Cleaning up your mental mess : 5 simple, scientifically proven steps to reduce anxiety, stress, and toxic thinking

Toxic thoughts, depression, anxiety--our mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world and sustained by an inability to manage our runaway thoughts. But we shouldn't settle into this mental mess as if it's just our new normal. There's hope and help available to us--and the road to healthier thoughts and peak happiness may actually be shorter than you think. Backed by clinical research and illustrated with compelling case studies, Dr. Caroline Leaf provides a scientifically proven five-step plan to find and eliminate the root of anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts in your life so you can experience dramatically improved mental and physical health. In just 21 days, you can start to clean up your mental mess and be on the road to wholeness, peace, and happiness. Cover 1 Endorsements 2 Half Title Page 7 Title Page 9 Copyright Page 10 Dedication 11 Preface 17 Acknowledgments 21 Part 1 The Why and How 23 1. What Happens When We Don’t Use Our Minds Correctly 25 2. What Is Mind-Management and Why Do We Need It? 43 3. Why the Neurocycle Is the Solution to Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess 61 4. The Research 79 5. How Can All This Science Help You? 105 6. What Is the Mind? 131 7. The Interconnected Mind 145 Part 2 The Practical Application of the Neurocycle 163 8. The 5 Steps of the Neurocycle 165 9. Directing Your Brain for Change 187 10. Why It Takes Sixty-Three Days of Neurocycling to Form a Habit 207 11. Neurocycling to Build Your Brain and Develop Mental Toughness 225 12. Neurocycling to Detox Trauma 235 13. Neurocycling to Break Bad Habits and Build Good Lifestyle Habits 253 14. Neurocycling as a Daily Mind-Management Routine for Cleaning Up the Mental Mess 281 Appendix A: The Geodesic Information Processing Theory 291 Appendix B: The Metacog 293 Notes 297 About the Author 305 Photo Insert 307 Back Ads 317 Back Cover 327 Our toxic thoughts, depression and anxiety are frequently aggravated by our chaotic world, and they are sustained by an inability to manage our thought life. The author provides a 5-step, 63-day plan, the Neurocycle, to find and eliminate the root of anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts in your life so you can experience dramatically improved mental and physical health