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Rewire Your Anxious Brain

Catherine M. Pittman & Elizabeth M. Karle (2015)

100%
of reader questions named this book
1.12
average position when named
8/8
questions it appeared in

The questions it was named for

Each of these is a question a reader might ask an AI assistant, written from the subject of the book without reference to its title. The books listed underneath are the ones named in the same answer.

what are the best books on understanding and overcoming anxiety?

Named at position 2

  • 1. The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook - Edmund J. Bourne
  • 2. Rewire Your Anxious Brain - Catherine M. Pittman and Elizabeth M. Karle
  • 3. DARE: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks - Barry McDonagh
  • 4. Hope and Help for Your Nerves - Claire Weekes
  • 5. Unwinding Anxiety - Judson Brewer

i want to understand what's actually happening in my brain when i get anxious - any book recommendations?

Named at position 1

  • 1. Rewire Your Anxious Brain - Catherine M. Pittman and Elizabeth M. Karle
  • 2. Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety - Joseph LeDoux
  • 3. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers - Robert M. Sapolsky
  • 4. Unwinding Anxiety - Judson Brewer

my heart races and i feel panicky before meetings even though i know logically there's nothing to fear. what should i read?

Named at position 1

  • 1. Rewire Your Anxious Brain - Catherine M. Pittman and Elizabeth M. Karle
  • 2. Hope and Help for Your Nerves - Claire Weekes
  • 3. DARE: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks - Barry McDonagh
  • 4. The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook - Edmund J. Bourne

are there any anxiety books that are based on neuroscience rather than just positive thinking?

Named at position 1

  • 1. Rewire Your Anxious Brain - Catherine M. Pittman and Elizabeth M. Karle
  • 2. Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety - Joseph LeDoux
  • 3. Unwinding Anxiety - Judson Brewer
  • 4. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers - Robert M. Sapolsky

looking for a book that explains why anxiety treatment techniques work, not just what to do

Named at position 1

  • 1. Rewire Your Anxious Brain - Catherine M. Pittman and Elizabeth M. Karle
  • 2. Unwinding Anxiety - Judson Brewer
  • 3. The Anxiety and Worry Workbook - David A. Clark and Aaron T. Beck
  • 4. Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety - Joseph LeDoux

i've tried talking myself out of my anxiety and it never works. is there a book that explains why?

Named at position 1

  • 1. Rewire Your Anxious Brain - Catherine M. Pittman and Elizabeth M. Karle
  • 2. Hope and Help for Your Nerves - Claire Weekes
  • 3. The Happiness Trap - Russ Harris
  • 4. DARE: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks - Barry McDonagh

book recommendations for someone who wants to rewire their anxious thought patterns for good

Named at position 1

  • 1. Rewire Your Anxious Brain - Catherine M. Pittman and Elizabeth M. Karle
  • 2. Unwinding Anxiety - Judson Brewer
  • 3. Mind Over Mood - Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky
  • 4. The Anxiety and Worry Workbook - David A. Clark and Aaron T. Beck
  • 5. Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Weeks - Seth J. Gillihan

what should i read to understand the difference between anxious thoughts and physical anxiety symptoms?

Named at position 1

  • 1. Rewire Your Anxious Brain - Catherine M. Pittman and Elizabeth M. Karle
  • 2. Hope and Help for Your Nerves - Claire Weekes
  • 3. The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook - Edmund J. Bourne
  • 4. Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety - Joseph LeDoux

What this measures

This is one reading, taken on 2026-07-30, of whether an AI assistant names this book when asked about its subject. It is not a judgement of the book. It measures how present the book is in what the assistant has read.

Across all 100 books we tested, the average was 51% and 23 were never named at all. See the full index.

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