Women Who Think Too Much: How to break free of overthinking and reclaim your life

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How does the concept of a nemesis, on the job or in a social context, fit in with the book's assertions about "if only" thinking? Nolen-Hoeksema published a dozen books, including scholarly books, textbooks, and three books for the general public on women's mental health.

Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-02-06 17:30:34 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA177501 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor urn:lcp:womenwhothinktoo00nole_0:epub:9f2919ec-e53a-421b-9199-9204a1986e18 Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier womenwhothinktoo00nole_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1pg2sq18 Isbn 9780805070187Chapter eleven mentions that optimists appear to fight illness more successfully than pessimists. Consider the ways in which this mind-body connection has affected your own health and that of your family. Thank you for your excellent question, I’m sure many parents will be able to relate to this. It can sometimes feel like our children are our harshest critics, especially in those teen years! Part of the answer could be the natural process of pulling away that all children must do as they grow into their independence. Please tell your friend that they are doing their best and that there might be someone out there who is asking their own parent “why can’t they be more like” YOU. From one of the nation's preeminent experts on women and emotion, a breakthrough new book about how to stop negative thinking and become more productive It's no surprise that our fast-paced, overly self-analytical culture is pushing many people-especially women-to spend countless hours thinking about negative ideas, feelings, and experiences. Renowned psychologist Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema calls this overthinking, and her groundbreaking research shows that an increasing number of women-more than half of those in her extensive study-are doing it too much and too often, hindering their ability to lead a satisfying life. Overthinking can be anything from fretting about the big questions such as "What am I doing with my life?" to losing sleep over a friend's innocent comment. It is causing many women to end up sad, anxious, or seriously depressed, and Nolen-Hoeksema challenges the assumption-heralded by so many pop-psychology pundits of the last several decades-that constantly expressing and analyzing our emotions is a good thing. In Women Who Think Too Much, Nolen-Hoeksema shows us what causes so many women to be overthinkers and provides concrete strategies that can be used to escape these negative thoughts, move to higher ground, and live more productively. Women Who Think Too Much will change lives and is destined to become a self-help classic. That’s what we as humans do. We project all over one another if we don’t make the unconscious conscious. I’m glad you found this post helpful! Keep being proud of yourself and remember, you’re never too much for the right people. Sending you my best.

She entered Illinois State University before transferring to Yale. She graduated summa cum laude in 1982 with a degree in psychology. After earning a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, she joined the faculty at Stanford. She later moved to the University of Michigan, before returning to Yale in 2004. Cassidy argues that this comes from over-thinking our role as parents. We've pondered every step so much that the juice, the joy, and worst of all, our confidence is gone.

It's views on depression were out-dated, talking about how 'misfiring brains' lead to depression, as if the brain is the cause of everything, and that our happiness (or unhappiness) is completely isolated and unaffected by our environment. In reality, research has consistently shown that our environments affect our brains and their functioning, and the main contributors to depression are largely environmental (see Lost Connections by Johann Hari). This book spends a very short time giving solutions, and an incredibly long time illustrating stories of other women who overthink.

Research suggests that people who extend themselves such compassion are more likely to use adaptive coping strategies. An interesting self-help book which is not only for women. I recognized many of the symptoms about endless-thinking that she describes from my personal experience, I even found that some of the tips I've already successfully used at one time or another. I can recommend this book wholeheartedly to anyone who tends to think endlessly about all kinds of things whilst getting ever the more depressed and desperate. Read more My brain literally never stops. In fact I routinely have two lines of thought at any given time. Not to mention any kind of visual thoughts I might be having. It can be exhausting. So when something bad is happening - or all the bad things are happening all at once like lately!! - I am definitely one to OVERTHINK. And probably to over think about the 2-3 absolute WORST possible outcomes all at once! (And overthink about overthinking). Oh joy! Aren’t you happy you aren’t in my head?

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Jaffe, Eric (July–August 2013). "A Legend in the Study of Rumination". APS Observer. Vol.26, no.6. Association for Psychological Science. pp.25–26. Michl LC, McLaughlin KA, Shepherd K, Nolen-Hoeksema S. Rumination as a mechanism linking stressful life events to symptoms of depression and anxiety: longitudinal evidence in early adolescents and adults. J Abnorm Psychol. 2013;122(2):339-352. doi:10.1037/a0031994 It's not a surprise that our fast-paced, overly analytical culture is pushing people—especially women—to spend countless hours thinking about negative ideas, feelings, and experiences. Renowned psychologist Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema calls this "overthinking." Her groundbreaking research shows that an increasing number of women—more than half of those in her extensive study—are doing it too much and too often, hindering their ability to lead a satisfying life. Overthinking can be anything from fretting about big questions such as "What am I doing with my life?" to losing sleep over a friend's innocent comment. It is causing women to feel sad, anxious, or seriously depressed, and she challenges the assumption that constantly expressing and analyzing our emotions is a good thing.