Combining prompts, exercises and poetry, Nguyen's groundbreaking symbiosis of spirituality and personal development manual teaches readers how to overcome pain and anxiety through expanding consciousness.
Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month for November 2025
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Learn how to overcome anxiety, self-doubt, and self-sabotage without needing to rely on motivation or willpower.
Now in a beautiful, expanded edition with even more personalized guidance.
'In this book, you'll discover the root cause of all psychological and emotional suffering and how to achieve freedom of mind to effortlessly create the life you've always wanted to live.'
Although pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
This book offers a completely new paradigm and understanding of where our human experience comes from, allowing us to end our own suffering and create how we want to feel at any moment.
New in this expanded edition:
In This Book, You’ll Discover:
No matter what has happened to you, where you are from, or what you have done, you can still find total peace, unconditional love, complete fulfillment, and an abundance of joy in your life. No person is an exception to this. Darkness only exists because of the light, which means even in our darkest hour, light must exist.
Within these pages, you'll find timeless wisdom to empower you with the understanding of our mind's infinite potential to create any experience of life we want, regardless of external circumstances.
Don't Believe Everything You Think is not about rewiring your brain, rewriting your past, or positive thinking. We cannot solve our problems with the same level of consciousness that created them. Tactics are temporary. An expansion of consciousness is permanent.
This book was written to help you go beyond your thinking and discover the truth of what you already intuitively know deep inside your soul.
Publisher: Authors Equity
ISBN: 9798893310153
Number of pages: 192
Dimensions: 203 x 127 x 20 mm
Weight: 281 g
Language: English
“This book of Joseph Nguyen, in its expanded edition, gives brilliant and easy solutions to avoid overthinking. A very effective balsam against mental suffering.” - Francesc Miralles, coauthor of IKIGAI
"Nguyen’s placid narration offers a calming way to let his ideas sink in. Don’t Believe Everything You Think is a thoughtful way to help you retrain your brain." - Apple Books
"Don't Believe Everything You Think empowers us all to separate from the thoughts that are often causing our suffering to allow us to reconnect with all of the wisdom and opportunity available in the present moment. Joseph offers us the tools necessary to rediscover our intuition and to create a future aligned with our individual goals and inspiration." - Dr. Nicole LePera, Author of the #1 NY Times Bestseller How to Do the Work + How to Be the Love You Seek
"As a therapist, I hear every day from people suffering from crippling anxiety and feeling trapped by their own spiraling thoughts. But now, Joseph Nguyen has transformed his own experience into a relatable guide that shows all of us how to free ourselves from toxic overthinking and replace it with inner peace. Packed with wisdom, powerful stories, and concrete steps we can all practice, Don’t Believe Everything You Think is the anxiety antidote we all need. I will be recommending it to my therapy clients - and referring to it often myself." - Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone & co-host of the "Dear-Therapists" podcast
"For anyone who has ever tossed and turned at night beating themselves up, Don’t Believe Everything You Think, is an essential first step to letting go of that suffering. Joseph Nguyen’s words are straightforward and his concepts simple to grasp. And more importantly, he just makes sense." - Simon Sinek, Optimist and New York Times Bestselling author of Start with Why and The Infinite Game
“An inspirational guide to freeing yourself from emotional clutter and discovering who you really are. Don't Believe Everything You Think will help you stop overthinking and help you begin a journey toward finding happiness.” - Deepak Chopra
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I really enjoyed this book and found it’s helped me with my overthinking and anxiety.
I’m a big believer that if you need a book like this, you will find it. The message is simple, as it should be, and there are some lovely stories and prompts to guide you along the way and to help it all sink in. I’m... More
Don't Believe Everything You Think is a total gem! It’s the perfect starting point for anyone new to self-help—short, simple, and packed with straight-to-the-point advice. I loved how it didn’t waste any time and... More
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