Change your thinking : positive and practical ways to overcome stress, negative emotions and self-defeating behaviour using CBT

The bestselling practical and reassuring guide to overcoming self-defeating thoughts and behaviours, using cognitive behavioural therapy. Change Your thinking is the bestselling guide to managing upsetting emotions by learning to think in a healthy and balanced way. It provides practical strategies for overcoming negative thoughts and behaviours, and taking control of emotions such as anxiety, depression, frustration, anger and guilt. It also describes techniques for enhancing self-esteem, improving communication skills and developing greater personal happiness. Change Your thinking is based on the principles of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBt), the psychological approach used by therapists all over the world. Sarah Edelman explains CBt in a clear and compassionate way. this edition also contains a brand new chapter on mindfulness, demonstrating how mindfulness techniques can be integrated with CBt strategies. "Normally I don't think books like this are very helpful, but 'Change Your thinking' is really helping me to change my life. When I started reading it, I immediately felt like I could get back in control and actually improve what I had accepted as the status quo. the author gives a lot of simple tips that work, and the exercises are a big help. I highly recommend this book to anyone suffering from anxiety or depression." (One of the many positive customer reviews) All of us experience complicated thoughts and feelings as we negotiate the day, and these feelings can be difficult to manage. Sometimes we are aware that the way we think contributes to our difficulties, but don, t know what to do about it. This book demonstrates how we tend to respond to stressful events with self-defeating thoughts and behaviours. It explains how it is within our ability to interrupt and challenge these patterns and change habitual responses. Learning to recognise when negative perceptions contribute to stressful situations and how to dispute these thoughts can lead to much greater personal contentment and a sense of control. The methods outlined in this book are based on the principles of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), the standard psychological technique used by therapists. It brings these principles within the grasp of the non-specialist and shows how to apply them to deal with such difficult emotions as anger, depression, anxiety and guilt Introduction ONE: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) TWO: Recognising faulty thinking THREE: Disputing negative cognitions FOUR: Overcoming frustration FIVE: Managing anger SIX: Coping with anxiety SEVEN: Maintaining self-esteem EIGHT: Recovery from depression NINE: Taking charge TEN: Effective communication ELEVEN: Being happy TWELVE: Mindfulness Solutions to exercises Recommended reading References