Anxiety: What turns it on. What turns it off.

You can replace the siren blast of cortisol with the great feeling of serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin. Here's how to build a new safety circuit to divert your electricity in a moment of anxiety. Nothing is wrong with you! Your brain is doing the job it evolved for: promoting your survival. It defines survival in a quirky way, alas, but you have the power to rewire it. Here’s how.ContentsIntroduction: Your natural threat detector and your natural sense of safetyPart 1: Why Your Anxiety Turns On1. The Alarm System We All Share2. Your Unique Individual Alarm SystemPart 2: How to Turn Off Your Anxiety3. How to Build New Circuits in Your Brain4. Design the Perfect New Circuits for YouEpilogue: Three Circuits I Rewired