Don't Feed the Monkey Mind
by Jennifer Shannon
A therapist's accessible model: the anxious 'monkey mind' runs on three assumptions, intolerance of uncertainty, perfectionism and over-responsibility, and every reassurance or avoidance feeds it. The book teaches a welcoming stance toward anxiety and a plan for starving the monkey. Short, illustrated and practical.
Read it if…
you want a simple, memorable model of anxiety and how you maintain it.
Skip it if…
you want a comprehensive workbook; this is a primer.
Three things you will actually use
- Reassurance and avoidance feed anxiety.
- Welcome the feeling; it starves the monkey.
- Tolerate uncertainty on purpose.
Do this first
Identify which of the three assumptions drives your anxiety most and do one thing against it.
Our verdict
Simple and memorable.
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