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Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take

Addicted to Worry

Steve Swain Β· 2017
54/100
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Steve Swain writes from genuine lived experience with GAD, and the mix of personal memoir and practical coping exercises gives the book more texture than a purely clinical guide would. But self-published through CreateSpace with no editorial review, no clinical validation of his methods, and reception limited to niche anxiety communities, the evidence base here is thin. Readers seeking help with anxiety will be better served by well-validated titles in this space.

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Verdict receipt0–100
safety80
substance52
craft55
originality50
accuracy48
hype68
age-fit80
human-eye48
Penny’s verdict54
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