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Why Am I So Anxious?: Powerful Tools for Recognizing Anxiety and Restoring Your Peace Kindle Edition

by Tracey I. Marks MD (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A practical guide from respected therapist and popular YouTube star Dr. Tracey Marks that will help readers recognize the common signs and symptoms of anxiety and anxiety-related mood disorders, and then help them develop coping skills using self-guided solutions or help them decide on other treatment options.

Take control of your anxiety and take back your life!

Anxiety seems to be everywhere in today's world. But how do you know if you're experiencing anxiety, or something else? And what can you do to fix it? Renowned therapist and YouTube star Dr. Tracey Marks is known for her friendly, relatable style that helps followers of her YouTube channel recogize what's bothering them and then guides them to practical solutions that will help them manage their mental health issues. In Why Am I So Anxious?, Dr. Marks' will help you understand many of the most common sources of anxiety, help you identify what type of anxiety you may be experiencing, and give you helpful insight on how you can self-manage your anxiety before deciding if additional treatment options are the best choice. You don't need to let anxiety control your life!

Here's what you'll find inside:
- Detailed explanations for many of the most common anxiety disorders people struggle with in today's times, all written in Dr. Marks' soothing and relatable style
- Tips for managing mild to moderate anxiety, with recommendations that go beyond just therapy and medication and help eader decide what treatment option is best for them
- Helpful guidance for recognizing and preventing situations where anxiety may be triggered
- Simple exercises that will help readers recognize their symptoms and triggers, so they can better manage their anxiety
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Dr. Tracey Marks is known for her friendly, relatable approach to teaching followers of her YouTube channel about today's most common mental health issues. Dr. Marks is a licensed psychiatrist, but her treatment recommendations go beyond just medication and therapy; she presents her followers with a broad variety of treatment options as well as self-management tools that help guide her followers to the options that may work best for them.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09Y1K6WST
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DK (August 16, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 16, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.5 MB
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Dr. Tracey Marks is a general and forensic psychiatrist of over 20 years whose mission is to increase mental health awareness and understanding. She aims to educate people on psychiatric disorders, mental well-being, and self-improvement. She believes that insight creates change, both on a micro-level (personal growth) and a macro-level (reduction in fear and social judgment). Dr. Marks produces educational videos on her YouTube channel, DrTraceyMarks..

Dr. Marks obtained her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her medical degree from the University of Florida. She completed her residency training at The New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Medical Center.

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Customers find the book helpful for understanding anxiety, with one noting how it breaks down complex ideas. They appreciate its readability, describing it as easy to read and understand. One customer mentions it serves as a remarkable go-to resource between therapy sessions.

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Customers find the book helpful in understanding anxiety and appreciate its educational approach, with one customer noting its excellent job of breaking down complex ideas.

"...It covers so much, including neurobiological aspect of anxiety, but it's not difficult to read...." Read more

"...remarkable go to for me in between sessions, also as an aid to my therapy/medication regimen and I am certain that anyone, whether you have severe..." Read more

"...enjoy her approach here - she gives the facts and studies for multiple wats to lessen anxiety. Its written for the average person to understand...." Read more

"...Dr. Marks book is helping me to understand anxiety more, and as you can see, I am marking up information to that I think will continue to help me..." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read and understand.

"...so much, including neurobiological aspect of anxiety, but it's not difficult to read...." Read more

"...Its written for the average person to understand...." Read more

"...I love that she gives real world examples that are easy to understand...." Read more

"...So far it is an easy read. I feel that Dr. Marks does an excellent job breaking down complex ideas to where I understand and can relate...." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read, with one mentioning it serves as a go-to resource between therapy sessions.

"...This book has been a remarkable go to for me in between sessions, also as an aid to my therapy/medication regimen and I am certain that anyone,..." Read more

"This book was a good read. I also used some of the material in my anxiety group." Read more

"Dr. Marks is a favorite clinician of mine. I was quite thrilled to find her book and highly recommend it to those looking for explanations to what..." Read more

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Powerful, helpful book on understanding anxiety
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Powerful, helpful book on understanding anxiety
This book has been really helpful for me. I have IBS-C and anxiety is definitely a factor in my flare ups. Dr. Marks book is helping me to understand anxiety more, and as you can see, I am marking up information to that I think will continue to help me over time. I love that she gives real world examples that are easy to understand. I am already utililzing some of the guidance I have recieved from the book and I am not all the way through. If you are looking for a good book on anxiety from a reputable source, Why Am I So Anxious, by Dr. Tracey Marks is for you! While you are at it, follow her on IG and YouTube. Thank you, Dr. Marks!
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  • SJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Overview with helpful tools
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2024
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    I love the information Dr. Marks shares on her youtube channel, so I was really looking forward to reading her book. It covers so much, including neurobiological aspect of anxiety, but it's not difficult to read. I love that she includes an appendix of all the tools she discusses throughout as well. I shared some excerpts with my therapist, who ended up ordering a copy for herself :)

    Thank you for your work, Dr. Marks!
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  • Heather B
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on Anxiety and Tools to help
    Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022
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    This is an amazing book. I have PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, DID and BPD. I have been working in therapy actively for the last 8 years. This book has been a remarkable go to for me in between sessions, also as an aid to my therapy/medication regimen and I am certain that anyone, whether you have severe and multiple issues like I do or are yet undiagnosed with any disorder currently can benefit from this book. It is so good, I ended up purchasing it again in audiobook format from audible!

    Many thanks to Dr. Tracey Marks for being able to speak to a general public openly and honestly without talking down to them about what anxiety is, why it can happen and how can you deal with it.

    If you haven't already, she has a youtube channel as well, go there and see some good short videos that help make sense of many life issues. It is how I learned about this book!

    This is the best book/audibook purchase I've made in years.
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  • Za of Florida
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great info
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2023
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    I watch Dr. marks on youtube. I gave been suffering from panic attacks and anxiety for the past year. Most of the anxiety books I read would make me even more anxious! I really enjoy her approach here - she gives the facts and studies for multiple wats to lessen anxiety. Its written for the average person to understand. She provides lots of alternative types of help in addition to those that are traditionally accepted by psychologists and psychiatrists. I don’t get anxiety when reading this book 😃
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  • Maria Putman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Why Am I so Anxious
    Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2024
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    This book was a good read. I also used some of the material in my anxiety group.
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  • Barbara E.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, helpful book on understanding anxiety
    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2022
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    This book has been really helpful for me. I have IBS-C and anxiety is definitely a factor in my flare ups. Dr. Marks book is helping me to understand anxiety more, and as you can see, I am marking up information to that I think will continue to help me over time. I love that she gives real world examples that are easy to understand. I am already utililzing some of the guidance I have recieved from the book and I am not all the way through. If you are looking for a good book on anxiety from a reputable source, Why Am I So Anxious, by Dr. Tracey Marks is for you! While you are at it, follow her on IG and YouTube. Thank you, Dr. Marks!
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    Barbara E.
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Powerful, helpful book on understanding anxiety

    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2022
    This book has been really helpful for me. I have IBS-C and anxiety is definitely a factor in my flare ups. Dr. Marks book is helping me to understand anxiety more, and as you can see, I am marking up information to that I think will continue to help me over time. I love that she gives real world examples that are easy to understand. I am already utililzing some of the guidance I have recieved from the book and I am not all the way through. If you are looking for a good book on anxiety from a reputable source, Why Am I So Anxious, by Dr. Tracey Marks is for you! While you are at it, follow her on IG and YouTube. Thank you, Dr. Marks!
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  • Random Chronicler
    3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful but could be better
    Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2023
    I was interested in this book because I have recently realized that much of what I have felt off and on my entire life is very probably anxiety, and because one of my kids suffers from chronic anxiety. I liked that the author (a psychologist who is apparently on Youtube) shared her personal experiences with anxiety and how it has impacted her both physically and mentally. These specific, real-person examples can help us reflect on times when anxiety has impacted them but they thought it was something else, or to see the range of ways that anxiety can affect us. I also thought the sections at the end with suggested coping strategies and coping and relaxation techniques were very helpful in a concrete way.

    The aspects I thought didn't work quite as well were first, that the book begins with a chapter outlining a lot of anxiety-related disorders. This was pretty dry for a first chapter; I thought it would be more engaging to start with something less clinical. The descriptions of the disorders also tended to be pretty basic, without giving a lot of information or specifics for some of them, which wasn't super-helpful as a reference. And I also felt that devoting a section to Freud and his anal/oral theory was an odd choice. Haven't these theories been debunked? I didn't think psychology was still taking them seriously as a diagnostic tool, and I certainly don't think they should be considered as a basis for any kind of "neuroses" people are suffering from.

    In all, I felt that with a bit more guidance from an experienced editor, this could have been more helpful as an overall guide for dealing with anxiety.
    12 people found this helpful
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  • Rosemary Seeno
    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and understand
    Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2023
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    Dr. Marks is a favorite clinician of mine. I was quite thrilled to find her book and highly recommend it to those looking for explanations to what Anxiety is, where it comes come, and practical suggestions on how to reduce the devastating effects of anxiety on our emotional health. Her thorough appendices is equally as informative. Thanks from one of your fans.
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  • Brian B
    5.0 out of 5 stars So far an easy read
    Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2022
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    I received my copy in August, but I just started to read. So far it is an easy read. I feel that Dr. Marks does an excellent job breaking down complex ideas to where I understand and can relate. I am not a psychiatrist, nor do I play one on TV.

    I look forward to continue my reading journey in this book. I love her videos and I can see the love of professional in the videos and book. Get the book. You won't be disappointed.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book for people with anxiety
    Reviewed in Poland on March 19, 2025
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    Every person with anxiety should read this book. There is a lot of knowledge here that will be useful in dealing with anxiety issues. Dr. Tracey Marks explains everything in detail and clearly. I recommend it with all my heart.
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  • Bina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely powerful book
    Reviewed in India on March 1, 2023
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    This book takes a very structured approach right from the origin of anxiety to the different tools one can adopt to manage anxiety.
    Highly recommended for anyone suffering from moderate to severe anxiety.
    Thank you Dr. Tracey for writing this book.
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