BOOK REVIEW
HOPE WITH ANXIETY
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“We can all benefit from Lynn’s wisdom, HOPE and
the coronavirus pandemic, a tsunami of anxiety
reassurance that we can not only live with our anxiety,
is continuing to soar. Statistics prove that more
but thrive. We recommend this book to everyone, as it
than 280 million people worldwide suffer from this
shows how we can all be liberated from fear and
debilitating, all consuming and destructive mental illness
foreboding.” Says Wallace.
affecting sufferer and their carers alike, these statistics
Lynn Crilly is hoping her book will empower the
are only the ones we are aware of. That’s why this
reader whether they are the sufferer or a carer with
extraordinary book ‘Hope with Anxiety’ written by
the strength and courage to face the challenges that
Lynn Crilly (above), author, counsellor and mental health
living with an anxiety disorder can bring. Hope with
expert, couldn’t come at a more timely fashion.
Anxiety highlights the importance of communication
Lynn Crilly is the voice of calm, which is reflected in
and acceptance which is often the first step to finding
her non-judgmental, empathetic writing style, allowing
the right help and support. Whether is be through the
this masterpiece to equip sufferers with Anxiety to not
GP or other routes.
only have a truly varied toolkit to be able navigate
The book encapsulates the recognition of anxiety
through their dark episodes, but Hope with Anxiety
and how it manifests, alternative guides to therapies
also serves as an invaluable resource to helps the
and treatments to restoring well-being; anxiety in the
families, friends and carers of people battling with this
under 25’s and at schools; universities; and work; and
soul destroying illness. This very real and wise book,
how anxiety and the online world has a huge impact in
helps the reader gain a true insight into the depth and
the rising figures and how to seek treatment. There is
complexity of this illness and reassures all audiences that
acknowledgement on how global events to include
‘they are not alone’.
political and economic uncertainty and climate change
Lynn herself has supported members of her family through difficult times and has also faced her own mental health challenges. She has applied her coping
all play a major role in our anxiety and general mental health. We all need a little HOPE in our lives, and Lynn Crilly
mechanisms to the book, which she also practices when
guides us in this masterpiece which has been based on
counselling, which have proven to be an outstanding
long experience, years of research and the input from
success. Her aim is to emphasise HOPE for leading a
specialist practitioners explaining therapeutic, both
fulfilled life unconstrained by the effects of anxiety.
mainstream and alternative.
Hope with Anxiety has been sanctioned by Marjorie Wallace, Founder and Chief Executive of charity, SANE.
Hope with Anxiety is available on Amazon, or www.lynncrilly.com
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