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A review by nhnabass
Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer
4.0
I found this book decently insightful. It was recommended by a few mental health professionals I spoke with so I gave it a shot. As others have mentioned, it isn't explicitly about addressing a cure-all for anxiety but really is more about developing mindfulness techniques that can be utilized to lessen anxiety.
"Recognize/relax into what is arising. Accept/allow it to be there. Investigate bodily sensations, emotions, and thoughts. Note what is happening." This book offers many different strategies to reach self-awareness and mindfulness around your anxiety through his "habit mapping" where you map habit "loops" in order to find the root cause of one's anxieties and change behaviors. I like the strategies and the way in which they are presented and I truly agree that mindfulness is key to lessening anxious habits.
My qualm is this book is overly wordy and quite repetitive. I do appreciate the approach of sharing different positive experiences and examples but at a certain point it becomes difficult to keep engaged. Brewer's humor offers a bit of respite from time to time, but overall I feel like it could've done better with a more concise 100-150 pages at most.
"Recognize/relax into what is arising. Accept/allow it to be there. Investigate bodily sensations, emotions, and thoughts. Note what is happening." This book offers many different strategies to reach self-awareness and mindfulness around your anxiety through his "habit mapping" where you map habit "loops" in order to find the root cause of one's anxieties and change behaviors. I like the strategies and the way in which they are presented and I truly agree that mindfulness is key to lessening anxious habits.
My qualm is this book is overly wordy and quite repetitive. I do appreciate the approach of sharing different positive experiences and examples but at a certain point it becomes difficult to keep engaged. Brewer's humor offers a bit of respite from time to time, but overall I feel like it could've done better with a more concise 100-150 pages at most.