This book combines my personal journey to recovery with years of in-depth research on how to overcome anxiety. Through trial and error, I found that much of what I read didn’t work, and in some cases actually made my anxiety worse. In this book, I’ve filtered out the noise to focus only on practical, effective solutions. As I’ve helped others, the book has evolved, growing with each experience. Rather than a checklist of ‘must-dos,’ it serves as a guide to understanding how conscious negative thinking can become a bad habit, emphasising that recovery comes from doing less, not more.
Chapters
- 1. Introduction: My story and the path to recovery.
- 2. Developing a Habit: Understanding habit formation, the roles of the conscious and subconscious, and the impact of negative thinking.
- 3. The Fundamentals of Recovery: Simplicity, Time, Overthinking and Power. STOP.
- 4. The Anxiety Cycle: The role of adrenaline & the power of choice in breaking the cycle.
- 5. The Modern World and Anxiety: How technology, personalities, and the power of manifestation affect anxiety.
- 6. Support: Traditional approaches, plus insights on diet, exercise, hobbies, and real-life experiences.
- 7. The Future: Understanding recovery and relapse. “A day in the life of me”. A comparison of before and after recovery.
- 8. What Next? How to overcome anxiety by resisting conscious negative thinking. One hour challenge example.
- 9. Additional Resources: A case study of Client A’s journey.
- 10. Quotes: Contextual analogies to support understanding.