{"product_id":"defeating-overthinking-anxiety-9798233718755","title":"Defeating Overthinking \u0026 Anxiety","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): G. K. Menon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: P.K.Gopalakrishnan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: P.K.Gopalakrishnan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anxieties \u0026amp; Phobias\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDefeating Overthinking \u0026amp; Anxiety\u003c\/strong\u003e explains why intelligent, responsible people become trapped in repetitive thinking and persistent anxiety-and why most common advice fails to resolve it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than treating overthinking and anxiety as disorders or weaknesses, the book presents them as \u003cstrong\u003enormal mental responses that are unintentionally maintained by incorrect reactions\u003c\/strong\u003e. It shows how efforts such as controlling thoughts, seeking reassurance, monitoring emotions, or waiting for calm actually strengthen mental distress instead of reducing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a clear, step-by-step structure, the book guides the reader through five key stages: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding the Problem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book begins by explaining what overthinking and anxiety truly are, how mental loops form, and why uncertainty, fatigue, and silence amplify them-especially at night.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentifying What Keeps the Problem Alive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders learn how fighting the mind, suppressing thoughts, avoiding discomfort, and overloading life with complexity quietly sustain anxiety and mental noise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorrecting the Response\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe core of the book focuses on simple, practical shifts: stopping engagement with repetitive thoughts, continuing normal life even when anxiety is present, and calming the body rather than trying to reason the mind into calmness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePreventing Relapse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book explains why monitoring the mind after improvement restarts anxiety, how to respond when symptoms briefly return, and how to avoid turning recovery into another mental task.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRedefining Success\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, the book clarifies what defeating overthinking and anxiety really means-not permanent calm or a silent mind, but functional freedom: the ability to think, decide, work, rest, and live without fear of thoughts or feelings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, the language remains direct, practical, and free from jargon. The reader is not asked to practice techniques, adopt beliefs, or change personality-but to \u003cstrong\u003estop feeding the problem through unnecessary attention and interference\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P.K.Gopalakrishnan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570019483799,"sku":"9798233718755","price":1574.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233718755.webp?v=1774879997","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/defeating-overthinking-anxiety-9798233718755","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}