was partly interested in reading this book to get familiar with CBT and maybe to use it in my future career as a general practitioner and it actually turned out to be a good read!
Anyone can benefit from reading this book.
This book can help you overcome your daily psychological struggles, be it anxiety, panic, depression or any other common psychological problem, It also helps you accept yourself as who you are, and set goals for your future,
All this, it does by providing unbelievably simple methods and exercises,
I recommend this to those who:
experience episodes of obsession, compulsive behaviour and anxiety
feel they are depressed
have a problem with their body
feel there's something wrong with their mental wellbeing but don't want to see a professional
feel lost
feel addicted to substances or a special behavior like watching porn
lack enough selfconfidence
have anger problems
can't keep their relationships
or generally, those who have something on their mind that hinders their progress!
This is an excellent book for learning about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and I highly recommend it.
My sports therapist recommended it to me as he has been reading about it to help his clients and I am glad he has, I think healing the body and mind can be done together and is the way I am going to work forwards,
"You think how you feel" this is one of the first quotes in the book that hit home, I have come to understand that if I can change how I think and act I can change the way I feel, It takes practice and it is extremely hard, but it does work,
An extremely useful tool I have started to use is the ABC Form,
Activating Event
Beliefs
Consequence
I have found this very useful to stop my thoughts from becoming unbearable and also to rationalise my thoughts by following them through.
I find I get stuck in unhelpful thinking patterns and this helps sort them out, It can be taken further to include thinking errors, dispute and effects,
Another tool I have found useful is testing my predictions, I worry a lot and this forces me to confront my worries by testing out what I am worried about, It's best to start small, such as telling people I have been off work with depression and fearing people will run away, I started with people I have known for a long time and who knew me not from work and no one ran away :
What I also love about the Dummies books are the list at the end quick summaries to jot down and keep on you for reference.
healthy attitudes for living
ways to lighten up
I have now purchased the complimentary books in the series the workbook and the journal as I want to continue my CBT journey but need some structure to do so.
Also this book means I've completed my Goodreads Challenge of readingbooks inand its only November : I am a big dummies fan, I LOVE to learn new things and start at the root of the subject, This book lives up to that reputation and delivers, This book has given me incredible insight to my own methods of processing and comprehending everyday scenarios and awaken me to how others think and process things as well.
Very informative and helpful. A. If you are suffering from an anxiety disorder, depression, or similar mood disturbance, but don't want to take SSRI drugs and antidepressants, this book is incredibly helpful.
It contains various psychological exercises to help you overcome negative thought patterns and behaviour, and shows you how to set goals so that you can move forward to emotional freedom.
Cest un livre écrit par une personne qui connaît son sujet,
Ce livre recouvre toute les pathologies susceptibles dêtre traitées par les TTC, Dans un chapitrage concis et méthodique, riche dastuces et dexemples, il aidera le lecteur à mieux comprendre son fonctionnement psychique métant laccent sur limportance des idées et des pensées dans la genèse des émotions négatives et des comportements problèmes.
Japprouve ce livre qui ma appris plein de choses,
I highly recommend this book for every person who is working on being a better therapist, Full of insights, good exercises, tips and tricks and useful advice, it is a book that provides you with valuable techniques that you can use during therapy sessions.
Moreover, you also get a lot of worksheets and useful questions meant to help you apply the techniques in a better way, In addition, there are many tips and tricks about setbacks that you can encouter during therapy and roadblocks towards recovery,
A great bookworth reading, struggling with this books style it's somewhat patronising, the stuff its saying is good and resonates strongly, but I find the
examples hit a duff note with me.
"it was ok" is the label goodreads gives for two, so that's what this book gets Useful if you want to stay two steps ahead of your therapist.
This is and is going to be ongoing and "return to" book with all the work sheets and it's a great addition to the original CBT book.
CBT is a proven and effective approach to mastering your thoughts, and here the authors of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies show you stepbystep how to put the lessons of their book into practice.
Inside you'll find a huge number of handson exercises and techniques to help you remove roadblocks to change whether you're seeking to overcome anxiety and depression, boost selfesteem, lose weight, beat addiction or simply improve your outlook in your professional and personal life and regain control over your life.
Rhena Branch and Rob Willson are CBT therapists at the Priory Clinic in London, and the authors of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies, .
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