Publisher's Synopsis
Anxiety is the real pandemic of our modern ages. Our brains were simply not built for the all of our modern stressors.
What can we do about it? It's time to take a deeper look.
Understand yourself through 10 sample therapy dialogues that you will 10000% be able to relate to.
I'M ANXIOUS AND CAN'T STOP OVERTHINKING is a book that deeply understands the anxious and noisy brain. Every fictional therapy session will contain elements that you can immediately recognize in your own life. There are 10 dialogues that take you from problem to solution and cure.
Take a journey with Leah and Dr. Amanda -- Leah is the typical anxiety and overthinking patient that suffers from negativity and false beliefs, and Dr. Amanda is the therapist extraordinaire that corrects her beliefs and sets her on the right path. This is not just a book of actionable advice, it gives you someone to root for (and see yourself in) and follow to draw parallels to your own life.
Learn therapy and CBT techniques in an entertaining and educational way.
Nick Trenton grew up in rural Illinois and is quite literally a farm boy. His best friend growing up was his trusty companion Leonard the dachshund. RIP Leonard. Eventually, he made it off the farm and obtained a BS in Economics, followed by an MA in Behavioral Psychology.
A completely unique book that teaches mental health using your own words. The following techniques are all taught and used with Leah and Dr. Amanda.
- The empty chair Gestalt technique of talking to your inner detractors.
- How to create behavioral experiments to test and validate your beliefs - or smash them.
- So-called shame-attacking exercises to clear your head of negative spirals and thoughts
- Affirmations - not the useless woo-woo kind, but the ones that really make a difference to your mindset
- Behavioral activation tips and how to track your energy to know what you must change in your world
- The value of knowing your values and how you stray from them and betray yourself
- How to postpone your worries and schedule in worry time, instead of constantly being bombarded by them
I'M ANXIOUS... will make you say "This book is SO me, and that's exactly what I went through and how I would react!!"
