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Women Who Think Too Much: How to Break Free of Overthinking and Reclaim Your Life | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan Nolen-hoeksema
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 56468
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0805075259
Dewey Decimal Number: 155
EAN: 9780805075250
ASIN: 0805075259
Publication Date: February 1, 2004
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“Groundbreaking research . . . Women Who Think Too Much tells why overthinking occurs, why it hurts people, and how to stop.” —USA Today
It’s no surprise that our fast-paced, overly self-analytical culture is pushing many people—especially women—to spend countless hours thinking about negative ideas, feelings, and experiences. Renowned psychologist Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema calls this overthinking, and her groundbreaking research shows that an increasing number of women—more than half of those in her extensive study—are doing it too much and too often, leading to sadness, anxiety, and depression. She challenges the assumption—heralded by so many pop-psychology pundits of the last several decades—that constantly expressing and analyzing our emotions is a good thing.
In Women Who Think Too Much, Nolen-Hoeksema shows us what causes so many women to be overthinkers and provides concrete strategies that can be used to escape these negative thoughts, move to higher ground, and live more productively. Women Who Think Too Much will change lives, and is destined to become a self-help classic.
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 a big help January 24, 2008
amzical (Seattle, WA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i have been an overthinker since before i can remember. i tend to make situations worse by thinking about them too much and concentrating on the negative possibilities to the point that i feel that these negative things have actually happened. it's a really destructive habit to have.
this book really helped me see that i was not alone and gave suggestions for actual steps to take to stop overthinking. for example, using positive distractions like taking a walk whenever overthinking starts. one of the most useful points in the book was that if you overthink, you're letting the thoughts win - the other person wins the battle if you continue to overthink about a conflict. there are tons of other useful suggestions and statements in the book - i took notes as i read it so i could refer to them in the future.
i definitely am not completely free of overthinking, but i do realize more often when i am doing it and am able to curtail it. i also can better deal with overthinking nowadays. i definitely recommend this book to anyone who is plagued with overthinking and negative thoughts and ruminations.
Helpful techniques for overcoming "Overthinking" January 3, 2008
Melissa Kaye (Texas)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I received this book as a gift and found it to be useful. I have to admit that I'm an "overthinker" - I can tell when my mind is getting carried away and getting me too upset over something trivial, but sometimes it's hard to turn that off and get back to whatever I need to be doing.
This book starts with explaining what "overthinking" is and why (and when) it can be a bad thing. Then the author has several chapters on techniques that you can use to overcome overthinking. I will definitely try some of these out to see what works best for me. I especially appreciated that each of the chapters with ideas ends with a summary chart that is a quick and easy reference. The book ends with several example situations of overthinking and how it was overcome. These cover issues regarding family, health and work. There is probably something in one of those stories that any overthinker would relate to.
I enjoyed reading the book - it was easy to read and stay interested through most of it. I did, however, come away feeling that some parts were repetitive and maybe the author could have made it a bit shorter. Overall, I would recommend the book to anyone who may find themselves overthinking because it has some great ideas to address the problem.
 Poor. Repetitious anecdotes that go nowhere April 16, 2007
33 year old lawyer (Austin, Texas)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
If you are prone to ruminate and worry, you probably think this book sounds like some kind of Godsend. I mean, the title hit it on the head, right? Sounds like it describes you to a t? Unfortunately, the book doesn't deliver. It's just one lengthy anecdote after another of various women who think too much, with overly simplistic solutions on how they can/should stop. I rarely give a book one star, but this book is especially noxious because it sometimes takes on a lecturing, unsympathetic tone, which should alienate most readers. I wish I could describe it better, but frankly, there's just not that much to this book...The BEST book I have ever read on worrying? Edmund Hallowell's "Worry." That guy is a genius, and it's beautifully written. Other good books if you are a worrier? The cognitive therapy books by David Burns; the big bestseller was "Feeling Good" but I think he has many...The book isn't as fun to read as Hallowell's but if you can actually learn to really do the written cognitive therapy exercises, that will get a major handle on your worries. BTW, neither one of those books is sexist; human beings as a group are examined.
This book is very good for people who think too much May 19, 2005
L. Mallik
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you have problems with anxiety, self-esteem, and overthinking then, this book is really for you. It will help you preserve important decision-making skills. It will also help you heal from many psychological problems. This book will allow you to develop healthier thinking in general. This is a very good self-help book. I really liked this book.
Women Who Think Too Much February 7, 2004
Mildred Burghard (Bayside, NY United States)
34 out of 51 found this review helpful
This book was very disappointing. Every chapter seems to constantly review the negative people and situations that "women constantly think of" giving examples. On and on with all the negativity, it was depressing. The advice given was what any friend could tell you. There is no new advice, just seems to be a review of everyone's problems and to "do something else", so you don't think about it. I was bored and disappointed, the worst book I've read in a long time. Made me think too much about what a waste of money it was!
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