As someone who has been diagnosed with OCD, I found this book to hold important and valuable information. It is geared towards young people which I found nice. Too many teens find themselves struggling with anxiety and are unsure about how to cope. They also discussed how to deal with the anxiety of moving or starting over at college which is an anxiety driven time. The book covers a large amount of everyday life an individual could face with several good chapters especially really good information on how to tackle school and exam stress which is something we will be facing in the coming years

Today's teens and young adults have a lot going on in their lives that can create anxiety and worry. This book will help them to understand, cope, and even articulate and navigate the strong and complex feelings in a way they can understand and then relate to the adults in their lives

Thank you for the opportunity to review this title. Unfortunately I due to technical difficulties I was unable to download the book so cannot post a review.

This another book entering the crowded genre of self help in relation to anxiety and depression. This book is highly useful as it has tasks for you to complete and parts for you to scribble in. This is good useful book for those with anxiety.

This book was okay but it did try to be too much. I have found many Anxiety guides go out of there way to hand you the text book definition of what its like to suffer with Mental Health, This book did the same thing. Its a great guide just was too basic. I rated it 3 stars because I have read it and it has help a little bit but its not a book i would pick up again.

This would be a great self-help book on anxiety for teenagers. Most of the examples and suggestions were aimed towards younger people. They also discussed how to deal with the anxiety of moving or starting over at college.

I found some of the strategies at the beginning of the book helpful.

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Very sorry, I applied for this by mistake and won't be able to read/review it, I believe I am not the demographic that would suit this book. This book would be suited for a younger audience. this book is geared toward younger teenagers whom experience anxiety and/ or anxious symptoms.

Anything that can be of help to those suffering with Anxiety is great and it's becoming apparent that Anxiety is affecting more and more young people so I was extremely glad to see a book like this aimed at young people. I think sone of the techniques etc may be helpful for some so it can't all be bad but I think the age range is too broad to be covered in just one book as a lot of different stuff is going to be going down during this super important time in children's lives and I think this would have been better split into two.

A great way to show young people how normal anxiety is; and that they're not alone in struggling.

Although this book is primarily aimed at teenagers, I really enjoyed this book and found the information both informative and helpful. Full of helpful tips and tricks to use, I highlighted and bookmarked a lot of sections. I really enjoyed the last paragraph with peoples own opinions and working with their own anxiety. Would really recommend this to teenagers and young twenty-somethings, or even everybody that could do with a little hand!

This is a great book for preteens or adolescents who might be just starting to learn about their anxiety. There are some really helpful suggestions on how to identify anxiety symptoms and tactics to try out to minimize anxious feelings and thoughts. Teens who have had therapy or have educated themselves about anxiety probably won't find anything groundbreaking in here, but it's perfect for younger kids who don't really have a handle on their anxiety yet.

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This book really caught my eye because this books seemed to be full of coping mechanisms and stories about others with an anxiety. However after reading while this book does offer coping it is aimed at too many different age groups making some of the chapters boring to someone who has an anxiety disorder for a very long while. Overall I think this book is good and interesting however I would recommend it more to tweens and young adults.

I thought this book presents a nice overview of anxiety, especially for young people. The personal experiences and descriptions were helpful and relatable, and the techniques presented for managing anxiety are useful.

Really good anxiety book. It helped me understand it better and it also helped me knowing how it worked. If you have anxiety, or you're just looking forward to hearing more about it, this is the perfect book!

Great handbook! Liked the ways it helped you figure out how to deal with it. Perfect for teenagers

3.5 out of 5 stars

I very much enjoyed this book. This was full of useful information and techniques and personal experiences from young people struggling with anxiety. I will definitely use some of these techniques in my own life and journey through anxiety. There was some information that didn't pertain to me but it was nice to learn all the same. I would recommend this book to people if you have anxiety or a child/friend/lover that does. I recommend if you have anyone in your life that has anxiety to have them read this book. There was some information that didn't need to be in there but overall it was a good reference for how to deal with anxiety in real life.

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"Don't be anxious, it'll only make things worse"

Normally, I don't read self-help and "how -to" books, but the subject is very close to my heart. I have been suffering from general anxiety for a long time, so I requested this book to see if it would give me new tips or new insights of how to deal with anxiety.

I felt it had some general knowledge and some helpful techniques and tips, but as far as the book goes, the writing was a little uneven and targeted for a much younger demographic (middle-graders and high school students).

I would definitely recommend this the parents with kids that seem to be struggling with anxiety.

MY ANXIETY HANDBOOK by Sue Knowles was not quite as useful a tool as I had hoped it would be. It is available for purchase individually or as part of Jessica Kingsley Publishers' Can I Tell You About . . .? 24-Book Set from Follett. Most of those other titles seem geared a bit younger than the teen/young adult focus for MY ANXIETY HANDBOOK. This title (for ages 12 to 18) explains anxiety, talks about "avoiding avoidance" and negative thoughts, plus has a section on being mindful and getting a good night's sleep. Since it is exam week for our students, I spent some time looking at the chapter devoted to school, college and exam stress. The advice there and in other parts of the book is solid, but very "wordy" and I do think that including images and exercises would have been more helpful and engaging for students. That's my mistake in expecting a "handbook" to be more like a "workbook." There is a small section at the end of MY ANXIETY HANDBOOK for creating a personalized anxiety plan, followed by a useful information (with a UK focus) and bibliography section.

I think that "My Anxiety Handbook" will be a very handy book for any teenager who suffers from Anxiety. As aimed at young adults as well I think this book might be trying to cover a bit too much ground. Anxiety in young teenagers will be quite different from Anxiety in a late teens, beginning of twenties somethings. 
That aside I think this book is interesting enough, that it will draw in anyone who struggles with anxiety, simply because it provides you with a tool belt to deal with your anxieties. Also, this book strongly validates that anxiety is a real thing, in a world where most people will suggest that you just need to pull yourself together. It lays out the ground work of techniques you can try on your own, in order to overcome (ar at least cope) with your anxiety.
What I call "the psychology part"-of the book, might be a bit too heavy for some younger teens, but I think that anyone who suffers from anxiety and want to do something about it will keep through. 
The book also have some interesting stories from people who experience anxiety on a daily basis, and I think that this is a much needed perspective. It can be very soothing and liberating to read that you are not the only one who suffers, because when you have anxiety it can really feel like you are suffering alone. I am saying this as someone who is a very angsty person with social anxiety, and I really enjoyed this book and reading the stories of other people. 
For me, I think this book might be the best fit for someone in their mid-teens, but I would not say that someone from outside of that group shouldn't read it.