Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety by Joseph Ledoux Summary
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Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux revolutionizes anxiety treatment by revealing it's not an innate state but cognitively assembled. Praised by Wall Street Journal and Daniel Levitin, this game-changing work challenges conventional wisdom: Could reshaping psychotherapy based on brain science finally free millions from fear's grip?
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Rewiring Our Understanding of Fear
Imagine freezing in terror at the sight of a rattlesnake, your heart racing before your mind even registers danger. This disconnect between our automatic bodily responses and conscious feelings forms the cornerstone of Joseph LeDoux's groundbreaking work on fear and anxiety. For decades, scientists made a fundamental error - using the same term to describe both a rat's freezing behavior and a human's conscious feeling of fear. This conflation has led us astray in understanding and treating anxiety disorders affecting over 40 million Americans. The revolutionary insight? What we call "fear" actually involves two separate processes: nonconscious defensive responses controlled by survival circuits and the conscious feeling that emerges when we become aware of danger. This distinction isn't merely academic - it transforms how we understand what makes us afraid and how we might overcome it. The amygdala, often called the brain's "fear center," doesn't generate feelings directly but rapidly detects potential threats and coordinates defensive responses - sometimes before we're consciously aware of danger. This explains why you might jump away from a speeding car before recognizing the threat.
The Brain's Defensive Architecture
Consciousness and the Experience of Fear
The Personal Narrative of Fear and Memory
How Emotions Are Constructed
Transforming Treatment Approaches
Living with Uncertainty and Embracing Complexity
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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