The Mindful Way Through Depression

The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness is available to buy through Mental Health Books.

Mindfulness is another word for consciousness or awareness, and is a technique increasingly used by psychotherapists to help enable sufferers to take greater control over their internal thought processes. The technique has its background in Buddhism and meditative practice.

In this book, four world-renowned experts on mindfulness collaborate to share their wisdom in mindfulness as an effective tool for overcoming depression, anxiety and related psychological disorders. It brings an excellent balance between clinical and meditative practice, and is presented in comprehensible language for the lay person as well as the professional. This is an invaluable resource not only for depression sufferers, but for anyone familiar with patterns of negativity, anxiety and low self-esteem. It is also suitable for those who feel high levels of self-consciousness, but with insufficient control over the process. Mindfulness is helping me concentrate right now as I write this, and I probably couldn’t give it any better endorsement than that.

‘A revolutionary treatment approach. For depression sufferers, this is a truly useful guide to achieving emotional balance. For mental health professionals, it should be mandatory reading. I recommend this book and companion CD most highly.’ – Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

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Sky Is Falling: Understanding and Coping with Phobias, Panic and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Sky Is Falling: Understanding and Coping with Phobias, Panic and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, is available to buy through The Potential Shop.

It is estimated that between 14-20 million Americans suffer from some sort of anxiety or panic disorder (and including myself, more than a few foreigners too). Many lives are consumed with phobias and irrational fears, and many lives are blighted as a result. In this book Dr Raeann Dumont suggests that these fears develop as a result of magical thinking, a process by which conclusions develop without the presence of a rational thought process. This book presents examples through case studies, such as a woman experiencing panic attacks in public places, a man whose intense phobias ended his marriage and resulted in his alcoholism, and a young boy who refuses food due to a phobia of being poisoned. The doctor offers cognitive therapy and self-help techniques as practical guidance for recognizing irrational thought processes, and working towards overcoming them.

This book is an invaluable resource to sufferers, their families and therapists alike. Those with a more general interest in CBT might also find it useful.

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Overcoming Social Anxiety And Shyness Workbook

Overcoming Social Anxiety And Shyness, A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques, is available to buy through Mental Health Books.

Although a consultant clinical psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Gillian Butler has written this book with sufferers in mind, and offers clearly-written and effective strategies for overcoming such conditions as panic disorder, chronic phobias, depression and anxiety. It is an empowering workbook for anyone who has ever felt powerless and paralysed by their chronic fear and lack of confidence.

The first part of the book examines the history of social anxiety, and analysis of what actually happens when social anxiety strikes. Part Two then offers a complete and comprehensive practical guide rooted in CBT, intended to effectively manage these fears and change patterns of negative thinking. Much of this is centered around the reduction of self-consciousness, which of course is something that many of us struggle with. The third and final part of the book offers additional information on relaxation techniques, dealing with the legacy of childhood bullying, and much more besides.

Those of us looking for a practical and commonsense approach to overcoming generalized and more specific anxiety disorders will benefit greatly from this book. It is also recommended reading for those with a wider interest in human and social behaviors.

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