Change Your Thinking: Positive and Practical Ways to Overcome Stress, Negative Emotions and Self-Defeating Behaviour Using CBT

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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. 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