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Managing Anxiety and Anxious Thoughts: Break the Anxiety Cycle Day 15

Therapy in a Nutshell

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Training the Brain to Control Attention

In this chapter, they discuss how we can train the brain to choose what to put attention on, comparing it to training a dog or teaching kids to play piano. They emphasize the importance of acknowledging distracting thoughts and consciously choosing not to engage with them, introducing mindfulness training as an effective exercise.

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