Detox Your Thoughts

Quit Negative Self-Talk for Good and Discover the Life You've Always Wanted

By: Andrea Bonior PhD

Narrated by: Andrea Bonior PhD

Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

In Detox Your Thoughts, popular psychologist Andrea Bonior, PhD, identifies the 12 most prevalent thought patterns that make people feel anxious, insecure, and generally just bad.

To overcome the most common mental traps, you must completely change the way you relate to your thoughts.

If breaking free of negative thought patterns could be cured through simply thinking positively or doubling down on our self-care, we wouldn't see such epidemic rates of depression and anxiety disorders worldwide. Bonior deciphers the psychological research to help us disempower our self-sabotaging thoughts, and teaches specific and actionable ways to overcome them in a transformational listen.

• Dr. Andrea Bonior is a popular psychologist and contributor to BuzzFeed and the Washington Post.
• Inspired by her popular BuzzFeed challenge Detox Your Thoughts, Bonior identifies 12 mental traps that keep us locked in negative thinking.
• The book explores a surprising path to break free of these harmful thoughts.

With bite-sized pop psychology takes on the thought patterns that plague most people and a practical approach to quitting negative self-talk for good, Detox Your Thoughts is a transformational read.

Dr. Bonior's mental health advice column, "Baggage Check", has appeared for 14 years in the Washington Post and several other newspapers nationwide.

• Perfect for readers of the Washington Post's "Baggage Check" column, Goodful's Detox Your Thoughts, Psychology Today, and The Cut's "Science of Us".
• Also a good fit for those who love pop psychology, self-help books, and any books related to motivation or happiness.
• Fans of Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World by Max Lucado, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do by Amy Morin, and Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks by Barry McDonagh will want this in their collection.

Audio edition Read by the Author

©2020 Andrea Bonior (P)2020 Chronicle Prism

Critic reviews

"Detox Your Thoughts gives you permission to feel your emotions-be they fuzzy or frenzied-and provides the tools to work with and through them. This is a funny, down-to-earth read that helps you transform self-doubt into self-assurance one thought at a time." (Monica Sweeney, bestselling author of Zen as F*ck)

"Andrea Bonior has written a powerful guide to help you overcome the destructive mental chatter that can block you from bliss. This book provides a clear road map to free up the mental space so you can pursue what's truly meaningful." (Shannon Kaiser author of The Self-Love Experiment and Joy Seeker)

"In Detox Your Thoughts, Andrea Bonior brings you a slate of modern and proven methods to help you back up from toxic thoughts, show up to what is present, and get moving toward what you really want. Accessible, friendly, balanced, and wise, this well written book should be on your nightstand." (Steven C. Hayes, author of A Liberated Mind and Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life)

Thank you Andrea Bonior for this book.

Thank you I will take your suggestions to heart and incorporate with Magical Living from Patricia Tallman.

Pam

Very interesting and informative. I am going to read again so I remember the most helpful parts.

How to treat anxiety.

I like how she gave different methods to properly handle anxiety. The coping mechanisms really helped me personally.

Encouraging

I will need to listen at least one more time, as the suggestions of stepping out of old thought ruts is going to take time. The call to first becoming aware, I am reminded of the Buddhist similar encouragement. Thank you Dr. Bonior for your work, regular reference to current evidence, and encouragements.

Great book

I like that it help me to be clear with my mind…awesome job on

Great!

Amazing book with great life long lessons to keep. Helped me so much! It entices you to really engage with your mind and point out toxic behaviors, allowing one to change his or her future by slowly but steady making a permanent turn to the best.

How to make thoughts less sticky

The title made me a little worried that I would create a negative association with certain thoughts by labeling them as “toxic”. To my pleasant surprise, Bonior takes a n approach that acknowledges any thoughts and confronts them in a way where you are in control and the thoughts aren’t. Two chapters that really stuck out to me were Approval vs Connection, and the Myth of Arrival. I noticed a typo in the audible chapter title where the chapter says the Myth of A Rival which confused me until I actually listened to the chapter and realized it should have been the Myth of “Arrival”.

Overall, great book. I will have to relisten to a few chapters again. Will recommend this book to others.

Be Mindful of Your Mind

Self acceptance and how to think about what you think is key to personal success - most importantly self-acceptance.

The hype is real

I read a lot of self-help and psychology books. It’s like half of my library. This has to be in the top five maybe top three. It is an excellent summary of the most valuable therapy points and techniques. Frankly, it’s probably the best starting point for anyone on a self help journey.

Helped Me Remain Mindful Of My Thoughts

This book helped me with why I was feeling anxiety or the feeling of a panic attack happening. Luckily I was able to self talk myself down!