Change Your Brain: How Your Habits Cause Anxiety

by Aaron Saunders

Anxiety in the general population is at all time highs and still rising, despite the fact that the use of anti-anxiety medication is also at all-time highs. The ineffectiveness of medication and the current treatment model for mental health issues is a clear problem. This book attempts to bring light to this issue by arguing that the increase in anxiety in the past 20 years is the result of the habits of those affected by anxiety. Although anxiety is a mental health concern, I argue that physical factors in one's environment can alter the balance of neurotransmitters in one's brain through enhanced stimulation, leading to anxiety and other psychological disorders. This book examines the effects of different habits on the brain, including pornography, the internet, one's diet and the role of gluten, and marijuana/other drug use through a review of both anecdotal and scientific evidence. The evidence suggests that the current medical model for treating mental health disorders may be flawed in many instances.

34 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 10, 2015

Reviews

[Nathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy read just needs some more clinical citations

Ok needs some clinical citations. It is an easy read, Understanding the basics of diet and social exposure is helpful too. I read it for fun and I am a psychology student and thought it was an easy read. They are some claims that do not cite clinical trials or research. however, it was a fairly good read to get you to think about what we eat. I would recommend this as a side reading but would not cite it in any academic settings