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The Worry Trick
How Your Brain Tricks You into Expecting the Worstâand What You Can Do About It
Author: David A. Carbonell, Ph.D.
đ§ About the Book
Are you really in dangerâor has your brain simply tricked you into believing you are?
In The Worry Trick, clinical psychologist and anxiety expert Dr. David Carbonell explains how the mindâs survival system, designed to protect us, often backfiresâconvincing us weâre in danger when weâre not. This constant âfalse alarmâ keeps us trapped in a cycle of fear, worry, and overthinking.
Drawing on the proven methods of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dr. Carbonell reveals how anxiety hijacks our logic and tricks us into fueling the very worry we want to escape. The more we fight our anxious thoughts, the stronger they become. The solution? Stop falling for the trick.
Through humor, insight, and real-life examples, this book teaches you to:
- Recognize when worry is lying to you
- Observe your thoughts with distance and curiosity instead of panic
- Stop engaging in unhelpful âsafety behaviorsâ that keep you stuck
- Respond to anxiety with acceptance and action, not avoidance
By changing your relationship with worry, youâll discover how to live more calmly and confidentlyâno longer fooled by the brainâs constant false alarms.
đĄ Key Lessons
- Your brain means wellâbut itâs not always right. Itâs wired for survival, not happiness.
- Avoidance strengthens anxiety. Fighting fear convinces your brain the threat is real.
- Worry is not the problemâitâs your response to worry that matters.
- The goal isnât to eliminate anxiety, but to see through its tricks and move forward anyway.
đż What Youâll Learn
- How worry âtricksâ the brain into fight, flight, or freeze mode
- Why trying to suppress anxious thoughts only amplifies them
- Practical ACT and CBT-based tools for defusing anxiety
- How to observe your thoughts rather than obey them
- Ways to live a full, meaningful lifeâeven when anxiety shows up
đŹ What Experts Are Saying
âThis is the best book on worry I have read. It has all you need to put an end to ongoing, painful, toxic worry. Carbonell speaks in a clear, witty, no-nonsense style.â
â Martin Seif, Ph.D., Founder, Anxiety and Depression Association of America
âA treasure chest of tips and ideas for handling worry⌠eminently readable and refreshingly funny.â
â Robert W. McLellarn, Ph.D., Director, Anxiety and Panic Treatment Center
âThe Worry Trick teaches readers how to move past worry by offering simple, easy-to-implement techniques. I plan on recommending it to all of my clients.â
â Debra Kissen, Ph.D., Clinical Director, Light on Anxiety Treatment Center
đ Why Youâll Love It
- Accessible and relatable: Carbonell writes with humor, compassion, and clarity.
- Science-based and practical: Combines CBT and ACT tools in easy, daily exercises.
- Empowering: Helps you reclaim control from anxietyâs tricks without needing perfection.
- Hopeful: Offers a new way to live peacefullyâeven with uncertainty.
âď¸ About the Author
David A. Carbonell, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Based in Chicago, he has more than 25 years of experience helping people overcome chronic worry, panic, and phobias. Dr. Carbonell is a nationally recognized speaker and educator, known for blending science, humor, and compassion to make complex psychological tools approachable.
Foreword by: Sally M. Winston, Psy.D., coauthor of What Every Therapist Needs to Know About Anxiety Disorders and recipient of the ADAAâs inaugural Clinician Advocate Award.
Category: Psychology ⢠Anxiety ⢠Mindfulness ⢠Self-Help
Tone: Insightful ⢠Practical ⢠Witty ⢠Encouraging
Perfect For:
- Anyone caught in a cycle of excessive worry or âwhat ifâ thinking
- Those struggling with GAD, panic, or obsessive worry
- Therapists or recovery sponsors seeking clear ACT/CBT tools
- Readers who appreciated The Worry Trap or The Happiness Trap
âAnxiety is clever. It convinces you that worry keeps you safe. The truth? Worry is the trick â and you donât have to fall for it anymore.â
â David A. Carbonell, Ph.D., The Worry Trick
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