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The Book of Overthinking: How to Stop the Cycle of Worry
by Gwendoline Smith
This is the type of book that explains things so well that lightbulbs go off constantly while you read it. There were many moments where I felt like Gwendoline Smith had spied on me and taken direct quotes from my life. I felt like I knew myself better.
That being said, there is not a lot of "actionable" help or strategies until the final quarter of the book. Most of the book focuses on helping people identify the anxious thoughts and record their thoughts and emotions. That seems like great advice for someone who may not be self aware, but it may not be as helpful for someone who KNOWS s/he is overthinking and can even acknowledge how ridiculous his/her thought cycles are. At that 75% point in the book, there were suggestions for how to identify the "thought viruses" in your mind and by naming and acknowledging them, overcome them. Reframing your vision of these thoughts as outside viruses that you can eliminate makes them less powerful than thoughts that you see as your own and as valid, true ideas.
All that to say, I think this book would be great for people with mild anxiety or those who are interested in therapy but want to know what to expect and what strategies might be presented. This is definitely a book I want to read again to better absorb.
Also note - this book has several instances of curse words (fucking, fuck-all, etc.) which means that I would be more careful recommending this to a younger reader or even my grandmother... I found it kind of random to include.
That being said, there is not a lot of "actionable" help or strategies until the final quarter of the book. Most of the book focuses on helping people identify the anxious thoughts and record their thoughts and emotions. That seems like great advice for someone who may not be self aware, but it may not be as helpful for someone who KNOWS s/he is overthinking and can even acknowledge how ridiculous his/her thought cycles are. At that 75% point in the book, there were suggestions for how to identify the "thought viruses" in your mind and by naming and acknowledging them, overcome them. Reframing your vision of these thoughts as outside viruses that you can eliminate makes them less powerful than thoughts that you see as your own and as valid, true ideas.
All that to say, I think this book would be great for people with mild anxiety or those who are interested in therapy but want to know what to expect and what strategies might be presented. This is definitely a book I want to read again to better absorb.
Also note - this book has several instances of curse words (fucking, fuck-all, etc.) which means that I would be more careful recommending this to a younger reader or even my grandmother... I found it kind of random to include.