I was attracted to “From Worrier to Warrior - Tools and Techniques for overcoming overthinking and live confidently” by the mention of overthinking in the subtitle, as overthinking and procrastination have both been perpetual conditions for me. In it, I did find such tools and techniques, but nothing that I have not come across before. This book may be useful for some, and I may well return to it at some point, but I am still left with no easy way for me to overcome my paralysis by analysis. ( )

From Worrier to Warrior is readable, fairly short book of 7 chapters that deal with worry - what it is, what it does to us, and most importantly, how to stop.

I think I went into this book, assuming it would be like all the other CBT/mental health books on worrying. And in some ways, it does have a lot of the same information. Chapter 3 has the standard list of techniques to relieve worry - all of it good information, but it was things I had read before in other books and articles. But Chapter 4 was a highlight for me: Overcoming Common Worries and the four featured categories are Financial, Health, Relationship, and Work and Career Worries. The point the author made was simple, yet very important. If I suffer from Work and Career Worries, the techniques that will work for me will not be the same for someone who suffers from Health Worries. I had always felt this frustration, but have never heard/read it acknowledged before. So this chapter is definitely being bookmarked for later review. Later chapters focus on applying warrior principles in daily life and tracking your progress.

It's a good book and recommended for anyone who deals with worry or ruminating thought patterns. ( )

My inner-skeptic wakes up when I read a full page of nonsense disclaimers at the beginning of a book for self-improvement. The promise of the book's subtitle can indeed be found in the 91-page booklet, but a good editor would have gathered the tools and techniques into a few pages of bullet points and tight prose and been done. The author attempted to organize her rambling thoughts about worry, overthinking, negative thinking, positive thinking, and self-improvement. Her prose is replete with generalizations and conclusory statements. The text reads much like a high school senior or college freshman attempt. Though Patel is enthusiastic and confident her readers can ultimately become warriors in the battle against worry, I couldn't get through the first chapter. For $14.99, the volume is overpriced and amateur in its presentation and content. Structurally, the e-book (provided in PDF) lacks page numbers. The prose was repetitive AND redundant, though the author seems to find both are positive features, "as we have discussed before." The author name on the e-book I received is Melinda Soto, not Birva Patel. ( )

This is a brief, practical reference guide to help readers identify worrier/negative thoughts with tools and exercises to transform them to more of a warrior/positive mindset. At times the 'warrior' motif seemed a bit overdone, although thankfully an emphasis on finding balance and working with professionals on normal negative thoughts like those related to grief & trauma is included.

This is a short book with practical ideas on how to handle worry. This is an area that I have problems with sometimes and find it quite unpleasant. I have been trying some of the ideas and trying to have a more positive attitude. When something goes wrong I need to not jump to the worst conclusions. ( )