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.

Overall opinion of the book:


This was an insightful and helpful read that I would certainly recommend to teenagers and young adults. As the synopses suggests, this book focuses on anxiety, why a person may be experiencing it and contains some useful tips that may help others. It was written by a group of people who have all experienced and dealt personally with anxiety, so readers know that the advice given in the book has actually helped others in the past. This handbook does emphasise that although the techniques mentioned have helped people with anxiety in the past, they may not be successful for everyone. Anxiety isn't the same for everyone, which is important to remember.

My Anxiety Handbook is full of helpful and useful information, along with resources to help people struggling with anxiety. It contains a mixture of facts, personal experiences and various illustrations. The age the book focuses on is quite broad, 12 - 18 years. While it's great that there's a book to help all of teenagers, I do feel as though this book is perhaps more suitable for perhaps 14-18 year olds as some of the content may be a little complex for younger readers. As a 24 year old reading this, I definitely think this book is correct in being intended for teenagers as some of the content was quite simplistic and not as suitable for an older demographic.

Given this, the book contains some really helpful tips and explains anxiety in a really accessible way. The language used isn't too complex and everything is easy to follow and understand. When writing about a sensitive topic like this for younger readers, this is essential and the authors have done this brilliantly.

Although the book is helpful in suggesting ways of managing anxiety and it's symptoms, it emphasises that it's not a replacement for visiting the doctor and receiving treatment if needed. It covers the basics of the causes of anxiety and some cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) that can help alleviate the symptoms. It focuses on helping you to control your anxiety so that it stops controlling you.

The authors include their own experiences with anxiety, what happened and how they responded to it. This is so useful for young adults to read as it emphasises that they are it alone or isolated, and that anxiety is a common mental illness. As someone who personally suffers from anxiety, this book would definitely have helped me a lot if it was released when I was a teenager. I've managed my anxiety over many years now so much of the information shared in the book I was already familiar with. But, if you're someone that is showing signs of suffering from anxiety, I would definitely give this insightful and helpful book a read.

Final thoughts:

I would certainly recommend this book as it's an informative and easily accessible read. It's important as it raises awareness of anxiety and discusses way to cope with and manage it.

My Anxiety Handbook is easy to read and contains many personal experiences and useful tips. If you're a teenager struggling with anxiety then please give this book a chance, I wish it was around when I was younger!

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.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


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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!

Aimed at secondary school age youths, and applicable to all ages, the language is easy to understand. The sections are self explanatory with lots of self help techniques peppered throughout. The book does a great job of normalising a feeling EVERYONE has felt and helping those whose anxiety hinders quality of life. There is nothing new in this book for anxiety veterans but it pulls everything together into a concise 'handbook' that can be used for those reading about anxiety for the first time or those who have years of experience behind them but need little refreshers.

The only downside for me was the lack of encouragement to do these exercises with guidance by a professional or by including apps such as Headspace and Calm which have an emerging evidence base for effectiveness. And I think this book formats better as a physical copy or on a screen bigger than mobile.

Thank you for netgalley, publishers and authors for the copy on an important topic

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.

I have been suffering anxiety for years and have read many adult self-help books.

This book gets rid of all the Doctor and psychologist
chat and get to the bare bones of it and helps you by using plan and easy to understand methods.

I was provided an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for a complete and honest review.
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.