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Unwinding Anxiety
Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind | Judson Brewer
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A step-by-step plan clinically proven to break the cycle of worry and fear that drives anxiety and addictive habits We are living through one of the most anxious periods any of us can remember. Whether facing issues as public as a pandemic or as personal as having kids at home and fighting the urge to reach for the wine bottle every night, we are feeling overwhelmed and out of control. But in this timely book, Judson Brewer explains how to uproot anxiety at its source using brain-based techniques and small hacks accessible to anyone. We think of anxiety as everything from mild unease to full-blown panic. But it's also what drives the addictive behaviors and bad habits we use to cope (e.g. stress eating, procrastination, doom scrolling and social media). Plus, anxiety lives in a part of the brain that resists rational thought. So we get stuck in anxiety habit loops that we can't think our way out of or use willpower to overcome. Dr. Brewer teaches us map our brains to discover our triggers, defuse them with the simple but powerful practice of curiosity, and to train our brains using mindfulness and other practices that his lab has proven can work. Distilling more than 20 years of research and hands-on work with thousands of patients, including Olympic athletes and coaches, and leaders in government and business, Dr. Brewer has created a clear, solution-oriented program that anyone can use to feel better - no matter how anxious they feel.
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Chelsea.Poole
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Dr. Judson Brewer makes the case that we can control anxiety by changing our thoughts. He also makes the connection between anxiety and addiction. Feeling overwhelmed by worry is a part of my daily life and I‘ve noticed it‘s become a habit that I need to break. Nearly an addiction to these horrible thoughts at this point. So this book did help me take a step back and reflect on how I may be able to take control. Still working on that though.

IuliaC Great review! I've got this one on my list too 2mo
AmyG Stacked as I am a worrier, too. ☹️ 2mo
Chelsea.Poole @IuliaC hope it helps! 2mo
Chelsea.Poole @AmyG my whole family is…I was made this way 😧 hope this book helps if you try it out. 2mo
AnnCrystal 💕🫂💝. 2mo
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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I‘ve not read much about anxiety, despite living with it and panic attacks for years. The author draws a line between anxiety and habit loops, and with that, a correlation to addictions. I‘d never thought of it like that before, and never really understood what is meant by “mindfulness” practice before and how that can help. I still have a long way to go, but I really appreciated this book.

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DieAReader
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#BookNookBuddies2022 #BookSpinBingo #ImpulseAudioReading

Taking into account my own decades long mental health battle/journey, as well as my layman‘s research/curiosity, this was a good refresher for my🧠.

Backup research & communication to the reader was easy to follow along with & participate in.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
CoverToCoverGirl Self care and staying on course is important stuff. 💜 2y
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DieAReader
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#ImpulseAudio #WeekendReading #BookNookBuddies2022 #BookSpinBingo

Just started this but, so far I‘m enjoying it. More brain🧠 food.

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underground_bks
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This book is not about anxiety—it‘s about addiction. And if you have any history with disordered eating, do not read this book without checking for TW. To me, it felt like there were more mentions and stories of weight loss than anxiety. A disappointing and honestly damaging read for me.

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mcctrish
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On audio and he has a lovely voice to listen to. He talks about finding your triggers, acknowledging them, training your brain to see them and finding new ways to reward yourself in reaction to triggers. It‘s not complicated, it‘s a bit self deprecating (“oh that‘s just my brain being an a hole”) and seems very manageable. But you do have to do the work. I probably need a hard copy and new highlighters. I‘ve got this ⬆️ workbook from his website

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mcctrish
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Uncertainty feeds anxiety. No wonder everyone feels like they are on a hot mess express running on fumes. Sometimes my goal is to just feel flat because I‘m so tired of feeling. So far, I like his voice and I look forward to learning some things

kspenmoll This sounds good. Let us know…I get the flat (edited) 3y
AmyG I get the flat too. Sometimes not feeling anything feels like a vacation. 3y
mcctrish @kspenmoll @AmyG here‘s a Ted Talk link that is a super quick summary https://youtu.be/-moW9jvvMr4 3y
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AmyG Thanks! 3y
BiblioLitten ‘So tired of feeling‘ resonates with me too. 3y
mcctrish @BiblioLitten I‘m not sure how well I‘m going to do implementing what he says when every day brings some fresh pandemic hell news. But I will try … 3y
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ChasingOm
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Today‘s weather has been so perfect that I‘ve hung my hammock on my porch to get some research reading done. 😄 It‘s stayed in the upper 70s just about all day.

#litsysummercamp

ImperfectCJ That sounds like a great day at camp! Kind of makes me want to get a hammock (except I don't have any shaded places to hang one). 3y
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Lauram
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Yep 😕

Suet624 💕💕💕 3y
Librarybelle So true! 3y
SexyCajun Absolutely true. I've been on Sertraline and Alprazolam extended release for over ten years because of the awful panic attacks. Those two meds keep me normal 🤷🏼‍♀️💜 3y
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