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Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer

myiahjay's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

jsimms435's review against another edition

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4.0

A lot of Dr.Judson Brewer's ideas sound very similar to CBT triangle. He talks more about habit loops than he does anxiety, but notes that anxiety can also be a habit. He has an app for stopping smoking and weight loss and promotes that throughout the book as well. What I mean by saying it is similar to the CBT triangle is that the habits we get into are loops. CBT triangle shows the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviors and the habit loop that Brewer describes does the same thing. They are both cyclical.
I like how he talks a lot about curiosity and how beating ourselves up over failures doesn't help. As a therapist I have told clients that often. Also he talks about the body and mind feedback loop which sounds much like what DBT calls practicing "opposite actions". They may go by different terms, but it is very much the same. It was helpful for me to think about how many behaviors can be habits. And how anxiety can be a habit because it makes us feel like we are doing something.

cel_red's review

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hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

La verdad no tenía expectativas, pero sí lo encontré útil y lo leí más rápido de lo esperado.

A mí me sirvió porque explica cómo poner en uso muchas de las estrategias que ya medio sé para lidiar con mi ansiedad y algún otro hábito que quiero cambiar. Estas herramientas de hecho son las que llevo años aprendiendo durante mis prácticas de meditación y este libro me sirvió para ver cómo aplicarlas un poco más para lidiar con cosas ansiosas.

En general se alinea muy bien con el momento de la vida en el que estoy, pero no estoy segura que sean cosas que les sirvan a todes.

maitane0823's review

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

dngoldman's review

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challenging informative

4.0

Dr. Jud Brewer's book, "Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind," is a great combination of popular science and self-help. He uses his own lab's and others' research to explore how the brain works and how we learn. Through this research, he concludes that the science of habit formation and addiction can help address anxiety. This book is geared toward those who are skeptical of self-help as it provides detailed research with methodical advice. However, some readers have found the book to be too general for science fans and too detailed for those seeking easy answers. Despite this, the book provides valuable insights and practices that have helped many readers, including the writer of this text, even if they haven't followed the advice step by step.

micheartibano's review

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challenging informative inspiring reflective

4.75

theskyboi's review against another edition

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I will potentially return later; I'm just too busy now. The book wasn't at fault.

anything4celina's review

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informative reflective medium-paced

2.75

There's a few core ideas that are reiterated. Sometimes the book feels like an add for the author's apps. 

mahir007's review

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5.0

بشكل عام ، يبدو أن المزيد من المعلومات يجب أن يكون شيئًا جيدًا (عندما يمكنك الحصول عليها). في النهاية ، يجب أن تساعدنا معرفة المزيد على أن نكون أكثر سيطرة ، لأن المعلومات قوة ، أليس كذلك؟

مع ظهور الإنترنت ، لا يوجد نقص في المعلومات ، ومع ذلك يتم دفن الدقة تحت حجم المحتوى. عندما يتمكن أي شخص فعليًا من نشر أي شيء يريده ويتم مكافأته ليس على الدقة ، ولكن بدلاً من ذلك على روح الدعابة أو إثارة الغضب أو الصدمة ، فإن شبكة الويب تمتلئ بسرعة بمعلومات كثيرة لدرجة أنه يصبح من المستحيل تقريبًا الخوض فيها جميعًا. (الأخبار الكاذبة تنتشر أسرع بست مرات من الأخبار الحقيقية). هذا يفعل عكس مساعدتنا على الشعور بأننا في موقع السيطرة. من وجهة نظر علمية ، فإن تأثير وجود الكثير من المعلومات لاتخاذ الخيارات عند التخطيط قد أُطلق عليه اسم "عبء الخيارات الزائدة''.
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Judson Brewer
Unwinding Anxiety
Translated By #Maher_Razouk

sdhobby's review against another edition

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Didn't feel applicable to my autistic brain.