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Dr. Refai writes books for general readers about anxiety, panic, and overthinking. They're published by shrinkMD Publishing, LLC. AnxietyResearch.org lists them here as related reading and doesn't sell them. Each link below goes to the author's site.

Cover of Your Mind Is Full of Sh*t by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA.

Your Mind Is Full of Sh*t: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Overthinking, Anxiety, and the Lies in Your Head

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By Shariq Refai, MD, MBA.
shrinkMD Publishing, LLC, 2026
ISBN 979-8-950653-00-1

Refai's first book is a plain-language guide to overthinking and chronic anxiety. It explains why worry keeps running long after the thing you worried about is over. It looks at the part the nervous system plays. And it covers why effort and willpower often make an anxious mind worse rather than better. The book is written for the public, not for clinicians. It is education, not a replacement for clinical care.

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Your Mind Is Full of Sh*t: The Workbook: A Psychiatrist's Companion Guide for Noticing Your Own Patterns

Your Mind Is Full of Sh*t: The Workbook: A Psychiatrist's Companion Guide for Noticing Your Own Patterns

BOOK · COMPANION WORKBOOK
By Shariq Refai, MD, MBA.
shrinkMD Publishing, LLC. Publication date to be announced.

The workbook is a companion to Refai's first book. It turns the ideas into exercises a reader can work through on their own, with prompts for spotting personal patterns of worry and rumination. It is a self-guided education tool, not a treatment program.

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The Havoc in Your Head: A Psychiatrist's Reset for Anxiety, Overthinking, Panic, and the Thoughts That Won't Let Go

The Havoc in Your Head: A Psychiatrist's Reset for Anxiety, Overthinking, Panic, and the Thoughts That Won't Let Go

BOOK
By Shariq Refai, MD, MBA.
shrinkMD Publishing, LLC. Publication date to be announced.

Refai's third book focuses on panic and on intrusive, repetitive thinking. It is written for readers who feel stuck in loops of anxious thought and want a structured way through. Like the others, it is general education and doesn't substitute for clinical care.

Learn more at ShariqRefai.com →
Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, psychiatrist and medical editor of AnxietyResearch.org.

About the author

Shariq Refai, MD, MBA is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder of shrinkMD, a multistate telepsychiatry practice. He is the medical editor of AnxietyResearch.org and of its sister sites, AnxietyResource.org and DepressionResource.org. He has worked with patients in anxiety, panic, and overthinking for more than fifteen years.

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