Phobia Free: A Medical Breakthrough Linking 90% of All Phobias and Panic Attacks to a Hidden Physical Problem

by Levinson, Harold N., M.D.; Carter, Steven

• ISBN13: 9781567313185
• ISBN10: 1567313183
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Fine Communications

Table of Contents

Foreword	13	(2)
Acknowledgments	15	(2)
Introduction	17	(2)
PART I: THE PHOBICS SPEAK	19	(16)
The Phobic Nightmare	21	(10)
Is There a Physiological Basis for Your Phobias?: A Self-Test	31	(4)
PART II: FEAR AND THE INNER EAR	35	(78)
Three Types of Phobias	37	(6)
Typical Responses to Treatment	43	(9)
Why Am I Afraid?	52	(14)
How Did I Become Phobic?	66	(3)
Born Phobic	69	(7)
Suddenly Phobic	76	(12)
Are My Phobias Physiological?	88	(22)
Why Wasn't This Discovered Sooner?	110	(3)
PART III: PHOBIAS AND THEIR MECHANISMS	113	(94)
The Inner-Ear System: The Seat of Phobic Behavior	115	(7)
Sensory Phobias: An Overview	122	(18)
Sensory Phobias: A Closer Look	140	(19)
Coordination-Related Phobias	159	(7)
Universal Phobias	166	(4)
Miscellaneous Type 3 Phobias	170	(4)
Type 1 and Type 2 Phobias	174	(14)
Type 3 Phobias and Their Mechanisms: A Summary	188	(19)
PART IV: DISCOVERING THE BASIS OF PHOBIC BEHAVIOR	207	(22)
A Most Fortunate Accident	209	(16)
Additional Insights into Phobic Behavior	225	(4)
PART V: FINDING HELP	229	(56)
Getting the Help You Need	231	(3)
Proper Diagnosis	234	(14)
Treatment That Works	248	(17)
Phobia Free	265	(20)
Appendix A: Proper Procedures for Electronystagmography	285	(4)
Appendix B: Illustrations	289	(4)
Bibliography and Recommended Reading	293	(2)
Index	295