Lauren Callaghan - OCD, anxiety, panic attacks and related depression : the definitive survival and recovery approach

Pullingthetrigger

The Definitive Survival and Recovery
Approach for OCD, Anxiety, Panic Attacks
and Related Depression

By Adam Shaw and Lauren Callaghan (CPsychol, PGDipClinPsych, PgCert, MA (hons), LLB (hons), BA)

From the heart and soul of a lifelong OCD and anxiety sufferer, combined with the expert mind and experience of a leading clinical psychologist, Trigger Press Publishing are proud to introduce the simple yet highly effective self-help method of Pulling the Trigger a definitive survival and recovery approach for OCD, anxiety, panic attacks and related depression.

THE AUTHORS

Adam Shaw is a UK philanthropist. From the age of five he has suffered from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety, panic attacks and related depression. Now in recovery, he has vowed to help others suffering from the same debilitating illnesses through the global charity, The Shaw Mind Foundation www.shawmindfoundation.org

Lauren Callaghan (CPsychol, PGDipClinPsych, PgCert, MA (hons), LLB (hons), BA), born and educated in New Zealand, is a specialist leading Clinical Psychologist based in London (UK) and the clinic director of two successful private practices which specialise in treating obsessional problems, anxiety disorders and depression.

First published in Great Britain 2016 by Trigger Press Ltd

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Copyright Adam Shaw, Lauren Callaghan

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the publisher

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available upon request from the British Library

ISBN: 978-1-911246-00-8

This book is also available in the following Audio and e-Book formats:

Audio: 978-1-911246-04-6
MOBI: 978-1-911246-03-9
EPUB: 978-1-911246-01-5
PDF: 978-1-911246-02-2

Adam Shaw and Lauren Callaghan have asserted their right under the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the authors of this work

Cover design and typeset by Fusion Graphic Design Ltd

Project Management by Out of House Publishing

Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International, Padstow

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Dedicated to all the sufferers of any mental health issue and their loved ones, and to those working tirelessly across all spectrums around the world to bring a better understanding and awareness of mental health issues through research, support and treatment.

Thank you for purchasing this book,
you are making an incredible difference

All of our Pullingthetrigger products have substantial
enterprising and philanthropic value which generate contributing
proceeds towards our global mental health charity,
The Shaw Mind Foundation

MISSION STATEMENT

We aim to bring to an end the suffering and despair caused by mental health issues. Our goal is to make help and support available for every single person in society, from all walks of life. We will never stop offering hope. These are our promises.

Pulling the Trigger and The Shaw Mind Foundation

The Shaw Mind Foundation (www.shawmindfoundation.org) offers unconditional support for all who are affected by mental health issues. We are a global foundation that is not for profit. Our core ethos is to help those with mental health issues and their families at the point of need. We also continue to run and invest in mental health treatment approaches in local communities around the globe, which support those from the most vulnerable and socially deprived areas of society. Please join us and help us make an incredible difference to those who are suffering with mental health issues #letsdostuff.

INTRODUCTION

COURAGE NOT FIGHT

Accept Your Mind, Own It For What It Is. This Takes Courage, Not Fight

All my life, from being a little boy to a fully grown man, I tried to suppress my thoughts and anxiety because I knew no better and because I felt compelled to fight them. I was frightened, ashamed of and appalled about my mind and my crippling thoughts. It was terrifying, lonely and debilitating. I constantly felt that I was on the edge of madness and that no one or nothing could help me. It felt like a war I was gradually losing every day as my strength would deplete and my energy drain. The day I brought Lauren into my life, some thirty years later, was the day I stopped fighting and my life changed forever. The day I truly accepted my thoughts and truly embraced them was the day I began to take control; this made surviving my anxiety-based mental illness possible, but more importantly made my recovery inevitable. A new life was beginning for me. No words will ever be enough to thank my wife, Alissa, my beautiful children and, of course, my therapist and colleague Lauren Callaghan for all their unconditional love and support.

Adam Shaw

Adam Shaw: We can all change the game on mental health recovery. Its time for a new way of thinking, so lets make recovery possible for all.

Providing this service through our recovery approach and charity foundation is my passion. Pain and suffering through anxiety-based mental illness has played a big part in my life through childhood, adolescence and adulthood, and at times has come terrifyingly close to destroying me. However, I promise you that survival and recovery can and will happen, as we guide you through our method of Pulling the Trigger (PTT): a combination of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with a Compassion-Focused Approach. I can assure all my fellow sufferers, families and loved ones of sufferers, and indeed anyone supporting the PTT movement, that through your support and contribution by purchasing this definitive and inspiring recovery approach, you will not only help ensure your own recovery, or that of your loved one, but just as importantly you will also be helping and supporting those most vulnerable in our society and those who are also trapped in a cycle of despair through mental health issues. We achieve this through our global charity organisation, The Shaw Mind Foundation (www.shawmindfoundation.org). It is our mission to show sufferers from all walks of life and around the globe that they are not alone because help and support is available and accessible. Sufferers and their loved ones dont have to give up hope because survival and recovery is more than possible. We promise this.

Within this recovery approach, Lauren and I want to give you the very best of our experience in dealing with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety, panic attacks and related depression while we encourage, help and support you as you lay your torment to rest. And be assured thats exactly what you will do if you follow our journey. Our approach is a simple yet highly effective treatment for mild to severe anxiety-based mental health issues and is located in the