Book Review on Badass Ways to End Anxiety & Panic Attacks by Geert Verschaeve

Lisa JaSite

Badass Ways to End Anxiety & Stop Panic Attacks by Geert Verschaeve is a nonfiction book that gives you science-based techniques to recover from anxiety and stop panic attacks. Geert Verschaeve is the founder of ilovepanicattacks.com. This book was published in 2017 by GV Publishing. It was printed in Great Britain by Amazon.

This book promises to “uncover science based and counterintuitive techniques designed to end unwanted anxiety and stop panic attacks. This book also promises a step-by-step plan on how to respond and what to think in the anxious situations that still frighten you; you will learn how to overcome fear and anticipatory anxiety; different sensations anxiety can give to your body and how to deal with it; get a list of ingredients to avoid that increase anxiety and can cause panic attacks and discover how to stop checking in all the time, so you can get on with your life” (Badass Ways to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks by Geert Verschaeve, on back cover).

This book is divided up into three crucial parts. The first part is about the counterintuitive truth about anxiety and panic attacks. The second part is learning new techniques that will help anxiety and stop panic attacks and the last part is how to blend what you learned in the first two parts together.

The author mentions some of his clients and what their symptoms were so we can see that we are not alone in anxiety. In the first part, we the reader learn what anxiety and panic attacks are, there symptoms and the difference between good and bad anxiety. He explains that we need good anxiety. He also touches on the four steps to recovery and what happens when we have it and the causes. This first part is crucial because in order to get rid of this problem, we need to understand what it is and what is the core or root of the problem so we can fix it and not cover it up.

In the second part of this book, he touches on how to get your life back with some techniques. For example, he talks about how not to care what people think; how to feel safe, what to tell yourself when overcoming anxiety and panic attacks; how to deal with failure, etc. There are many other things that he teaches about this. In this part he gives you everything you need to stop those panic attacks and anxiety.

The third part is putting everything you learned and read in the first two parts into practice for example, don't avoid places that make you anxious just expose yourself to it.

The author accomplishes what he set out to do with with examples of some of his clients and how they overcame their anxiety and panic attacks to thinking exercises on what their trigger is to other techniques that will help and how to put it all together.

Geert Verschaeve has had panic attacks and anxiety for fourteen years which is why he wrote this book. He found a solution and made people aware by explaining what he did on his website. By explaining his solution, he has helped thousands of people who suffer from panic attacks and anxiety. This makes him a person qualified to write this book.

The tone of this book starts out with humor in that he talks about his anxiety and panic attacks as if they are his life long companions instead of his problem. He even mentions that he is glad that he had these problems and how his anxiety and panic attacks made him the man he is today. All throughout this book, he wrote it in a format that is easy to read and understand. The way it is written anyone can relate.

I would rate this a 5 out of 5 stars because for me personally, even though I don’t suffer from this malady, I was still able to understand what the author was trying to convey. This book was perfect the way it was, and I wouldn’t change anything. There was nothing that I didn’t like about this book except that I feel bad that the author had to suffer from this for so many years except on a positive note, he was able to help himself and so many others because of it. I loved that he shared his personal life with the reader and it makes it easier to relate to him as a sufferer and not just someone writing this book as a professional with no personal knowledge. I wanted to read this book so that I might have some way of helping my own sister who suffers from anxiety and panic attacks. She has had this problem all her life and still does. She did have a job for about 3 months and she loved but due to her panic attacks and anxiety she was fired from her job and now she doesn’t work. I would love to be able to help her overcome it and by reading this book, I will do just that. This book would be good for people who suffer from panic attacks and anxiety and wants to get rid of them and for their family and friends who want to help and understand them

Book Review of Solaris Seethes by Janet McNulty

Solaris Seethes is book one in the Solaris Saga by Janet McNulty.  This is a delightful science fiction novel that grabs your attention on the first page.  This book was published in 2014 by Lulu.  This is a great science fiction book to read if you are tired of reading about vampires and werewolves.

What would you do if you found out that the love of your life was the one who destroyed your planet? Rynah, wants revenge against her ex-fiancé, Klanor, after he destroys her planet. Rynah barely escapes with her life as she and her ship, Solaris escapes the destruction. On the ship, Solaris tells her about the prophesy that predicted the situation. Rynah and four unlikely heroes, are going after Klanor before he collects all six crystals that will make him powerful and enable him to destroy planets.  Each of the four heroes come from different time periods. It’s a race against time, can Rynah with the help of Alfric, Solon, Brie and Tom get to the crystals before Klanor and save the planets?

What I love about this space adventure is that the main character is a woman.  Rynah is a strong character.  Most of the science adventure books have a male as the main character. It is nice to read a book where it’s a woman.  All of the main characters fit together perfectly.  The characters development throughout the book. There are morals in this book. And you can see this as you read the book.

Another thing that I like about this book is that it is an easy read. Even though there are 460 pages, it is fast paced. Before you know it, you are finished reading the book. To me, this book is a blend of several movies like Star Wars and Star Trek.  It is a mixture of both with its space ship, different planets, and being able to teleport.  I also like that there is no vulgar language or sexuality in this book.  It is written perfectly.

There was nothing about this book that I didn’t like.  I normally don’t read science fiction but by reading this novel, I have changed my mind.

 Overall, I rate this book a 4 out of 4 stars.  While reading this book, I couldn’t find any major mistakes in grammar or punctuation.  I gave these 4 stars because it caught my attention and I had to keep reading until I finished. I can’t wait to read the next book in this saga to find out what happens.  I believe that teenagers and young adults who love adventure, space or science fiction novels will love this book.

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Who Told You That You Were Naked? by William E. Combs

     This is another book that I read. 

Who Told You That You Were Naked? A Refreshing Reexamination of the Garden of Eden by William E. Combs is a nonfiction book based on the Garden of Eden.  This book was published in 2016 by Carpenter’s Son Publishing.  The author is a retired Presbyterian minister, who came up with this idea by a sermon that also uses his experiences.  He received his Masters of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from the Fuller Theological Seminary. 

The reason for this book is to consider the events that brought sin and death into the world.  This book is interesting book to read.

The author starts the book with a vivid memory from his childhood. The memory is a vivid picture of the first time he saw the aurora borealis in Alaska when he was a child.  It is a vivid descriptive memory that it is like you are there with him. 

The purpose of this book is to consider the events that made sin and death come into the world.  The author reflects on the joy of the Garden of Eden; the finding of a helpmate for Adam; the plans that God had for them; and to their leaving the Garden of Eden because of sin.  He also explores what happened after Adam and Eve left the Garden including Cain killing his brother, Abel.  The book goes on to talk about the relationship of faith; individual’s faith; God’s promise to everyone through faith; establishing a relationship with Jesus; how to walk in the way; and how to follow him.  There is so much to read and contemplate that one will have to read the book to find out.

What was interesting to me was the personal testimonies about himself and his family that he wrote about in this book.  I really liked learning about his church life and how he became a minister.  I also enjoyed the thought questions at the end of each chapters which made you stop and think about what you read.  This book was filled with immense Bible quotes and research that you know that the author put time and effort into writing this book.

I am a church goer but not to the one the author goes to but for me personally, I didn’t care for the adding of conversations and descriptions of what wasn’t in the Bible. For example, the conversation and details of what went on in the Garden of Eden.  We don’t know what Adam or Eve did or said because it is not written in the Bible. 

I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars because even though it is full of research, details, Bible quotes and personal testimonies, it still for me added stuff that wasn’t in the Bible.  I still enjoyed it.  People who will enjoy this book will be the ones who love reading and mediating on religious book like church goers and ones who are just starting out in their journey to God.

Book Review on Alpha Kaden

     I read this great book. And I want to share a review about that book that I wrote.



                                                    


This was an interesting book. I enjoyed reading it from the first page until the end. Mara, from the Purity Pack is taught from childbirth to fear Alpha Kaden from the Vengeance Pack. She doesn't fear him until one night he kidnaps her from her bed. He tells her that he isn't going to make her a slave just a bride for his brother. She doesn't like it or accept and tries to escape. He threatens her parents if she doesn't marry his brother. She is told that she is to do a mission, she agrees to it but doesn't plan to comply but uses it to escape. What happens next is fast paced adventure and excitement. What happens next, you will have to find out. What does Kaden know that Mara doesn't?