Summary of Claire Weekes's Hope And Help For Your Nerves

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 You may be reading this book because your nerves are in a bad way. You are the person for whom it has been written. I will explain how nervous illness begins and how it can be cured. You will have to persevere and be patient. But don’t despair.

#2 You are no exception. You can find the strength to recover if you make up your mind to, and you don’t have to be a coward to do it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669352044

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 26

Insights from Chapter 27

Insights from Chapter 28

Insights from Chapter 29

Insights from Chapter 30

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

You may be reading this book because your nerves are in a bad way. You are the person for whom it has been written. I will explain how nervous illness begins and how it can be cured. You will have to persevere and be patient. But don’t despair.

#2

You are no exception. You can find the strength to recover if you make up your mind to, and you don’t have to be a coward to do it.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The endocrine glands govern and regulate the normal functions of our body, including our body’s reaction to stress. They do this with the help of involuntary nerves that act as their messengers.

#2

When we are afraid, we react by sweating, racing hearts, and quick breathing. We also feel a horrible sensation in the pit of the stomach.

Insights from Chapter 3

#1

There are different grades of nervous suffering. Many people have bad nerves and yet do not suffer from nervous breakdown. A nervous breakdown is a state in which a person’s symptoms are so intense that he cannot cope with his daily work.

#2

The breaking point is the moment when a person becomes afraid of the alarming, strange sensations produced by continuous fear and tension. This is the moment when they place themselves in the circle of fear-adrenalin-fear.

#3

The first type of nervous breakdown is caused by minor problems, such as an inability to cope with one’s responsibilities due to illness. The second type of breakdown is caused by some overwhelming problem, sorrow, guilt, or disgrace.

Insights from Chapter 4

#1

The most common form of nervous illness is anxiety, and it is characterized by symptoms such as fatigue, churning stomach, racing heart, indigestion, pounding heart, palpitations, missed heartbeats, a sharp pain under the heart, a sore feeling around the heart, sweating hands, and so on.

#2

There are three main pitfalls that lead to nervous illness. They are sensitization, bewilderment, and fear. Sensitization is a state in which our nerves react in an exaggerated way to stress, and they may react this way with alarming swiftness.

#3

Severe sensitization can come suddenly following a shock to the nervous system, such as an exhausting surgical operation, a severe hemorrhage, or a difficult confinement. It can also come gradually following any debilitating illness or constant tension.

#4

When a person is constantly sensitized and afraid of the state he is in, we say he is nervously ill. Fear must be present to bring