{"id":198088,"date":"2026-06-02T14:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/?p=198088"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:01:17","slug":"how-anxiety-tricks-the-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/mindfulness\/how-anxiety-tricks-the-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"How anxiety tricks the brain"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section  class=\"container container--large article-container\">\n            <div class=\"article \">\n            <div class=\"article__sidebar\">\n                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section author\">\n                    <div class=\"author__avatar\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n     src=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/09145007\/paul.baker_1-200x200.jpeg\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/09145007\/paul.baker_1-50x50.jpeg 360w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/09145007\/paul.baker_1-100x100.jpeg 768w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/09145007\/paul.baker_1-200x200.jpeg 1440w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/09145007\/paul.baker_1.jpeg 2000w\"\n             alt=\"\"\n               \/>                                            <\/div>\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Written By<\/span>\n                    <a class=\"u-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/authors\/paul-baker\/\" title=\"Paul Baker, BSc (Hons) Bio\">\n                        <h5 class=\"author__author\">Paul Baker, BSc (Hons)<\/h5>\n                    <\/a>\n                                                                <h6 class=\"author__title sidebar-content\">Global Chief Executive Officer<\/h6>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                        <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Reviewed by<\/span>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/authors\/colleen-dwyer\/\" title=\"Colleen Dwyer Bio\">\n                            <p class=\"sidebar-content\">Colleen Dwyer<\/p>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Published<\/span>\n                                        <p class=\"sidebar-content\">02 June 2026<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Last Updated<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"sidebar-content\">\n                        02 June 2026\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                        <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Issues<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"article-categories\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"article-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/addictions\/mindfulness\/\">Mindfulness<\/a>\n                                                                                                                                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                        <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Topics<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"article-categories\">\n                                                                                                                                                            <a class=\"article-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/addictions\/mindfulness\/mind-in-the-news\/\">Mindfulness In the News<\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Share this article<\/span>\n                    <ul class=\"social-list\">\n            <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n            <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n               href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/mindfulness\/how-anxiety-tricks-the-brain\/\"\n               onclick=\"window.open(this.href, 'share popup','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=360,toolbar=1,resizable=0'); 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Drawing on ideas from Robin and Persia Hayley&#8217;s new book, <em>The Easy Way to Overcome Anxiety<\/em>, it explains how anxiety can behave like an addiction, convincing people that more thinking, planning and control will eventually provide relief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The piece explores how the brain can become hooked on the temporary sense of reassurance that follows anxious thinking, creating a cycle that keeps anxiety alive. It also shares practical techniques designed to help people recognize anxious thought patterns and break free from them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Based on the same principles that made Allen Carr&#8217;s Easyway method famous around the world, the approach helps people understand the true nature of anxiety rather than fighting against it. 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