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WIN 10 copies of Addicted to Anxiety by Owen O'Kane for your book club!

For Adults

A ground-breaking new approach to treating anxiety as an addiction, from one of the UK’s foremost mental health experts.

Anxiety is a normal and sometimes healthy process, but in a world that feels increasingly unsafe and unpredictable, many of us find ourselves in its grip far more than is comfortable or truly necessary. If you subconsciously believe that worrying or investing in your anxiety will keep you safe, it is easy to get unwittingly hooked on it. To break free of anxiety, you must break free from the underlying beliefs that you cling to and the cyclical thoughts that perpetuate it.

Addicted to Anxiety will help you understand anxiety from the perspective of addiction, identifying your triggers and learning how to break your habits and actively replace them with new, more productive behaviours.

It will put the power back in your own hands to live a calmer and less anxious life.

‘Owen takes the tangled, overwhelming problem of anxiety and unravels it with clarity and compassion…turning the hard-to-understand into simple, actionable wisdom that anyone can use to reclaim peace and take control of their life.’ – Matt Willis

‘A really important read for anyone wanting to live more comfortably with their anxious self. Full of clinical expertise, warmth and humanity.’ – Julia Samuel

About the offer

If you fancy winning 10 copies of Addicted to Anxiety for your Book Club, please complete this survey by 17 March for the chance to take part.

The books will be delivered to you by the beginning of April and you will have six weeks after you receive the book to send back individual reviews. To select the groups, we anonymise your applications and share with the publisher to help select the groups.

Please only apply if you will be able to send the club’s feedback six weeks after receiving books. If you do not send in feedback in return for the free books you will not be able to apply for other opportunities. We also welcome photos and screengrabs of any social media posts.

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