About Charles "I wish that anxiety sufferers could come to me for 5 minutes so I can show them the evidence of what does and doesn't work. When I hear about people having CBT, hypnosis and medications or doing 'self help' programs that claim a lot, but just don't work, it reminds me of when I was anxious, how desperate I was and how much life and money I wasted pursuing these 'so called' cures. I know what we do works every time and it's a frustration to me that I can't show everyone." Charles Linden

My name is Charles Linden. I am 42 years old and spent a large proportion of my adult life, approximately 25 years in fact, fighting acute anxiety, panic attacks, OCD and agoraphobia... BUT NOT ANY MORE!

I am now completely cured and am a father, husband and driven student of life, focusing solely on helping sufferers and spending every spare second with my family.

Apart from providing anxiety sufferers with 'The Linden Method', I also work in private practice, counseling people with anxiety disorders through The Linden Center and running our Anxiety Recovery Retreats, attended by clients from all around the world.

My 'Method' is now not only recognized as THE drug free solution to anxiety disorders by psychologists and doctors around the world, but is also receiving referrals from psychologists, doctors, psychiatrists, health authorities, insurance companies and other organizations.

The Linden Method is now referred to as 'a new branch of psychological practice', which makes all I went through for over 25 years, so worthwhile.

Journalism

I am a regular contributor to a variety of magazines, newspapers and websites such as Natural Health, Women, Women's Own, Pick Me Up, About.com, Top Santé, OK magazine and anxiety disorder websites and have regular spots in some of them. I contribute to BBC radio and I am also chairman of the International Association of Anxiety Management.

TV Work

I have my own TV series 'Stress Less with Charles Linden which is on general broadcast release and has been repeated over 20 times already. My five program series called 'Conquer With Charles Linden', explored the truth behind the five anxiety conditions and has been sold in over 40 countries worldwide over the last five years.

Books

My Stress Free in 30 Days book went straight to number one internationally on Amazon.com for stress books and also got the Times Newspaper 'must read' accolade.

The Emotions Research Consortium

I am a founder member of The Emotions Research Consortium with research fellows, professors Francis Teeney and Roddie Cowie of the psychological research department at Queen's University Belfast, Dr David Mickel, Kyle Davies and other medics and psychologists from around the world.

My Story

I was diagnosed, about 20 years ago, as having severe anxiety, panic attacks, OCD and agoraphobia. The doctors made this diagnosis on the strength of the symptoms I experienced at that time. I had experienced anxiety with OCD between the ages of 12 and 14 (right) and was generally an anxious child from birth (see below left aged 1), but I had learned to live with the anxious feelings and thoughts, many of which I had experienced from a very young age. I thought everyone felt that way.

After an anxiety 'breakdown' at the age of 22, my doctor prescribed antidepressants and sedatives and then kept re-prescribing them without question. The medication made me feel progressively more ill and produced dramatic side effects; then, when I tried to stop them, I experienced horrific withdrawal.

My life was in ruin, at 24 years of age I thought my life was about to end, fear consumed me and worst of all, no one understood how I was feeling, sympathized or helped me in any way.

Over the course of my condition, I visited doctors, psychologists, immunologists, hypnotherapists and hoards of alternative therapists, to name but a few; I am sure you have been down similar paths, searching for solutions, desperate for answers.

CBT, hypnosis and other talking therapies were no assistance at all and this is the predominant experience of the majority of anxious people, now I realize that talking therapy is counter-productive in the treatment of high anxiety conditions; I wish I'd known that before becoming broke from paying ridiculous fees to an even more ridiculous and misinformed psychologist.

We are told mostly that there is no cure... what utter rubbish. There is a cure and myself and tens of thousands of my ex clients are living proof.

Some therapies I tried proved useful, if only because they were pleasant or relaxing, but nothing offered the hope of a cure despite being told by some practitioners that a cure was possible.

My doctors were at a loss, they prescribed drugs, but were they helping? No, at best, they just masked the symptoms and produced others. It all became so confusing, I didn't know what to do next, I was desperate, but this continued for five years!

I suffered from anxiety, agoraphobia, OCD and panic attacks for many uncomfortable, scary and lonely years before I found the answers I needed and became anxiety free... in days!

I wanted to be well, but no one offered any hope of a recovery. I decided that there had to be a cure and I had also met many recovered sufferers, although none of them were certain what they had done to recover. I decided to set about finding out what all those recovered anxiety sufferers had done to return to normal.

How did I discover the cure?

Over time and through questioning hundreds of people, I discovered exactly what they had all been doing when they experienced a recovery and although they themselves didn't know what they had done, I was able to gather data which showed me clearly what it was!

From this data, I compiled a set of principals that I applied to my life with immediate and dramatic results; I then condensed these principals and handed it to hundreds of fellow sufferers who immediately started to experience the same level of relief. These principals are the core of The Linden Method and now they have been used by tens of thousands of sufferers around the world.

After my recovery, I bumped into my ex psychologist in town and he told me that he was shocked to see me out of my house (the one we had to remortgage to pay his bills) and that he had honestly believed that I would never be well again (no thanks to him and his ridiculous therapy). He also said that he had hardly recognized me as I looked so healthy and happy. He asked what I had done to become well again and I said "like I am going to tell you!" He had cost me my home, my job and huge quantities of money... if I had found the solution, I wasn't about to let him know about it!

My psychologist's reaction shocked me at the time, but after thinking over what he said, I don't think I ever expected to be well again either. I was also shocked at his lack of faith in, not only, his own abilities but at his complete amazement that recovery was possible at all. I then remembered that during my sessions, he used to refer to his treatment as 'anxiety management' and it became clear that his sessions had been about making me comfortable rather than curing me. I have since been told that 'client management' is the core aim across practices around the world... shame on them.

You are now not alone with your anxiety

Don't ever think you are alone with this condition, you are not, there are tens of millions of anxiety sufferers around the world who are suffering needlessly, not yet knowing the truth; and now, you have us toguide you!

I have the greatest of sympathy with your situation and assure you that I know how you feel and desperately want to help you. We have the solution you seek, which I sometimes refer to as the 'Holy Grail'. Life isn't life when you suffer with anxiety, existence is not living... it is compromising on what you could and will have; a full, happy, fulfilling and healthy lifestyle.

When I talk about how I used to be, it is almost as if I am talking about a different person, as if it was all just a horrific blurred dream, but my god was it real; when I see photographs of myself back then (see photo below), it brings it all into focus. I was massively overweight, had 8-12 panic attacks a day and wore sunglasses all day, every day. The day this photo was taken, Beth had taken me out for a walk and I remember feeling so ill that we had to go home.

During the years that I suffered with anxiety, I discovered a lot about myself and about other people with anxiety disorders. The one striking similarity between sufferers, contrary to what they might believe, is that they have strengths that 'none sufferers' just don't have. Recovered sufferers also discover a heightened level of awareness, which makes them feel like a veil has been lifted and their lives are suddenly clearer than ever before.

Your 'creative intellect' is at work here and all we do is re-purpose that amazing resource in your brain, that currently fuels your high anxiety, allowing your anxiety to be quickly and permanently eliminated.

THERE IS JUST ONE CAUSE OF HIGH ANXIETY IN HUMANS AND THEREFORE, JUST ONE CURE... MY PROGRAM IS THAT CURE

I challenge any psychologist or medic to disagree with our findings, to contest our success curing EVERY sufferer who complies with my program; The Linden Method works every time because if you are human and anxious, there is just one solution and the Linden Method provides the roadmap to that simple process.

The Linden Method has now helped OVER 135,000 people from all over the world. It is my hope to make The Linden Method available to every sufferer and it is to this end, that I continue my research and development.

Being anxiety free is already pre-programmed into you, all we do, is show you how to flick the anxiety switch to OFF."

Charles

"It appears there are no lengths that The Linden Method will not take to reassure sufferers that there is a cure for anxiety - in my opinion, they are justified.

The new Linden Method app is a supportive and curative resource you can take with you wherever you go."

Dr Francis Teeney. Psychology Research Fellow. Queen's University. Belfast.

Agoraphobia stopped & reassurance when you need it most...

... all directly from the mouth of the World's best known and respected anxiety and panic expert