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4.0 AVERAGE
I read this earlier in the year but forgot to review it.
I have a degree in psychology, and I can confidently say McDonagh is not who you should follow for help with your anxiety. Stick with the professionals. Anyone like him who wants you to buy a program should raise red flags.
I have a degree in psychology, and I can confidently say McDonagh is not who you should follow for help with your anxiety. Stick with the professionals. Anyone like him who wants you to buy a program should raise red flags.
So far so good, I’ve been using the DARE approach and it’s really helped. It’s a day to day thing but I look forward to seeing how this changes my life. Highly recommended.
I received this as a Christmas gift and I really enjoyed it. As someone who has struggled with anxiety since my early twenties, it was nice to read a different approach than just "meditate or pop a pill." The D.A.R.E. response is very unique, and since reading this book, I've put it into practice more than a few times. I think the "run toward" piece of it is what has stuck with me most. It's crazy how just thinking "Is that all you got? Give me more!" can make your body go "Oh, wait, maybe we're not really in danger here..."
I highlighted many passages and felt many portions of this book speaking directly to me. However, I will say, I think the author could have done a better job thinking of all kinds of anxiety instead of the specific fear-driven kind that he focused on. This book targets people who are afraid to leave their house, or drive, or fly on a plane, or be in a crowded place, etc. I would have loved to have seen more advice and chatpers centered on those who have social anxiety (what will my friends think, what if I miss out, etc etc) as well as work-related anxiety (too much on your plate, feeling like it'll never be enough, etc). He even says in the beginning that no one has a special brand of anxiety, but he never touched on SO MANY different kinds. All his focus was on the fear-based ones that cripple you and keep you inside your home (which is not my feelings at all).
Anyway, if you have anxiety and you're looking for a cool approach to tackling it, I recommend this book. Every time I shared a clip from it on social media, I got dozens of messages asking what book I was reading. I think there's a lot of relatable stuff in here. I recommend!
I highlighted many passages and felt many portions of this book speaking directly to me. However, I will say, I think the author could have done a better job thinking of all kinds of anxiety instead of the specific fear-driven kind that he focused on. This book targets people who are afraid to leave their house, or drive, or fly on a plane, or be in a crowded place, etc. I would have loved to have seen more advice and chatpers centered on those who have social anxiety (what will my friends think, what if I miss out, etc etc) as well as work-related anxiety (too much on your plate, feeling like it'll never be enough, etc). He even says in the beginning that no one has a special brand of anxiety, but he never touched on SO MANY different kinds. All his focus was on the fear-based ones that cripple you and keep you inside your home (which is not my feelings at all).
Anyway, if you have anxiety and you're looking for a cool approach to tackling it, I recommend this book. Every time I shared a clip from it on social media, I got dozens of messages asking what book I was reading. I think there's a lot of relatable stuff in here. I recommend!
Wow. This book is very eye opening. Give great examples of situations one might become panicked or anxious with how to handle it with the DARE response. I recommend this book to anyone who is working on their anxiety or worries. ❤️
This book has helped me so much during the worst of my anxiety and panic disorder. It helped push myself into working hard to get myself out of dark places and it helped instill a self confidence in myself that I had lost during this mental health journey of mine.
One thing I have to say is, I still believe that if you need prescribed medication to help you, it’s okay. Sometimes that’s just how brain chemicals work and if that’s how you can help yourself, it’s okay. I sometimes felt like the author conveyed that no medication was the only route to go.
One thing I have to say is, I still believe that if you need prescribed medication to help you, it’s okay. Sometimes that’s just how brain chemicals work and if that’s how you can help yourself, it’s okay. I sometimes felt like the author conveyed that no medication was the only route to go.
The ideas in this book are good and I can understand how implementing them could work.
It's a bit long for what it is though. I understand the author simply wanted to give plenty of different scenarios you could use DARE in. But the repetitive nature of the book makes it somewhat tedious to read through.
Another little niggle for me was the insistence that anxiety isn't a mental illness. It can be. That doesn't mean that it always is though. Someone having a bad time in life getting anxiety and anxiety or panic attacks are different than someone with the mental illness of anxiety. That isn't to say that one suffers more than the other during their anxiety attacks, but one is more temporary and could potentially be cured by DARE. The author seems to think you can undoubtedly cure anxiety through DARE. And honestly, you probably can. But for someone with Anxiety, the mental illness DARE will only go so far, I could certainly help manage your symptoms when they do occur, but cure it? I don't think so.
I would recommend this book to anyone suffering anxiety of Anxiety (Anxiety with a capital A is the mental illness, anxiety in lowercase is the temporary, environmentally, situational triggered illness of anxiety) though.
It's a bit long for what it is though. I understand the author simply wanted to give plenty of different scenarios you could use DARE in. But the repetitive nature of the book makes it somewhat tedious to read through.
Another little niggle for me was the insistence that anxiety isn't a mental illness. It can be. That doesn't mean that it always is though. Someone having a bad time in life getting anxiety and anxiety or panic attacks are different than someone with the mental illness of anxiety. That isn't to say that one suffers more than the other during their anxiety attacks, but one is more temporary and could potentially be cured by DARE. The author seems to think you can undoubtedly cure anxiety through DARE. And honestly, you probably can. But for someone with Anxiety, the mental illness DARE will only go so far, I could certainly help manage your symptoms when they do occur, but cure it? I don't think so.
I would recommend this book to anyone suffering anxiety of Anxiety (Anxiety with a capital A is the mental illness, anxiety in lowercase is the temporary, environmentally, situational triggered illness of anxiety) though.
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An interesting viewpoint on how to cope with anxiety and panic attacks. Felt a litle like the beginning was some sort of early morning commercial, but a little further in and there was a chapter I really related to. Not sure if the techniques work or not. Quite repetitive and felt a bit too lecture like in some places.