Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness

By: Daniel G. Amen M.D.

Narrated by: Daniel G. Amen M.D.

Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

BRAIN PRESCRIPTIONS THAT REALLY WORK

In this breakthrough bestseller, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in your brain work. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with. Here are just a few of neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen's surprising -and effective - "brain prescriptions" that can help heal your brain and change your life:

To Quell Anxiety and Panic:

Use simple breathing techniques to immediately calm inner turmoil
To Fight Depression:

Learn how to kill ANTs (automatic negative thoughts)
To Curb Anger:

Follow the Amen anti-anger diet and learn the nutrients that calm rage
To Conquer Impulsiveness and Learn to Focus:

Develop total focus with the "One-Page Miracle"
To Stop Obsessive Worrying:

Follow the "get unstuck" writing exercise and learn other problem-solving exercises

©1998 Daniel G. Amen (P)2008 Random House Audio

Loved It

Where does Change Your Brain, Change Your Life rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This explains so much. Loved it! I hope he writes a second one.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life?

All of the stories about how people have been helped.

Love this book

I can understand my brain and how deal with my mom,this book also changes my life , I am eating healthy and I know how deal with my struggles better ! Everyone should read this

Careful here

Would you listen to Change Your Brain, Change Your Life again? Why?

no. I don't read, or listen to books more then once generally.

What other book might you compare Change Your Brain, Change Your Life to and why?

I don't know.

What about Daniel G. Amen’s performance did you like?

Emmmm well as far as recording gos it was good enough.

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

His assertion of the value of FMRIs and medication

Any additional comments?

I liked this book, but a word of caution it is not about excersizes to change your brain. its about the use of medication. Their are a few other things in their, but FMRIS and medication are essentially what the book is about. I like it, and think folks should read it, but know what your reading before you jump in. It was very helpful for me, and I think it demystifies mental processes, and can help greatly.

I feel like I struck gold!

I wish that I would have read this book years ago. Very eye opening to me. I wish that main doctors would practice this type of treatment. The only thing I did want Dr. Amen to discuss more about was how to treat these conditions more without traditional medicine. I believe there are plenty of food, nutrient and holistic alternatives that can help many of these conditions also. Although I did find out that he does recommend more of these alternatives in his other books. I am a Dr. Amen fan for life!

Eye Opening

If you could sum up Change Your Brain, Change Your Life in three words, what would they be?

Effective solutions now

What was one of the most memorable moments of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life?

penguins story

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Many. Motivating.

Any additional comments?

I really wish this audio came with what I feel is MISSING a PDF COMPANION of all the QUESTIONNAIRES that help you or a doctor identify where brain imbalances may be present. This is the ONLY reason I did not give this book a FIVE star rating.

Awesome audiobook.

This audiobook was awesome. I have learned so much about the brain and the do's and don'ts.

Great

Great book And very informative. Pick up the book today if you're interested in learning about your brain. I learned a lot.

A drug to fix every problem!!

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Just not a great listen for me. You will enjoy it if you wish to have the functions of each area of your brain explained in great length. This is followed by a listing of symptoms that may be associated with dysfunction in a particular area of your brain followed by the drugs that can make you whole. I am sure this will be helpful to many people but it was not what I had in mind. I enjoyed Amen's other work as I found it more practical for my needs.

If you’ve listened to books by Daniel G. Amen before, how does this one compare?

I preferred would have rated change your brain; change your life four stars. I found it to be more practical.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Daniel G. Amen?

Perhaps

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No

This book will change how you view the world and yourself

This is an amazing book that will change how you view the world and how you view your own thoughts and behaviors. An amazing book that will give you insight into why some people behave the way they do.

A Tool to Help Identify Brain and Psychiatric Treatment Options

I’m an electrical engineer but I had many years in the USMC getting banged around, collecting at least 10 head injuries of varying levels of severity. I believe that what I have learned in this audiobook, combined with a brain function study (SPECT), will help my provider and I find solutions for my persistent psychiatric woes.

If nothing else, at least I will have eliminated the physicality of the brain as a likely cause. That will allow me to focus on other aspects of life that may be causing this dysfunction, like environment, toxicity, etc.

I used this book to try and figure out why antidepressants and talk-therapy weren’t really working to get me back to my old, thoughtful, patient self. I WILL find the root cause(s) of my issues. One step at a time. This audiobook was a pretty solid step in the right direction.