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Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destruc tive Behavior
Richard O'Connor
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Psychology
Self-growth
Mindfulness
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Overview of Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destruc tive Behavior

Neuroplasticity meets addiction psychology in O'Connor's groundbreaking guide. Can your brain truly rewire itself? Therapists worldwide recommend this science-backed approach that transforms self-destructive patterns. What if the key to breaking your worst habits isn't willpower, but understanding your automatic self?

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Breaking Free from the Chains of Self-Sabotage

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Why do we keep making the same mistakes? You promise yourself you'll finally start that project, yet find yourself scrolling through social media instead. You swear off junk food, then devour an entire pizza at midnight. You know that relationship is toxic, but you stay anyway. This isn't weakness-it's neuroscience. We're operating with two distinct mental systems that often work against each other, and understanding this internal conflict is the first step toward genuine transformation. Think of your mind as hosting two separate tenants who rarely communicate effectively. Your conscious self lives in the neocortex, thoughtful and deliberate, capable of planning your future and analyzing complex problems. Meanwhile, your automatic self operates beneath awareness, efficiently handling 99% of daily functioning-breathing, heartbeat, emotional reactions, and deeply ingrained habits. This automatic system isn't just managing your bodily functions; it's making countless decisions based on unconscious motives, outdated assumptions, and denied feelings. The automatic self creates trouble through four main channels: snap judgments formed by inherent prejudices, faulty logic patterns that jump to conclusions, social influences shaping behavior without awareness, and distorted assumptions rooted in past experiences. Someone might automatically tense around authority figures due to childhood experiences, even when the current situation calls for relaxed engagement. These patterns feel natural because they've become physically embedded in your brain through repeated use.

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The Neuroplasticity Revolution: Your Brain's Hidden Potential

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The Invisible Architecture: How Your Mind Creates Its Own Prison

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Fear and Procrastination: The Paralysis of Hidden Emotions

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Anger's Disguises: When Rebellion and Perfectionism Become Self-Destruction

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The Special Snowflake Syndrome: When Entitlement Breeds Destruction

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The War Against Yourself: Breaking Free from Self-Hatred's Grip and Building New Pathways

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