Unwinding Anxiety
by Judson Brewer · first published 2021
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Explains anxiety as a habit loop and offers a practical way to unlearn it, drawing on neuroscience from a psychiatrist; suits readers who want an intellectually grounded, hands-on approach to worry.
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on “Ask HN: Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2021?” ↗I recently read "Unwinding Anxiety" by Dr. Judson Brewer. He's a psychiatrist and explains the habit part of negative behaviors very well and provides an approach to "unlearn" these bad habits.
on “What American Mental Health Care Is Missing” ↗…daily life. Resources for my own particular take on Buddhist philosophy that worked for me include: - This lecture series on bringing loving kindness to a meditation practice [1] - and the book: Unwinding Anxiety by Dr. Judson Brewer. - and basically everything Pema Chodron has ever written. But possibly staring with: When Things Fall Apart. - Even if what worked for me doesn’t work for you. I believe…
on “Ask HN: Trauma has broken me. Nothing has worked. Alternatives to suicide?” ↗I recommend the book “Unwinding Anxiety” by Judson Brewer for further reading. Another book of his “Hunger Habits” is really good.
on “Laziness Death Spirals” ↗…Buddhist meditation group!), and Self-Therapy by Jay Earley. Something else very much written for an intellectually-oriented audience but that gives inklings of a ladder into non-intellectual being, is Unwinding Anxiety by Judson A. Brewer. I liked it at the time, though I found I needed more help practicing the things that that book suggests, which led me deeper into Buddhism and eventually towards Dzogchen. I wouldn't…
on “Nine things I learned in ninety years” ↗book recommendation: Unwinding Anxiety by psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Jud Brewer MD PhD — Dr. Brewer’s other successes include designed leading programs (highest success rate) for both quitting smoking and weight management. These…
on “Ask HN: How to break anxiety/fear-avoidance cycle?” ↗