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Anxiety Book Summaries

The Fear of Failure
by Wilda Hale • 2021
Why fear of failure stops you cold, and the simple reframing that turns it into fuel.
4.10
500+
The Fear of Failure Summary
The Fear of Failure
Why fear of failure stops you cold, and the simple reframing that turns it into fuel.
by Wilda Hale 2021 168 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Revolve
by Bal Khabra • 2025
A suspended hockey captain and a haunted figure skater become partners. Neither planned on falling.
3.92
26k+
Revolve Summary
Revolve
A suspended hockey captain and a haunted figure skater become partners. Neither planned on falling.
by Bal Khabra 2025 416 pages
3.92
26k+ ratings
I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokpokki 2
by Baek Se-hee • 2020
A Korean twentysomething returns to therapy, still certain she looks wrong, still pushing love away.
3.63
8k+
I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokpokki 2 Summary
I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokpokki 2
A Korean twentysomething returns to therapy, still certain she looks wrong, still pushing love away.
by Baek Se-hee 2020 232 pages
3.63
8k+ ratings
The Attention Fix
by Anders Hansen • 2024
Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.
3.89
359
The Attention Fix Summary
The Attention Fix
Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.
by Anders Hansen 2024 206 pages
3.89
359 ratings
Retrain Your Brain
by Seth J. Gillihan • 2016
A psychologist's 7-week plan to break the thought loops behind depression and anxiety.
3.79
2k+
Retrain Your Brain Summary
Retrain Your Brain
A psychologist's 7-week plan to break the thought loops behind depression and anxiety.
by Seth J. Gillihan 2016 236 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Improve Your Social Skills
by Daniel Wendler • 2014
Two signals, one question, and a one-percent daily upgrade: the blueprint for social ease.
3.74
500+
Improve Your Social Skills Summary
Improve Your Social Skills
Two signals, one question, and a one-percent daily upgrade: the blueprint for social ease.
by Daniel Wendler 2014 218 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Too Perfect
by Allan E. Mallinger • 1992
Obsessive traits run lives. The perfectionism, overthinking, and workaholism trap, and the way out.
4.15
500+
Too Perfect Summary
Too Perfect
Obsessive traits run lives. The perfectionism, overthinking, and workaholism trap, and the way out.
by Allan E. Mallinger 1992 224 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
by Adrian Wells • 2008
Anxiety and depression are driven by how we think about thoughts, not by the thoughts themselves.
4.37
166
Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression Summary
Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression are driven by how we think about thoughts, not by the thoughts themselves.
by Adrian Wells 2008 316 pages
4.37
166 ratings
Mind Your Body
by Nicole J. Sachs • 2025
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
4.34
1k+
Mind Your Body Summary
Mind Your Body
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
by Nicole J. Sachs 2025 304 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Homecoming
by Thema Bryant • 2022
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
4.32
1k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
by Thema Bryant 2022 230 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
The Instant Millionaire
by Mark Fisher • 1997
A childhood among taxidermied animals prepared her for the absurdity of adulthood and anxiety.
3.63
3k+
The Instant Millionaire Summary
The Instant Millionaire
A childhood among taxidermied animals prepared her for the absurdity of adulthood and anxiety.
by Mark Fisher 1997 136 pages
3.63
3k+ ratings
101 Ways to Be Less Stressed
by Caroline Leaf • 2020
101 micro-strategies to intercept stress, reframe it, and build mental resilience in minutes a day.
3.57
500+
101 Ways to Be Less Stressed Summary
101 Ways to Be Less Stressed
101 micro-strategies to intercept stress, reframe it, and build mental resilience in minutes a day.
by Caroline Leaf 2020 158 pages
3.57
500+ ratings
How to Feel Confident
by Leil Lowndes • 2009
Shyness can be unlearned. The body language, voice, and gradual exposure methods that actually work.
3.63
239
How to Feel Confident Summary
How to Feel Confident
Shyness can be unlearned. The body language, voice, and gradual exposure methods that actually work.
by Leil Lowndes 2009 288 pages
3.63
239 ratings
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
by Jenny Lawson • 2012
Taxidermy, panic attacks, and corporate HR: one woman's messy, hilarious survival manual.
3.90
200k+
Let's Pretend This Never Happened Summary
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Taxidermy, panic attacks, and corporate HR: one woman's messy, hilarious survival manual.
by Jenny Lawson 2012 318 pages
3.90
200k+ ratings
The Imposter Cure
by Jessamy Hibberd • 2019
The real reason you dismiss your wins as luck, and the practical steps to own them.
3.93
1k+
The Imposter Cure Summary
The Imposter Cure
The real reason you dismiss your wins as luck, and the practical steps to own them.
by Jessamy Hibberd 2019 288 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Trust Yourself
by Melody Wilding • 2021
High sensitivity meets high ambition: stop overthinking and make your emotions fuel your career.
4.14
500+
Trust Yourself Summary
Trust Yourself
High sensitivity meets high ambition: stop overthinking and make your emotions fuel your career.
by Melody Wilding 2021 256 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Painfully Shy
by Barbara G. Markway • 2001
Why severe shyness is a common, treatable condition, and the gradual plan to overcome it.
3.68
194
Painfully Shy Summary
Painfully Shy
Why severe shyness is a common, treatable condition, and the gradual plan to overcome it.
by Barbara G. Markway 2001 288 pages
3.68
194 ratings
How to Stop Overthinking
by Chase Hill • 2019
A daily worry window and a simple decision rule: the plan that breaks the overthinking habit.
3.75
1k+
How to Stop Overthinking Summary
How to Stop Overthinking
A daily worry window and a simple decision rule: the plan that breaks the overthinking habit.
by Chase Hill 2019 170 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
The Mindful Path through Worry and Rumination
by Sameet M. Kumar • 2010
Worry is a habit your brain learned. Mindfulness is how it unlearns, one breath at a time.
4.17
133
The Mindful Path through Worry and Rumination Summary
The Mindful Path through Worry and Rumination
Worry is a habit your brain learned. Mindfulness is how it unlearns, one breath at a time.
by Sameet M. Kumar 2010 186 pages
4.17
133 ratings
Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
by Charles S. Mansueto • 2020
Hair pulling and skin picking have five hidden triggers. A clinical program neutralizes each one.
4.24
305
Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors Summary
Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Hair pulling and skin picking have five hidden triggers. A clinical program neutralizes each one.
by Charles S. Mansueto 2020 216 pages
4.24
305 ratings
Complete Self Help for Your Nerves
by Claire Weekes • 1997
Four shifts that stop the fear-of-fear loop by working with your nerves, not against them.
4.14
208
Complete Self Help for Your Nerves Summary
Complete Self Help for Your Nerves
Four shifts that stop the fear-of-fear loop by working with your nerves, not against them.
by Claire Weekes 1997 183 pages
4.14
208 ratings
Build Your Resilience
by Donald J. Robertson • 2012
Resilience is trainable. Stoicism meets CBT: accept distress, clarify your values, bounce back.
4.13
126
Build Your Resilience Summary
Build Your Resilience
Resilience is trainable. Stoicism meets CBT: accept distress, clarify your values, bounce back.
by Donald J. Robertson 2012 288 pages
4.13
126 ratings
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
by Jon Hershfield • 2013
OCD's terrifying thoughts are just noise. This is how to stop answering them with compulsions.
4.39
500+
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD Summary
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
OCD's terrifying thoughts are just noise. This is how to stop answering them with compulsions.
by Jon Hershfield 2013 232 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
A Manual for Being Human
by Sophie Mort • 2021
The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.
4.05
1k+
A Manual for Being Human Summary
A Manual for Being Human
The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.
by Sophie Mort 2021 478 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
F**k It - Do What You Love
by John C. Parkin • 2016
The permission to stop trying so hard: why caring less brings more peace than self-optimization.
3.16
500+
F**k It - Do What You Love Summary
F**k It - Do What You Love
The permission to stop trying so hard: why caring less brings more peace than self-optimization.
by John C. Parkin 2016 304 pages
3.16
500+ ratings
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens
by Jennifer Shannon • 2012
The social anxiety plan that starts with embarrassing yourself on purpose.
4.02
164
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens Summary
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens
The social anxiety plan that starts with embarrassing yourself on purpose.
by Jennifer Shannon 2012 136 pages
4.02
164 ratings
Living for Pleasure
by Emily A. Austin • 2022
Most pleasures make you anxious. The Epicureans knew which ones don't, and why.
4.19
323
Living for Pleasure Summary
Living for Pleasure
Most pleasures make you anxious. The Epicureans knew which ones don't, and why.
by Emily A. Austin 2022 320 pages
4.19
323 ratings
PURE OCD
by Chrissie Hodges • 2017
Third-grade vomit, a suicide pact, invisible mental torment: a memoir of hidden OCD.
4.27
146
PURE OCD Summary
PURE OCD
Third-grade vomit, a suicide pact, invisible mental torment: a memoir of hidden OCD.
by Chrissie Hodges 2017 205 pages
4.27
146 ratings
The Answer to Anxiety
by Joyce Meyer • 2023
You can stop spiraling: a Bible-grounded plan that turns worry into prayer and restores peace.
4.17
1k+
The Answer to Anxiety Summary
The Answer to Anxiety
You can stop spiraling: a Bible-grounded plan that turns worry into prayer and restores peace.
by Joyce Meyer 2023 120 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Me vs Brain
by Hayley Morris • 2023
Her anxiety has a name, a personality, and terrible timing. These are its greatest hits.
3.84
10k+
Me vs Brain Summary
Me vs Brain
Her anxiety has a name, a personality, and terrible timing. These are its greatest hits.
by Hayley Morris 2023 304 pages
3.84
10k+ ratings
The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self
by Nick Ortner • 2017
Tapping body points while naming fears: the 21-day protocol for rewiring self-doubt into joy.
4.33
216
The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self Summary
The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self
Tapping body points while naming fears: the 21-day protocol for rewiring self-doubt into joy.
by Nick Ortner 2017 360 pages
4.33
216 ratings
Social Anxiety Relief for Teens
by Bridget Flynn Walker • 2021
Social anxiety traps teens in avoidance. A CBT program that breaks the cycle with gradual exposure.
4.21
33
Social Anxiety Relief for Teens Summary
Social Anxiety Relief for Teens
Social anxiety traps teens in avoidance. A CBT program that breaks the cycle with gradual exposure.
by Bridget Flynn Walker 2021 192 pages
4.21
33 ratings
Your Thoughts are Killing You
by Marybeth Wuenschel • 2019
The enemy plants dark thoughts. A spiritual warfare guide to evicting anxiety and depression.
4.41
242
Your Thoughts are Killing You Summary
Your Thoughts are Killing You
The enemy plants dark thoughts. A spiritual warfare guide to evicting anxiety and depression.
by Marybeth Wuenschel 2019 230 pages
4.41
242 ratings
Overcoming Harm OCD
by Jon Hershfield MFT • 2018
A practical four-part framework to stop the shame spiral triggered by unwanted violent thoughts.
4.54
155
Overcoming Harm OCD Summary
Overcoming Harm OCD
A practical four-part framework to stop the shame spiral triggered by unwanted violent thoughts.
by Jon Hershfield MFT 2018 186 pages
4.54
155 ratings
The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More
by Elaine Taylor-Klaus • 2020
Your kid's brain works differently. Coach it instead of directing it: the adhd and anxiety playbook.
4.10
469
The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More Summary
The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More
Your kid's brain works differently. Coach it instead of directing it: the adhd and anxiety playbook.
by Elaine Taylor-Klaus 2020 192 pages
4.10
469 ratings
Perfectionism
by Lisa Van Gemert • 2019
Why perfectionism causes underachievement, and a five-level system for getting unstuck at any age.
4.05
132
Perfectionism Summary
Perfectionism
Why perfectionism causes underachievement, and a five-level system for getting unstuck at any age.
by Lisa Van Gemert 2019 243 pages
4.05
132 ratings
Super Simple CBT
by Matthew McKay • 2022
Six CBT skills that break worry, combat a low mood, and work in minutes.
3.60
234
Super Simple CBT Summary
Super Simple CBT
Six CBT skills that break worry, combat a low mood, and work in minutes.
by Matthew McKay 2022 106 pages
3.60
234 ratings
Small Talk
by Aston Sanderson • 2016
A 5-second breathing trick to conquer nerves, and the question formula that makes anyone open up.
3.36
297
Small Talk Summary
Small Talk
A 5-second breathing trick to conquer nerves, and the question formula that makes anyone open up.
by Aston Sanderson 2016 48 pages
3.36
297 ratings
Control Stress
by Paul McKenna • 2009
Your heart has an off switch for the stress response. Three slow breaths flip it.
3.85
316
Control Stress Summary
Control Stress
Your heart has an off switch for the stress response. Three slow breaths flip it.
by Paul McKenna 2009
3.85
316 ratings
Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise
by Elizabeth Williams • 2019
A single nerve regulates stress, inflammation, and mood. The daily exercises to strengthen it.
3.59
133
Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise Summary
Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise
A single nerve regulates stress, inflammation, and mood. The daily exercises to strengthen it.
by Elizabeth Williams 2019 195 pages
3.59
133 ratings
Why Smart Kids Worry
by Allison Edwards • 2013
Smart kids worry differently. Their anxiety follows patterns you can learn to spot and defuse.
4.15
1k+
Why Smart Kids Worry Summary
Why Smart Kids Worry
Smart kids worry differently. Their anxiety follows patterns you can learn to spot and defuse.
by Allison Edwards 2013 256 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
How to Stop Negative Thinking
by Chase Hill • 2021
Eighty percent of daily thoughts undercut you. A plan to retake your inner monologue.
4.14
133
How to Stop Negative Thinking Summary
How to Stop Negative Thinking
Eighty percent of daily thoughts undercut you. A plan to retake your inner monologue.
by Chase Hill 2021 180 pages
4.14
133 ratings
Tapping
by David Feinstein • 2024
10-min tapping routine resolved PTSD in 86% of veterans. Retrain the amygdala without talk therapy.
4.36
59
Tapping Summary
Tapping
10-min tapping routine resolved PTSD in 86% of veterans. Retrain the amygdala without talk therapy.
by David Feinstein 2024 428 pages
4.36
59 ratings
The CBT Workbook for Mental Health
by Simon A. Rego • 2021
Negative thoughts aren't facts. The CBT exercises that teach your brain to tell the difference.
4.08
180
The CBT Workbook for Mental Health Summary
The CBT Workbook for Mental Health
Negative thoughts aren't facts. The CBT exercises that teach your brain to tell the difference.
by Simon A. Rego 2021 200 pages
4.08
180 ratings
How Not to Diet
by Michael Greger • 2019
Most of what terrifies you is homemade, and anything you built, you can unbuild.
4.42
8k+
How Not to Diet Summary
How Not to Diet
Most of what terrifies you is homemade, and anything you built, you can unbuild.
by Michael Greger 2019 608 pages
4.42
8k+ ratings
The Van Gogh Blues
by Eric Maisel • 2002
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
3.99
455
The Van Gogh Blues Summary
The Van Gogh Blues
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
by Eric Maisel 2002 272 pages
3.99
455 ratings
Disaster Preparedness
by Heather Havrilesky • 2010
She planned for every disaster except the one that actually happened: growing up.
3.53
500+
Disaster Preparedness Summary
Disaster Preparedness
She planned for every disaster except the one that actually happened: growing up.
by Heather Havrilesky 2010 256 pages
3.53
500+ ratings
The Negative Thoughts Workbook
by David A. Clark • 2020
Fighting a negative thought makes it louder. The CBT skills that actually break the cycle.
4.10
68
The Negative Thoughts Workbook Summary
The Negative Thoughts Workbook
Fighting a negative thought makes it louder. The CBT skills that actually break the cycle.
by David A. Clark 2020
4.10
68 ratings
Love Language
by Linda Marigliano • 2023
She hid her boyfriend, her pain, and her real self until her jaw locked shut.
3.97
500+
Love Language Summary
Love Language
She hid her boyfriend, her pain, and her real self until her jaw locked shut.
by Linda Marigliano 2023 280 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
I Can Make You Confident
by Paul McKenna • 2008
Install confidence like software: five minutes a day to reprogram your inner voice and posture.
3.70
240
I Can Make You Confident Summary
I Can Make You Confident
Install confidence like software: five minutes a day to reprogram your inner voice and posture.
by Paul McKenna 2008 224 pages
3.70
240 ratings
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