Emotional First Aid : Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts

Heal small emotional injuries before they become big ones. We all sustain emotional wounds. Failure, guilt, rejection, and loss are as much a part of life as the occasional scraped elbow. But while we typically bandage a cut or ice a sprained ankle, our first aid kit for emotional injuries is not just understocked—it’s nonexistent. Fortunately, there __is__ such a thing as mental first aid for battered emotions. Drawing on the latest scientific research and using real-life examples, practicing psychologist Guy Winch, Ph.D. offers specific step-by-step treatments that are fast, simple, and effective. Prescriptive and unique, __Emotional First Aid__ is essential reading for anyone looking to become more resilient, build self-esteem, and let go of the hurts and hang-ups that are holding them back. "Heal small emotional injuries before they become big ones. We all sustain emotional wounds. Failure, guilt, rejection, and loss are as much a part of life as the occasional scraped elbow. But while we typically bandage a cut or ice a sprained ankle, our first aid kit for emotional injuries is not just understocked?it?s nonexistent. Fortunately, there is such a thing as mental first aid for battered emotions. Drawing on the latest scientific research and using real-life examples, practicing psychologist Guy Winch, Ph. D. offers specific step-by-step treatments that are fast, simple, and effective. Prescriptive and unique, Emotional First Aid is essential reading for anyone looking to become more resilient, build self-esteem, and let go of the hurts and hang-ups that are holding them back"--Cover Prescriptive and unique, Emotional First Aid is essential reading for anyone looking to become more resilient, build self-esteem, and let go of the hurts and hang-ups that are holding them back. We all sustain emotional wounds. Failure, guilt, rejection, and loss are as much a part of life as the occasional scraped elbow. But while we typically bandage a cut or ice a sprained ankle, our first aid kit for emotional injuries is not just understocked—it's nonexistent.Fortunately, there is such a thing as mental first aid for battered emotions. Drawing on the latest scientific research and using real-life examples, practicing psychologist Guy Winch, Ph.D. offers specific step-by-step treatments that are fast, simple, and effective. Explains The Long-term Fallout That Can Result From Seemingly Minor Emotional And Psychological Injuries And Offers Concrete, Easy-to-use Exercises Backed Up By Hard Cutting-edge Science To Aid In Recovery. Rejection : The Emotional Cuts And Scrapes Of Daily Life -- Loneliness : Relationship Muscle Weakness -- Loss And Trauma : Walking On Broken Bones -- Guilt : The Poison In Our System -- Rumination : Picking At Emotional Scabs -- Failure : How Emotional Chest Colds Become Psychological Pneumonias -- Low Self-esteem : Weak Emotional Immune Systems -- Conclusion : Create Your Personal Psychological Medicine Cabinet. Guy Winch, Ph. D. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 265-280) And Index. Cover 1 Title 2 Copyright 3 Contents 4 Introduction 6 Chapter 1 - Rejection: The Emotional Cuts and Scrapes of Daily Life 13 Chapter 2 - Loneliness: Relationship Muscle Weakness 46 Chapter 3 - Loss and Trauma: Walking on Broken Bones 84 Chapter 4 - Guilt: The Poison in Our System 112 Chapter 5 - Rumination: Picking at Emotional Scabs 150 Chapter 6 - Failure: How Emotional Chest Colds Become Psychological Pneumonias 179 Chapter 7 - Low Self-Esteem: Weak Emotional Immune Systems 221 Conclusion: Create Your Personal Psychological Medicine Cabinet 265 Acknowledgments 268 Notes 271 Index 287 Also by Exisle Publishing ... 296 Uploaded by [StormRG] 298