Summary of Dr. Jill Weber's Be Calm

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 There are three main paths to change: feelings, behavior, and thoughts. You can start with any corner of the triangle to effect change. If you’re trying to change your feelings, you can start with the first corner: emotional changes.

#2 When we avoid or push away our emotions, we become more anxious. This self-defeating process is a learned habit that makes us feel even more anxious as it continues to reinforce anxious thoughts and anxiety-driven behavior.

#3 When you’re feeling strong emotions, finding a way to express those feelings can help you move through them. Talking about your feelings with someone you trust can help you feel better understood, and it can help you move past your emotions.

#4 As you explore your feelings, write down the emotions that seem to come up for you the most. Record one or two of these primary emotions. This isn’t a writing test so don’t worry about your writing style or punctuation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669349167

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Insights on Jill Weber PhD's Be Calm

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

There are three main paths to change: feelings, behavior, and thoughts. You can start with any corner of the triangle to effect change. If you’re trying to change your feelings, you can start with the first corner: emotional changes.

#2

When we avoid or push away our emotions, we become more anxious. This self-defeating process is a learned habit that makes us feel even more anxious as it continues to reinforce anxious thoughts and anxiety-driven behavior.

#3

When you’re feeling strong emotions, finding a way to express those feelings can help you move through them. Talking about your feelings with someone you trust can help you feel better understood, and it can help you move past your emotions.

#4

As you explore your feelings, write down the emotions that seem to come up for you the most. Record one or two of these primary emotions. This isn’t a writing test so don’t worry about your writing style or punctuation.

#5

When we don’t express negative experiences, they become internalized and we try to problem solve the upset in an internal vacuum, which results in overthinking and a sense that we can’t turn our mind off.

#6

If you struggle with anxiety, the moment you feel an ember of anger brewing, you likely blink it away. Anger is adaptive,