Panic - The great uprising within us

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Panic - The great uprising within us

Research shows that Panic Disorder is spreading rapidly in the populations of developed societies, and it is rightly labeled as the epidemic of the 21st century. The causes are unknown and treatment is essentially limited to the use of sedative drugs. Psychiatrist Kostas Gotzamanis, after many years of working with people who suffer from panic attacks, presents in a comprehensive and thorough manner his own scientific position on the etiology of Panic Disorder and proposes a different, effective therapeutic approach.

CONTENTS:
1. Panic – Overview: Introduction / Diagnosis. Panic criteria. Panic Attack. Panic Disorder / Epidemiology of Panic / Etiology of Panic / Treatment of Panic
2. Fear – Phobia – Anxiety – Panic / Phobias and panic: Differences and similarities
3. The biology of the soul: Soul and body / The brain / Consciousness and the unconscious
4. Joy – Need – Time – Desire – Personal responsibility: The Greek concept of joy / Relief and joy / Where there is security there is no joy / Need and desire / Time without joy / Taking personal responsibility: To be the protagonist of my life
5. Self – Central self – Subselves
6. Panic stories: Getting ready for the big career move / I'm finally going to live on my island / Should I stay or should I leave? When Panic Gives the Solution / Panic with Agoraphobia in the Club / The Rebellion of Dreams / A Compulsion and a Relationship / On the Highway / Why I Didn't Become a Plastic Surgeon / Panic in Quarantine / My First Encounter with Panic and Phobia
7. Panic etiology and cure: Panic etiology: Fear in the face of freedom / Panic cure: From dialogue to decision / Democracy in internal dialogue / Reframing 1: Competition and cooperation / Reframing 2: Internal dialogue. The Demands Debate / Reframing 3: Letting Go of the Burdens of Our Past / Commitment vs. Freedom / Reframing 4: There Is No Freedom Without Commitment / Reframing 5: There Is No Desire Without Deprivation / Synthesis