{"id":252198,"date":"2026-07-13T01:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/at-last-a-life-and-beyond-paul-david\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T01:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:50:09","slug":"at-last-a-life-and-beyond-paul-david","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/at-last-a-life-and-beyond-paul-david\/","title":{"rendered":"At Last A Life And Beyond – Paul David"},"content":{"rendered":"
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But, like you, it just wants to go back to being your servant. It wants to achieve calm just as much as you do, but it needs time to process all this extra information and needs to be left alone to find its own resting place. Yet it is at this point that people think there is now something wrong and they have to fix this wild and untamed mind.<\/p>\n

So where do they go to fix this? Yup, that\u2019s right, they go right back into their own mind for answers. They are trying to fix their tired and weary overworked mind with their tired and weary overworked mind and, well, I think by now you know the result of this. Yes, another loop is created. The one single and most important fact I learnt was that you cannot fix your mind with your mind; it just becomes more out of control.<\/p>\n

The mind cannot fix the mind as much as it cannot fix a broken leg or heal a cut finger. It is an intelligence far beyond the mind that does this and it will do the same here. The only way your mind will settle is by being left alone. In trying to fix your mind with your mind you are trying to solve the problem with the problem. This is a very important statement that becomes obvious when grasped.<\/p>\n

Most people completely miss this extremely important point and spend all their life trying to solve their problems by constantly thinking and analysing all day. They fear that if they don\u2019t continue with this, then the answers will never come and they may end up going crazy. A lot of people find it very hard to let go of this constant searching. They feel that if they do they will somehow lose control when, in reality, the opposite is true. So how do we calm an unruly mind? Trying to get the mind to do what you want is like trying to tie a horse to a pole.<\/p>\n

It will jump and buck and become more unruly, make more noise and become more distressed. You are far better setting it free to run around where it wishes. This is the only way to tame the horse; it cannot be done by force. When my overworked mind started to obsess and run amok, I likened it to an unruly child having a tantrum. I had previously tried to control it, reason with it, tell it off and argue with it, but it never seemed to settle.<\/p>\n

Once I gave up and let the unruly child run around and do as it wished, it just seemed to settle on its own, which, of course, now makes complete sense. There is a very simple explanation as to why you feel the way you do.<\/p>\n

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I would like to thank my mother for her help with all the proof- reading and for always being there for me in all my years of suffering and beyond. I am especially grateful to Nicola for designing the wonderful cover for this book. I also want to thank all the people who have recovered or are well on their way to recovery and now give up their free time to advise and help others through my blog and Facebook page. Although I came to a lot of my own conclusions, throughout and beyond my suffering I have been influenced by many different teachings and people, and although there are too many to mention here, they will always have my utmost respect and gratitude.<\/p>\n

Finally, I would like to extend a special thank you to all of those wonderful and selfless people I have met through my work and am now privileged to call friends. 4 Contents Chapter 1: You are not broken 12 Chapter 2: Letting go of crutches 23 Chapter 3: Anxiety backpack 29 Chapter 4: What is the need for fear and anxiety 41 Chapter 5: Struggling with thoughts 48 Chapter 6: The inner critic 61 Chapter 7: Overworking the mind 67 Chapter 8: Avoiding anxiety 78 Chapter 9: Resistance only increases suffering 83 Chapter 10: Our obsession with worry 88 Chapter 10: Setbacks 92 Chapter 11: Other people\u2019s success stories 98 Chapter 12: Q & A section 126 Chapter 11: Social anxiety 138 Chapter 12: Anxiety loop 143 Chapter 13: Living without stress 148 Chapter 14: Summing up 151 5 Copyright \u00a9 Paul David ISBN 978-0-9569481-3-7 www.anxietynomore.co.uk All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. 6 Foreword How do I get rid of my anxiety? I searched around for years for the answer to this question. It is one that is asked of me hundreds of times a year and asked of others innumerable times a day around the World Wide Web. I personally asked therapists, read numerous books, searched the internet, asked on forums and yet no one could give me the elusive answer to this question.<\/p>\n

The reason that no one could give me this answer is because the answer never existed. What I found out after years of searching is that you cannot forcibly get rid of anxiety by actively doing something. It is only by taking the opposite approach of doing nothing that you can live a life free of suffering.<\/p>\n

Read on and by the time you reach the end of the book you will understand why.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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