling or what symptoms you can find typical of anxiety and panic attacks sufferers You will stop waking up every morning with anxious thoughts or panic and questioning "how do I feel?" before you have even started your day You can bring back the good years, feel ten years younger and recover the time you have been losing to anxiety, worry, obsession and panic You will become great company for your loved ones again, enjoy ordinary daily pleasures once more and feel like you have a second chance at life Youll be able to feel the rich flow of time from now on, as opposed to passing long dull years like a zombie, your senses numbed by anxiety and panic attacks You can become physically fit and feel good in your body again Instead of spending energy on daily stress and defensive living (have you considered how much energy it takes you to "cope"?), you pursue goals and activities that bring you fulfillment

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Just to reiterate: The emotion of fear is unique UNLIKE the other human emotions, it is adaptable it has to change as we move between safe and threatening situations in life. One minute we could be in a 'war torn' zone, the next in a pretty meadow... if our anxiety levels weren't adaptable, we would feel AS fearful with bullets whistling past our ears as when we are picking daisies! This sounds simple doesn't it? Well that's because it is! After high anxiety develops, the anxiety control center (the amygdala) THINKS that it is behaving normally even though you KNOW consciously that something is wrong. Anxiety and panic FEEL threatening and when you first experience it, it is shocking, disturbing and frightening... the resultant fear creates a 'cycle of fear' which dominates everything in your life and is constantly there. You become less active, you don't DO as much as you did before... your world becomes smaller, dominated by and dictated to, by your anxiety. Many people then take medication to escape the feelings, many become housebound... situations and solutions which are simply unacceptable and unsuccessful. What our simple program does is create the 'Environment for Change' that causes your anxiety control center to believe that you are SAFE. Quickly then, the decision is made by the control center to 'RESET' itself back down to an anxiety level which is appropriate to your surroundings not the perceived threat you are experiencing. (Your symptoms). If you are sat at home feeling anxious NOW You KNOW that you shouldn't feel scared and have to suffer all of the spin off thoughts and sensations but your mind doesn't know. What I am saying to you is that I can show you how to very quickly become calm wherever you are. Scientific research supports my discovery In December 2000, the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health released a summary of research into the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of anxiety disorders.

According to this report, more than 19 million adult Americans from age 18 to 54 suffer from one or more of the following anxiety disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), exaggerated worry and tension over everyday events and decisions Panic Disorder, in which feelings of extreme fear and dread strike unexpectedly and repeatedly for no apparent reason, accompanied by intense physical symptoms Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), characterized by intrusive, unwanted, repetitive thoughts and rituals performed out of a feeling of urgent need Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a reaction to a terrifying event that keeps returning in the form of frightening, intrusive memories and brings on hyper vigilance and deadening of normal emotions Phobias (including Specific Phobia), a fear of an object or situation, and social phobia, a fear of extreme embarrassment The NIMH then summarized the scientific research findings as follows: Studies in animals and humans have focused on pinpointing the specific brain areas and circuits involved in anxiety and fear, which underlie anxiety disorders. Fear, an emotion that evolved to deal with danger, causes an automatic, rapid protective response that occurs without the need for conscious thought. It has been found that the body's fear response is coordinated by a small structure deep inside the brain, called the Amygdala. These brain findings point the way to new approaches, [to develop therapies for anxiety disorders] so that the "act now, think later" response can be interrupted. The Linden Method IS THAT therapy! We have been using it for over 14 years to achieve 100% anxiety elimination! What is The Linden Method? The Linden Method is: the ONLY medically and psychologist recommended anxiety program the ONLY anxiety program supported by qualified support specialists the ONLY anxiety program with a 14 year history of curative treatment the ONLY anxiety program recommended by government organizations the ONLY program with thousands of verifiable testimonials

the ONLY program which addresses OCD, PTSD, Social phobia and agoraphobia the ONLY anxiety program to offer 'real world' resources, staff, treatment centers, products and support the ONLY anxiety elimination program to provide a 12 month satisfaction GUARANTEE the ONLY program to identify the conclusive, permanent cure for anxiety conditions

Now, let me tell you what The Linden Method is not. It is not: cognitive therapy diversion tactics hypnotherapy subliminal messages self-talk or affirmations neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) an internet eBook a set of visualizations or meditations religious or spiritual in any way It isn't what didn't work for you before

22 Why buy The Linden Method?


Why The Linden Method and not another program that claims success? 14 years Unmatched Experience The Linden Method has 14 years experience helping over 155,000 people from around the world to recover; you can read, watch and listen to the largest collection of genuine, verifiable testimonials on this website. Clinical / Medical Referral Program We also provide anxiety elimination to referrals made from psychologists and doctors from around the world and we are anxiety disorder advisers to government, broadcasters and industry. Qualified Unlimited Support & Guaranteed Success No other program, on or off line, provides this level of resource, qualified support or curative results and guarantees it for up to 12 months. Unique Content & Techniques The Linden Method provides unique, simple and curative techniques, which others have tried, but failed, to imitate. Most other programs fail to provide many aspects of the only true curative process, concentrating on the superficial aspects of anxiety elimination while focusing on a core technique for stopping panic attacks, for example. The ONLY Anxiety Recovery Device Regardless of what other programs claim, there is only one confirmed, scientific technique for stopping panic attacks and it is contained on the Panic Eliminator CD in The Linden Method Pack. Some programs rely on this technique solely, claiming it is unique, independently developed, instant and curative; it's as old as the hills, useful, but curative? In isolation, no! As part of The Linden Method program? Yes, it is very useful to stop panic attacks but it won't cure them without addressing and removing the underlying high anxiety that fuels them... that is done using a different and far more direct and structured technique, which is why we are recommended by doctor and psychologists from around the world; we are the ONLY people who use this Method! Most of our clients have tried inferior, lower cost programs before joining The Linden Method and ultimately, they end up with us... why? View our testimonials... the evidence speaks for itself!

Unmatched Quantity of Verifiable Testimonials Read our testimonials, look at our credentials, our company history, our reputation in the real world, our qualified staff, international centers, registered business, ISBN registered programs, registered trademarks, government referrals etc. and make up your own mind. What if you're suffering from generalized anxiety, OCD, agoraphobia or PTSD? All of these conditions can be cured using The Linden Method. Charles Linden suffered from each of these conditions during his 25 years as a sufferer and The Linden Method was developed by him to address and eliminate every element of them. Anxiety is caused by the exact same internal mechanism in every single person. The Linden Method shows you the only, scientific, verifiable, humanly possible way to reverse and eliminate inappropriate anxiety - anyone who claims that and doesn't show you his very same process is misguiding you... ask our psychologists and counselors for more information about this breakthrough material and process if you wish. We see fast results because we know how to switch off your anxiety, OCD, phobias and PTSD permanently. But what if The Linden Method doesn't help you? First of all... it will. BUT only if you DO IT! Like all things in life that you must understand and 'learn' it won't read itself, regardless of how long you stair at it! This process is the ONLY way to cure an anxiety condition, so it will work; BUT, if you become disheartened or just need the cash... send it back at any time within 12 months and I will happily refund your money! Is The Linden Method Available in a High Street Store? Yes. The Linden Method as with all my products, is ISBN registered, which means it can be bought or ordered online or in any 'real world' bookstore. The ISBN number for The Linden Method program is 0954980301. When you buy the program, you can also access the Member's Area which contains all of the program material to download free of charge. Downloading The Linden Method is so very simple through our Member's Area, you won't require any special skills or knowledge to do so. If you do have any problems or questions, our support staff are constantly available to help you. Does The Linden Method work for Children? Our Junior Version was developed for young people aged 8 to 15 to use alone. Children under 8 also use the program under adult supervision. The Junior Version contains everything the adult version contains plus some extra

material and CDs for children to use alone. Simply choose the Junior Version option during the order process.

23 What Do Medical & Health Professionals Say About The Linden Method?
"The [Linden] Method appears to be a sensible approach to dealing with anxiety. It is not unusual for panic and anxiety sufferers to come up with their own way of dealing with it. Anxiety is really an exaggeration of normal behaviour and feelings. This approach is good advice for anybody to help them control panic and anxiety." Dr Allan Norris MA, MSc, PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS Dr Norris is a consultant clinical psychologist and member of the British Psychological Society, who works at Birmingham's Nuffield Hospital.

Dr. George Best "I'm a holistic health care practitioner and doctor of chiropractic in San Antonio, Texas. I've been in private practice since 1992, and over the course of my practice, I have come to recognize the importance of emotions in a person's overall health. The Linden Method is by far the most complete of the selfhelp programs I have come across that is specifically intended for eliminating panic attacks, anxiety attacks, panic disorder, and phobias. In addition to providing an overall understanding of panic attacks, anxiety, phobias, and similar conditions, the Linden Method provides a step-by-step plan for eliminating panic attacks and anxiety and getting off of whatever antianxiety medications someone might be taking. One big bonus that the Linden Method includes that none of the other programs reviewed do is that purchasers are given 1 year of unlimited email and telephone support with counselling professionals who are experts in using the Linden Method techniques. So, you're not just "on your own" to figure out how to make the system work for you. If you're having trouble, they have experts on hand to help you through any sticking points you may encounter. This bonus provides a tremendous value over the other products reviewed. Finally, the Linden Method comes with a very impressive 1 YEAR money back guarantee. Most reputable products come with a guarantee, and all of the products reviewed here give you a pretty good opportunity to try the product

and return it for a refund if you aren't satisfied with it. But it's rare to see any health-related product that gives you a full year to get a refund. Other than that minor issue, I believe the Linden Method is an outstanding natural approach to eliminating anxiety and panic attacks and it is a tremendous value for the price, especially since it includes unlimited access to professional assistance and comes with a full 1 year money-back guarantee." Dr. George Best. D.C.

Dr. Claire Bolton MBChB "Charles has worked extremely hard and has succeeded to pull himself back from what seemed like a hopeless situation and now he shows others how to do the same." Dr. Claire Bolton MBChB

Jenny Saunders - Psychologist "The Linden Method creates a full and successful recovery using targeted and supportive resources that are only available through this Method. The Linden Method is, in my opinion, the solution to anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, OCD and all their associated symptoms. Other therapies don't produce these results that is for sure." Jenny Saunders BSc, MSc Consultant Psychologist

Ian Northcott "The Linden Method doesn't dwell on giving blame or looking for reasons, it simply gives you the answers you need right now to defeat your anxiety and return quickly to lasting wellness, anxiety free." Ian Northcott, BA (Hons) DHyp MHF FASC MHS MHRS MANLP

Sylvia Dickens "I reviewed The Linden Method as a former panic anxiety sufferer and as a journalist who has studied the topic indepth. My experience with the Canadian Mental Health Association made me even more aware of just how widespread panic and anxiety are across the country and around the globe. Charles shows you how to make the transition from your usual support systems, like doctors and medications, to self-support. Replace your old life, burdened by anxiety and all of its symptoms, to become anxiety and panic-free." Sylvia Dickens- book.titles.ca _____________________________________________________________

Being anxiety free is already preprogramd into you, all you have to do is learn how to flick the switch from anxiety ON to anxiety OFF and thats where we come in. I cannot say strongly enough just how convinced I am that what we offer is the worlds only conclusive and guaranteed, scientific, medically recommended program of recovery. What we have is very special and I only want you to benefit like the tens of thousands of other sufferers we have cured. Our commitment to your recover is paramount to me and my staff. Take care. Charles Charles Linden BA Hons. The Linden Centers International UK Site http://www.thelindenmethod.co.uk US Site http://www.panic-anxiety.com! Retreats & Workshops http://www.anxietyrecoveryretreat.com My website http://www.charles-linden.com

UK: 0844 704 8930 US: 1-800-486-0458

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About Dr. Romulo Valdez Romulo Valdez, Jr., Ph.D. is one of America's leading psychologists who is very highly qualified and has extensive experience working with children, adolescents and adult suffering from anxiety and depression particularly Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Dr. Valdez obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Vermont earning a B.A. in Religion with minor in Psychology. His M.A. degree in Clinical Psychology is from Central Michigan University. His Ph.D. was from Michigan State University where his major emphasis was on Counseling Psychology. He minored in Developmental Psychology and Statistics and Research Design. Dr. Valdez did his clinical training under the very best professors in the field at the Department of Psychiatry at both Dartmouth Medical School and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Valdez has worked in a variety of settings including inpatient hospital units, outpatient clinics and he was also the psychologist at the Phillips Exeter Academy. Dr. Valdez has held a past academic post at Dartmouth Medical School, Department of Psychiatry. He was an integral member of an NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) research project at the University of Pennsylvania, Psychotherapy Research Center, studying the treatment of crack cocaine addicts. More recently, he has worked with the Center for Psychological Trauma at Dartmouth Medical School, Department of Psychiatry. Currently, Dr. Valdez consults for various agencies and hospitals that do work with children and adolescents and war veterans suffering from a variety of psychiatric disorders, particularly Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Dr. Valdez is a longtime member in good standing with the American Psychological Association and the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. He is also a Fellow with the New Hampshire Psychological Association.

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