Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion
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- Author：Wendy Suzuki
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Summary
World-renowned neuroscientist and author of Healthy Brain， Happy Life explains how to harness the power of anxiety into unexpected gifts。
We are living in the age of anxiety， a situation that often makes us feel as if we are locked into an endless cycle of stress， sleeplessness， and worry。 But what if we had a way to leverage our anxiety to help us solve problems and fortify our wellbeing？ What if， instead of seeing anxiety as a curse， we could recognize it for the unique gift that it is？
Dr。 Wendy Suzuki has discovered a paradigm-shifting truth about anxiety: yes， it is uncomfortable， but it is also essential for our survival。 In fact， anxiety is a key component of our ability to live optimally。 Every emotion we experience has an evolutionary purpose， and anxiety is designed to draw our attention to vulnerability。 If we simply approach it as something to avoid， get rid of， or dampen， we actually miss an opportunity to improve our lives。 Listening to our anxieties from a place of curiosity， and without fear， can actually guide us onto a path that leads to joy。
Drawing on her own intimate struggles and based on cutting-edge research， Dr。 Suzuki has developed an inspiring guidebook for managing unwarranted anxiety and turning it into a powerful asset。 In the tradition of Quiet and Thinking， Fast and Slow， Good Anxiety has the power to permanently change how we understand anxiety and， more importantly， how we can use it to improve our lives for the better。
We are living in the age of anxiety， a situation that often makes us feel as if we are locked into an endless cycle of stress， sleeplessness， and worry。 But what if we had a way to leverage our anxiety to help us solve problems and fortify our wellbeing？ What if， instead of seeing anxiety as a curse， we could recognize it for the unique gift that it is？
Dr。 Wendy Suzuki has discovered a paradigm-shifting truth about anxiety: yes， it is uncomfortable， but it is also essential for our survival。 In fact， anxiety is a key component of our ability to live optimally。 Every emotion we experience has an evolutionary purpose， and anxiety is designed to draw our attention to vulnerability。 If we simply approach it as something to avoid， get rid of， or dampen， we actually miss an opportunity to improve our lives。 Listening to our anxieties from a place of curiosity， and without fear， can actually guide us onto a path that leads to joy。
Drawing on her own intimate struggles and based on cutting-edge research， Dr。 Suzuki has developed an inspiring guidebook for managing unwarranted anxiety and turning it into a powerful asset。 In the tradition of Quiet and Thinking， Fast and Slow， Good Anxiety has the power to permanently change how we understand anxiety and， more importantly， how we can use it to improve our lives for the better。
Reviews
Leah Lambart
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Good research on the topic although if you've already learned about anxiety most of this is not new to you。 Exercise， meditation， eating well， and exercising are the main take aways。 Good research on the topic although if you've already learned about anxiety most of this is not new to you。 Exercise， meditation， eating well， and exercising are the main take aways。 。。。more
Heather
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This book about anxiety is a great read for anyone with a science background to read！ I suffer from anxiety and feel like just reading this book helped me out more than I expected it to。 I also have been exploring grounding techniques for myself and this book helped me confirm some that I have found for myself。 However， while reading this I found that if you aren't aware of a lot of scientific terms this book isn't for you。 This book about anxiety is a great read for anyone with a science background to read！ I suffer from anxiety and feel like just reading this book helped me out more than I expected it to。 I also have been exploring grounding techniques for myself and this book helped me confirm some that I have found for myself。 However， while reading this I found that if you aren't aware of a lot of scientific terms this book isn't for you。 。。。more
Susan
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Some of the aspects of this book were good ~ example， the science， a 4。 The application was a 2， so I averaged a 3。 The problem with the application was that it was a superficial。 The problems were related to work， lack of work， public speaking， money， breaking up with a boy/girlfriend， but did not include issues that many face ~ parenting issues for one。 It fell short for me。 It was an interesting read， the concept was good， and the science was explained with diagrams。 This book was easy to rea Some of the aspects of this book were good ~ example， the science， a 4。 The application was a 2， so I averaged a 3。 The problem with the application was that it was a superficial。 The problems were related to work， lack of work， public speaking， money， breaking up with a boy/girlfriend， but did not include issues that many face ~ parenting issues for one。 It fell short for me。 It was an interesting read， the concept was good， and the science was explained with diagrams。 This book was easy to read。 。。。more
Nick Jordan
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4-5 stars。 Great topic for 2021 and my brain and life and work with others （pastoral ministry）。 I like that she pulls from strong studies and trends （as a researcher and professor） rather than cherry-picking them （like many TED Talkers do）。 She also sets her work apart by getting very personal， which I appreciated as an approach。
Sarah
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This book is full of research about anxiety， and even with some of the author's personal narrative woven throughout it reads like a text book。 This book is full of research about anxiety， and even with some of the author's personal narrative woven throughout it reads like a text book。 。。。more
John Mauro
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This is an excellent book。 It's practical and accessible without being "dumbed down。" Very highly recommended for anyone dealing with anxiety。 There is a lot of practical advice here for understanding anxiety and turning it into something positive。 This is an excellent book。 It's practical and accessible without being "dumbed down。" Very highly recommended for anyone dealing with anxiety。 There is a lot of practical advice here for understanding anxiety and turning it into something positive。 。。。more
Kristine
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Good Anxiety by Wendy Suzuki is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early September。Outside of Suzuki's own experiences， the explanation and neurology of anxiety and relevant case studies are pretty clinical， making it somewhat more of a self-learning book than a self-help book。 Despite this， it's about confronting and tooling with your existing anxiety to have it work with you， instead of against you or ridding yourself of it; telling the difference between good and bad coping mechanisms; rea Good Anxiety by Wendy Suzuki is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early September。Outside of Suzuki's own experiences， the explanation and neurology of anxiety and relevant case studies are pretty clinical， making it somewhat more of a self-learning book than a self-help book。 Despite this， it's about confronting and tooling with your existing anxiety to have it work with you， instead of against you or ridding yourself of it; telling the difference between good and bad coping mechanisms; reanalyzing preconceptions and tiring loops of worry and stress; seek out physical & social activities; and quantitative questionnaires to figure your own type of anxiety and what triggers you。 。。。more
Jason Frasca
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Overall a powerful read。 I greatly enjoyed this， with its focus on anxiety， its roots， and ways to reframe and use it as a tool to transform our thought processes and ultimately actions。 Rather than avoiding anxiety， embrace it！ An example includes the “sailboat” analogy， describing how as a sailboat needs wind， the brain-body needs outside encouragement。 The author successful demonstrates throughout the read the difference between rational fear and anxiety， and ways to utilize these feelings。 I Overall a powerful read。 I greatly enjoyed this， with its focus on anxiety， its roots， and ways to reframe and use it as a tool to transform our thought processes and ultimately actions。 Rather than avoiding anxiety， embrace it！ An example includes the “sailboat” analogy， describing how as a sailboat needs wind， the brain-body needs outside encouragement。 The author successful demonstrates throughout the read the difference between rational fear and anxiety， and ways to utilize these feelings。 I highly recommend to all who experience anxiety （which one could argue we all do at some point）， and/or for those trying to better understand the emotion and feeling in friends and family。 Those vying for anxiety-provoking careers and training also would benefit from this read as it helps discern tangible steps to understand anxiety and use it for good。 Thank you NetGalley for my free copy。 The comments above are my own without influence。 。。。more
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