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Can't Stop Thinking: How to Let Go of Anxiety and Free Yourself from Obsessive Rumination

Can't Stop Thinking: How to Let Go of Anxiety and Free Yourself from Obsessive Rumination

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  • Author：Nancy Colier
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Summary

“Read this book and experience the freedom to create your reality。”
—Deepak Chopra， MD， author of Total Meditation

Don’t believe everything your mind tells you。

Are you a chronic overthinker？ Do you obsess to the point of feeling anxious， hopeless， angry， or stressed out？ Have you ever tried to “think your way out” of one of these negative thought spirals， only to fall in deeper？ Let’s face it: trying to escape your thoughts—or control them—just doesn’t work， and can actually make you more miserable in the long run。 So， how can you overcome your addiction to thinking？
 
In Can’t Stop Thinking， psychotherapist and spiritual counselor Nancy Colier offers the keys to breaking free from the obsessive rumination that drives stress， worry， and anxiety。 Using powerful tools grounded in the ancient wisdom of mindfulness and evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy （ACT）， you’ll learn how to observe and gain distance from troubling thoughts， put an end to harsh self-criticism， and manage difficult feelings like resentment and shame。

If you’re ready to discover a life beyond your thoughts—one of self-compassion， presence， and peace—it’s time to stop thinking and start living。
 

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Reviews

Marjorie Fuchs ，

This is a beautifully written， short gem of a book that I will no doubt pick up again and again。 I have become increasingly interested in mindfulness and meditation – both doing it， and reading about it。 This is not just another book on “how to” meditate or “how to” do mindfulness， of which there are many out there。 This book offers something even more valuable than that。 Whether you are a meditator or not， “Can’t Stop Thinking” will help you to disengage from the non-stop loops， the rabbit hole This is a beautifully written， short gem of a book that I will no doubt pick up again and again。 I have become increasingly interested in mindfulness and meditation – both doing it， and reading about it。 This is not just another book on “how to” meditate or “how to” do mindfulness， of which there are many out there。 This book offers something even more valuable than that。 Whether you are a meditator or not， “Can’t Stop Thinking” will help you to disengage from the non-stop loops， the rabbit holes， and the runaway trains of thoughts – usually negative ones – that consume our minds， cause us to suffer， and prevent us from feeling fulfilled and at peace。 Nancy Colier tackles these loftiest of questions， which lie at the intersection of the psychological， the spiritual and the philosophical， and she does so with compassion， modesty， practicality， wisdom， honesty and humor。 Ms。 Colier identifies the various ways we get stuck in negative thought loops – ruminating， blaming and resenting others， blaming and criticizing ourselves， worrying about the future， regretting and rehashing the past。 Most humans， I suspect， can relate to one if not all of the scenarios she describes。 But far more importantly， she provides tools， guidance and exercises to learn how to get unstuck and find joy and peace in the here and now。 These lessons are delivered through beautiful prose， short digestible chapters， relatable anecdotes， and short exercises， and always in a tone of kindness and compassion。 As Ms。 Colier acknowledges and explains， recovering from our addiction to ruminating and over-thinking is a life-long process， not an overnight fix。 This is one of those books that I will keep on my bedside table and pick up for a quick refresher course and dose of inspiration， as and when needed。 。。。more

Amy Belkin ，

Take note: Can’t Stop Thinking by Nancy Colier is a radical book！ In a mere 146 pages， it has the potential to transform the reader’s life to its core。 Presenting information from anthropology， psychology， and spirituality as well as offering evocative questions and contemplative exercises， Colier helps us understand our frequently dysfunctional relationship with thinking so as to release its hold on who we “think” we are。 What a relief！ The numerous subjects， many with provocative titles such a Take note: Can’t Stop Thinking by Nancy Colier is a radical book！ In a mere 146 pages， it has the potential to transform the reader’s life to its core。 Presenting information from anthropology， psychology， and spirituality as well as offering evocative questions and contemplative exercises， Colier helps us understand our frequently dysfunctional relationship with thinking so as to release its hold on who we “think” we are。 What a relief！ The numerous subjects， many with provocative titles such as “Discover the You That’s Bigger Than Thought，” led me to profound contemplations， and I suggest that readers take time to allow each topic’s valuable insights to emerge and become a part of their lives。 Actually， this book deserves to be read several times for it is abundant with wisdom and revelations。 In truth， Nancy Colier is a gifted teacher who compassionately and skillfully presents a clear path to move us beyond our identification with incessant everyday thinking。 But then she goes even further and reveals a greater perspective of who we are and the freedom that’s possible beyond the chains of thought。 。。。more

Reader Prescription ，

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Leslie M。 ，

As someone who overthinks， I was looking forward to reading this book。 The author does a nice job of providing a quick overview of overthinking and how easy， and destructive， it is to get stuck in the cycle of obsessive thinking。 She provides information on mindfulness and various tips to help the reader move beyond their unhealthy thinking。 The author provides various tasks throughout the book to give the reader a chance to apply the concepts。 There are lots of personal stories， which readers w As someone who overthinks， I was looking forward to reading this book。 The author does a nice job of providing a quick overview of overthinking and how easy， and destructive， it is to get stuck in the cycle of obsessive thinking。 She provides information on mindfulness and various tips to help the reader move beyond their unhealthy thinking。 The author provides various tasks throughout the book to give the reader a chance to apply the concepts。 There are lots of personal stories， which readers will likely find relatable。 If you suffer from overthinking， this could be a helpful book to check out。 While it won't provide a quick fix， it does give a lot of food for thought on reducing negative thinking。Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy， but I wasn't required to leave a positive review。 。。。more

Esther ，

I would have rated this book 5 stars if it was setup in a more practical way。 There is so much good stuff， so much wisdom and common sense there， but when presented in this textbook-like format with no way to easily browse back， find and re-read a certain topic of interest。。。sigh。。。there is no way that this book could be practically used as a standalone book。 I feel it's not a great reference work。 Perhaps only for therapists as complementary to sessions。The exercises are all over the place and I would have rated this book 5 stars if it was setup in a more practical way。 There is so much good stuff， so much wisdom and common sense there， but when presented in this textbook-like format with no way to easily browse back， find and re-read a certain topic of interest。。。sigh。。。there is no way that this book could be practically used as a standalone book。 I feel it's not a great reference work。 Perhaps only for therapists as complementary to sessions。The exercises are all over the place and could have been put together in a separate booklet。 Such a shame。 I really appreciate everything that I've read， but I won't remember most of it， because of the way the text （isn't） organised。Free ARC by Netgalley。 。。。more

Sashka Stojakov ，

This was an ARC by Netgalley。 This book partially gave me what I expected: I wanted ideas on how to stop ruminating， examples as well as exercises， this is all that awaits you。 Examples were good， most of them reminded me of myself or someone close to me。 However， I didn’t enjoy the exercises that much because I had the feeling they would work better only if you did them on a therapy session。 When I tried doing them on my own， I would often end up skipping or ignoring， then returning to them unt This was an ARC by Netgalley。 This book partially gave me what I expected: I wanted ideas on how to stop ruminating， examples as well as exercises， this is all that awaits you。 Examples were good， most of them reminded me of myself or someone close to me。 However， I didn’t enjoy the exercises that much because I had the feeling they would work better only if you did them on a therapy session。 When I tried doing them on my own， I would often end up skipping or ignoring， then returning to them until I have completed them。 Had these exercises been created differently， it would have been less complicated for the reader。 In addition， I enjoyed certain ideas in the book。 Until reading the book， I didn’t realize how much thoughts can be burdening and overwhelming， especially when we are creating the problem out of nothing。 I am happy I had the chance to read this book and learn something new which I will try to implement in the future。 。。。more

Tara Rathbone ，

‘Can’t stop thinking’ is a quick， easy read exploring the ins and outs of the kind of overthinking that makes the world feel like it’s ending immanently。 I picked this book up because I’m constantly in one cycle of obsessive thinking or another and thought it couldn’t hurt to get some pointers。The book provides a gentle introduction into the use of mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy to help the reader disconnect from their unhealthy thoughts， and become more aware of when their t ‘Can’t stop thinking’ is a quick， easy read exploring the ins and outs of the kind of overthinking that makes the world feel like it’s ending immanently。 I picked this book up because I’m constantly in one cycle of obsessive thinking or another and thought it couldn’t hurt to get some pointers。The book provides a gentle introduction into the use of mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy to help the reader disconnect from their unhealthy thoughts， and become more aware of when their thoughts are more harmful than helpful。I really enjoyed the chapters talking about self-imposed victimhood， because shamefully they felt like a real reflection of my negative headspace。 ‘With all our righteous rightness， we succeed only at building ourselves a cage of anger， dissatisfaction and victimhood in which we then have to live’。 I felt that。 Going into reading this book I expected it to be simply filled with tasks to complete， but I was actually faced with a narrative that made me realise there were more than a few instances where I’d previously thought my diligent overthinking was ‘thinking carefully about the situation’ but now realise was actually ‘stupid and anger-provoking’。 It felt good to be hit on the head with some common sense， backed up by the warm promise that it’s both normal and avoidable。I found that the narrative provided plenty of opportunities for self-reflection， but I think it would have benefitted from a structure on how to implement the strategies in everyday practice as is suggested。 This is largely left up to the reader， which could benefit those looking for positive suggestions as opposed to an entire rehaul of how they approach thinking。I also felt that the bulk of the text centered on providing arguments for why changing your thinking is a positive， and perhaps slightly lacked in ways to actually go about this changing。 While mindfulness and ACT are genuinely good approaches I felt that they weren’t the main focus of the narrative at times。I would recommend this book to anyone who suffers from chronic overthinking as it （ironically） gives you plenty to think about in terms of positive change。 While it， like many other self-help books， will not be the answer to all of your problems， it’s an excellent beginners guide to reducing the impact of your negative thoughts。 。。。more

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