SELF-HELP FOR YOUR NERVES: Learn to relax and enjoy life again by overcoming stress and fear

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Write down your worries and keep them in a particular place – for example, you could write them in a notebook, or on pieces of paper you put in an envelope or jar. Sufferers of nervous illness regard Self Help for Your Nerves as their bible – many believe that if they had found it earlier they would have been saved years of unnecessary suffering. She is considered now to be the pioneer of modern anxiety treatment via Cognitive Therapy, and she even has a little rule; Claire B turned it into an acronym faffle. It’s common to describe anxiety as a feeling of dread, fear or unease, which can range from mild to severe.

Maybe you want to take a quiz to understand your anxiety better. At other times, it might help to step away from your anxiety to understand it (see the next tip).The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) only recommends trying treatments based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Sometimes there are no obvious triggers for it and it's difficult to know what causes anxiety, which can be upsetting or stressful in itself. You have choices and options to manage your anxiety. And maybe you choose to take a deep breath right now and let out a sigh of relief.Anxiety can make it really hard to stop worrying. You might have worries you can't control. Or you might feel like you need to keep worrying because it feels useful – or that bad things might happen if you stop. I recommend this to anyone who suffers with anxiety, nerves, or is experiencing what seems like a ‘nervous breakdown’. Dr Weekes talks directly to you, the reader, and is endlessly sympathetic and encouraging. This is shown from the very beginning: Probably the best self-help book on anxiety I have come across. And here audiobooks are really very helpful indeed. Her advice is simple, clear and really does work (at least for me). A chance find that I read with caution - you're vulnerable and you want sound and good advice. Dr Weekes earned trust by understanding and accurately describing what it's like, then offers her advice in a kind but no nonsense tone: face, accept, float, give it time.