The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body's Fear Response
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Book Overview From acclaimed psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora comes a groundbreaking understanding of how anxiety manifests in the body and mind--and what w...
From acclaimed psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora comes a groundbreaking understanding of how anxiety manifests in the body and mind--and what we can do to overcome it.
Anxiety affects more than forty million Americans--a number that continues to climb in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While conventional medicine tends to view anxiety as a "neck-up" problem--that is, one of brain chemistry and psychology--the truth is that the origins of anxiety are rooted in the body, a core principle of the mind-body connection.
In The Anatomy of Anxiety, holistic psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora offers nothing less than a paradigm shift in our understanding of mental health, suggesting that anxiety is not simply a brain disorder but a whole-body condition. In her clinical work, Dr. Vora has found time and again that the symptoms of anxiety can often be traced to imbalances in the body. The emotional and physical discomfort we experience--sleeplessness, brain fog, stomach pain, jitters--is a result of the body's stress response. This physiological state can be triggered by challenging experiences as well as seemingly innocuous factors, such as diet and use of technology.
The good news is that this body-based anxiety, or, as Dr. Vora terms it, "false anxiety," is easily treated, offering a clear path to anxiety relief. Once the body's needs are addressed, Dr. Vora reframes any remaining symptoms not as a disorder but rather as an urgent plea from within. This "true anxiety" is a signal that something else is out of balance--in our lives, in our relationships, in the world. True anxiety serves as our inner compass, helping us recalibrate when we're feeling lost.
Practical, informative, and deeply hopeful, The Anatomy of Anxiety is the first book to fully explain the root cause of anxiety and offer a detailed road map for healing and growth.
How can you distinguish avoidable "false anxiety" from purposeful "true anxiety" and find lasting relief?
- A Whole-Body Approach: Identify the physical imbalances--from sleep and diet to technology use--that can trigger a physiological state of anxiety and learn how to treat them at the source.
- False vs. True Anxiety: Learn Dr. Vora's groundbreaking distinction between avoidable, body-based anxiety and the "true anxiety" that acts as your inner compass for personal growth.
- Nutritional Psychiatry in Practice: Discover how to stabilize blood sugar, reduce inflammation, and use food as a powerful tool to calm your mind and body.
- Beyond the Diagnosis: Move past a simple label with a functional medicine perspective that provides a detailed, hopeful road map for profound healing.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 352 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS | ISBN: 0063075105
FormatPaperback
Pages352
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0063075105
EAN9780063075108
PublisherHARPERCOLLINS
Publication Date2025-04-29
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.54 Pounds
Length8.0 Inches
Width5.31 Inches
Height0.79 Inches
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