Thanks so much for this audiobook. I enjoyed listening and working. And trying not to overthink everything in the world.

This is a quick and to-the-point book. Often I found myself pausing it and picking it back up. To me, it felt too simplistic in terms of the progress the reader is supposed to make, as though no setbacks were considered or the reader was the ideal patient.

I wasn't quite sure what expectations I had going into this audiobook but I was pleasantly surprised. Much of it seemed to be pretty common knowledge but as someone that oftentimes suffers from anxiety, especially around things I rationally know I cannot control, it was welcomed.

My favorite parts were the processes of worrisome overthinkers (raises hand frantically over here!) and thought viruses and how to change the ways of thinking and breaking it down.

I enjoyed the audiobook but I do think this would be much more valuable as a hard copy of a book to go back and easily reference. When I've caught myself going through a loop of anxiety around overthinking things recently, I have instantly thought of this book and some of the resources available. I would love to get the eBook/actual book copy of this to have on hand for the future.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for the gifted audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. As a person with chronic anxiety and postpartum anxiety, this book felt like it was made for me. I learned a lot and thought it was very helpful.

The Book of Overthinking is exactly how it sounds - a book about overthinking and tools to use to remove yourself from the spiral overthinking often turns into.

I am personally an anxious person and overthinking is a specialty of mine. This book taught me a ton though about how we become overthinkers and how overthinking and anxious thoughts make themselves present in our everyday lives mentally and physically. The author truly goes in depth but keeps it interesting and teaches the reader about where the anxious thoughts can come from and end up perpetuating.

The second half of this book is made up of tips and tools, not to avoid overthinking or anxieties completely (as that’s not possible), but to recognize the realities of the situations you’re overthinking about. I really enjoyed how the author made each chapter a mock therapy session and walked us through as her patient. It made it easy to really listen and take in everything she was guiding us as readers through.

The audiobook version is a little difficult to follow at times because of how the physical book is written. It seems there are pictures and graphs and diagrams throughout which obviously don’t come through very well on audio and ended up being a little meaningless to me as a listener.

I overall enjoyed listening to this though and learned a lot. I appreciated that the author didn’t try to minimize anxious thoughts or make it seem like we could make them disappear. They instead guide us through ways to help ourselves work through these thoughts and recognize them for what they are.

This book was so wonderful. I have suffered from a combination of anxiety and depression for many years and much of what I read really resonated with me. I'm going to do my best to undertake the homework activities in the book. Often times when I do read books in this area, I don't want to do the activities. I say this so you guys understand what a compliment that is when I say it!

The audiobook is also highly enjoyable and added a lot to the experience. If anything, it really provided me with even more motivation as I could have it pumping in my ears!

THE BOOK OF OVERTHING
By Gwendoline Smith
Published by Andrew McMeel
Publishing date May 10 2022

This book was a very interesting read about anxiety and worry and how that leads to overthinking in some people. People falsely believe they can control situations if they think them through and find out how they can control dangerous or bad things happening to them in life.
This book uses tools to help with overthinking such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy.
I found this book could be very helpful.

Thanks to Netgalley and Andrew McMeel Publishing for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this audio book. The author was down to Earth and made things easy to understand. I came away with tools that actually help my life.
I was so impressed I am going to find the Book of Knowing and read it!

**ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

4 out of 5 stars.

I have never been an avid non-fiction reader. And self-help books? Honestly, it's a pass every time. And then I came across this book. "The Book of Overthinking." A simple title and yet it grabbed me right away. "I overthink. I have anxiety. Maybe this book would be helpful for me." I have never read anything by Gwendoline Smith, but, only thirty minutes into the audiobook, I came across the realization that this smart woman knew what she was talking about. She defines overthinking, gives relatable experiences, and equips us with ways to relieve our intensive overthinking. I would recommend this book to anyone who has struggled with overthinking, or is close with someone who has.

My only issue with this book is that I feel like you lose a little bit of the book's flare in the audiobook. In the printed version, there are comics, graphs, columns, and fun little graphics that you just miss out on with the audiobook. I wish there was some way to get the whole picture. That said, this book was great, but I strongly recommend that people read the physical book.

This book was weeks of therapy in a beautiful package. The information was so informative and balanced. I appreciated the suggestions on how to retrain your brain and to also to identify “thought viruses” I first read this courtesy of NetGalley but I’d definitely purchase a hard copy of this book to refer back to and to make use of the supplemental material like the flash cards and tables. Very good read and so practical for today! The illustrations in the book were also a very nice touch and quite humorous. I highly recommend. Great as an audiobook too!

With this book, people will learn how to focus on facts and truth for rational thinking regardless of their level of worry. There are so many supportive aspects to this audio book that I plan on listening a second time to absorb as many as possible. Thanks to the author for a complimentary copy of the audio book. The opinions expressed are my own.

As someone who struggles with overthinking and has almost accepted it as a part of life, this book really made sense and made me understand a lot of important aspects of overthinking in a fun way.
This book helped me understand on why I think how I think and gave me tools to rationalize and actualize my thinking.
I definitely recommend this book to not just people who deal with overthinking, but to anyone who wishes to bring a change in their thinking process.

This book is an excellent introduction to cognitive behavioral therapy for people that struggle with anxiety and depression. I found the advice helpful, and I plan to revisit the book when necessary. I enjoyed the narration and the author’s conversational way of presenting the information.

As someone who has suffered with depression and is currently dealing with some anxiety issues, this book came at an amazing time. I have a special needs son, and since he cannot always communicate what is bothering him, I always expect the worse.

This book gave me some great tools and reminders of how to deal with many of the thoughts and worries that go through my head so often. I was able to listen to the audiobook version, thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing, and I love how the narrator spoke and sounded just like someone who understood. I was really into the first part of the book which gave the descriptions and understanding of overthinking and worrying, with some examples.

Where it fell a little short was the second half of the book. It was a little bit redundant. Since I was listening vs. reading a print version, it was also a bit harder to grasp the concept of some of the exercises that were recommended.

If you are looking to understand more about worry and overthinking and feel some sort of validation with some tools, this is the book for you. If you like audiobooks, the narrator is great, but I would also suggest the physical book if you are looking to perform some of the exercises discussed. 3.5 Stars

This book was very insightful! I ended up listening to most of it on audio but switched to the physical PDF because I heard it had pictures and little funny jokes. I liked the book better, but audio was still good!

As someone who suffers from anxiety and depression, this gave me a lot of good tools and things to think about when I'm overthinking small little things.

I liked how the book had little pictures and offered some humor. (Can't go wrong with the F word, and this book has it! Made me laugh)

It was short and to the point! Now I just need to work on IMPLEMENTING the things I learned from this. The hardest part of the journey...

I struggled with the format of this book. It was as if you were having one on one therapy sessions with the author. These sessions didn't resonate with me because of the use of expletives in the thought processes for the reader's side of the therapy sessions. Since those words are not part of my everyday vocabulary it interrupted the flow of the book and caused me to have less trust in the counselor. It also caused me to doubt the counselor's credibility.

The narrator has a good voice and presented the materials well.

I feel seen.

I’m not huge on reading self-help books but really enjoyed this audio! It’s hard to work on yourself. Listening to an author pinpoint exactly what goes on in your head is freeing and satisfying but also overwhelming.

Smith hit the nail on the head with The Book or Overthinking. I love the way it was laid out like a therapy session. Being that I had the audio version I didn’t get to see the charts or pdfs.

I have self diagnosed myself with anxiety. I’ve always been a worrier and an anxious person but the pandemic has really heightened my overthinking. I also have IBS which I believe to be 95% caused by me letting worries take over my life. I found myself laughing out loud because everything Smith said resonated with me. I feel like I need to listen to this book once every couple months as a mental health refresher! There is so much beyond our control and all the worrying in the world can’t change that. This book was such a nice reminder to enjoy life. I most definitely “spiral” the way Smith described. After hearing her perspective it has really made me stop and evaluated how I’m wasting my own time and hurting my body.

I’ll definitely be recommending this to friends! There is a little bit of colorful language which I appreciate but I know won’t be for everyone.

3.5 Stars
The author of this self-help book is Psychologist Gwendoline Smith. Narrator is Lisa Seneca.
The hardcopy has many charts and illustrations readers may find helpful but the audiobook is interesting.

I found some part slow; but the most part I believe those of who stay awake at night worrying ~ What if , I should have, or Why did I say that ~ will find helpful techniques.

Book starts by educating us ‘how we think’~ the concepts of positive and negative overthinking.
Remember thoughts are just thoughts and they don’t control and make you who you are or aren’t.
There are useful tools and simple strategies to stop worrisome overthinking.

I have always found writing things down to be a helpful technique.
I enjoy John Tesh’s inspirational messages. I often write them down and post on my bathroom mirror to inspire me first thing in the morning.
Here is an example of one I like. . . .
Accept what is .. . .
Let go of what was . . .
And have faith in what will be!
This book is helpful to those of us who often worry too much and dwell on
Should Have..
What if …..
However, if your overthinking is more serious, this book does not replace therapy.

Personal Note: I was disappointed that our self-help expert used a series of expletives
to describe situations. Perhaps author’s way of being humorous ~profanity is used by
many in negative situations; however, it seemed unprofessional for this audience.

Want to thank NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Audio for this Audio eGalley. This file has been made available to me before publication in an early form for an honest professional review.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for May 10, 2022

Short, engaging book that shares some cognitive behavioral therapy basics across several different tools and wraps them in a sort of therapeutic journey. I liked how easygoing the narrative was, and the narrator did a great job of being engaging. The CBT skills were presented well, but I would have liked to have seen more discussion of what to do when you backslide or things get hard. On the whole a really useful book!

The Book of Overthinking: How to Stop the Cycle of Worry is a fantastic book. Focusing on overthinking (also known as worrying) the author explains the concepts of positive and negative overthinking, the truth about worry and how to deal with the thoughts holding you back. There are wonderful examples throughout the book set in Smith's office which puts the reader in the role of someone talking to a psychologist. The information about the "thought viruses'' plaguing one's mind and the strategies for addressing the issues are fascinating and helpful. The scientific explanations are very interesting and help give an insight about the interconnectedness of the body and ways overthinking can be affecting one's health. As a worrier this book gives helpful tools to address daily positive and negative thoughts and for everyone else this is a great insight into the minds of those you love.

Special thanks to Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.