Self-Help Books
I have listed a general selection of counselling and psychotheraphy books for various issues. It is not possible to personally review each one myself, they are therefore offered as suggestions. Click on an image or title to see further details and reviews and to purchase direct from Amazon.co.uk at some great prices.
Overcoming Anger and Irritability
William Davies (Ed.)
William Davies (Ed.)
A self-help manual for those who find that they are spoiling the lives of both themselves and those around them by constantly being irritable and angry. Explains why such bouts occur and what can be done, using cognitive behaviour therapy to overcome them. It takes a positive approach for which the long-term goal is lasting good temper and also looks at how best to handle situations which would tax even the most good-natured person.
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Managing Anger: Simple Steps to Dealing...
Gael Lindenfield
Gael Lindenfield
Anger is a natural emotional response to threat, hurt, frustration and loss. It can be a survival tool, as a vital means of releasing a build-up of emotional pressure. But anger is also a dangerous force. Uncontrolled fury can lead to rash words, violence and destructiveness, while repressed rage can result in bitterness, stress, misery and guilt. Both extremes can damage health. Gael Lindenfield explains the effects of anger on our minds and bodies, and suggests ways of dealing both with our own anger and that of other people.
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Develop Your Assertiveness
Sue Bishop
Sue Bishop
Being assertive is being able to express yourself with confidence without having to resort to passive, aggressive or manipulative behaviour. By developing assertiveness and becoming aware of our own strengths and weaknesses, we can modify our behaviour. The result is greater effectiveness in social and business interactions, thus improving career prospects and enhancing social life. "Develop Your Assertiveness" offers basic techniques on how to become more assertive. Packed with examples and exercises, it is a self-help guide covering topics such as: the importance of choice of behaviour; tension control; self-awareness and self-esteem; relationships; making and refusing requests; dealing with problem people; and tricky situations. Simply reading "Develop Your Assertiveness" will not make you more assertive. It is necessary to practise face-to-face dialogue. The support of a friend, colleague or group is invaluable and the exercises and activities will help you to measure your progress and reach your goal.
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Assertiveness Step by Step
Windy Dryden, Daniel Constantinou
Windy Dryden, Daniel Constantinou
There are times when we all need to be more assertive, to be positive about ourselves and about others, to show respect for others by respecting ourselves. This book puts assertiveness in context and offers practical, thoroughly researched, tried and tested advice.
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When I Say No, I Feel Guilty: How to …
Manuel J. Smith
Manuel J. Smith
REVIEW
‘This book teaches you that it is okay to express your needs. Easy accessible tools for everyday use will soon have you being more assertive. The theories are supported by examples that will give you the confidence to try out these ideas. This book will help you to be able to say "No" without feeling guilty.’
‘This book teaches you that it is okay to express your needs. Easy accessible tools for everyday use will soon have you being more assertive. The theories are supported by examples that will give you the confidence to try out these ideas. This book will help you to be able to say "No" without feeling guilty.’
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"Why do people have to die?", "Is death like sleeping?", "How can I stop feeling so sad?". Children ask these questions and others when they are coming to terms with the death of a friend or a member of their family. How best can you help your child when they ask questions about death and dying, as they inevitably will? Plain, easy-to-understand answers are the best way to deal with the real and natural fears children have in that situation. This book asks the questions that children ask, and answers them in a succinct format. Simple illustrations and straightforward text are designed to help children through difficult times.
Written in a straightforward style, this book addresses the child directly, giving the child credit for their ability to understand such issues when explained sensitively. 'When Someone Dies' differs from most other books dealing with childhood bereavement because it deals with the topic directly, rather than by analogy. The book works on the principle that if you switch on the light, the shadows and monsters will disappear.
The book is for any child who has suffered a bereavement and has a place not just in the home but also in schools, medical establishments and with all professionals dealing with the aftermath of loss of a loved one.
Written in a straightforward style, this book addresses the child directly, giving the child credit for their ability to understand such issues when explained sensitively. 'When Someone Dies' differs from most other books dealing with childhood bereavement because it deals with the topic directly, rather than by analogy. The book works on the principle that if you switch on the light, the shadows and monsters will disappear.
The book is for any child who has suffered a bereavement and has a place not just in the home but also in schools, medical establishments and with all professionals dealing with the aftermath of loss of a loved one.
When Someone Dies: Questions Children Ask About Bereavement and Grief
Tracey Cusick, Simon Hepworth, Caroline Turner (Illustrator)
Tracey Cusick, Simon Hepworth, Caroline Turner (Illustrator)
Coping with grief is never easy. This essential book will help everyone faced with the death of a loved one or a friend to find a way to handle grief and emerge a stronger person - both in the short term and in their outlook to life. The book, in a 'Tip a Page' format, aims to provide a basic understanding of why people grieve and to aid this process by offering an insight into the many mixed feelings and emotions that the bereaved may experience. The book is presented in a simple format that allows the reader to revert easily to themes and incidents that are relevant at particular times.
'A Journey Through Grief' is also an invaluable aid for bereavement counsellors and students seeking to present information in a straightforward manner.
'...a useful resource with sound advice for people coping with bereavement.' Marie Curie Cancer Care September 2002
'A Journey Through Grief' is also an invaluable aid for bereavement counsellors and students seeking to present information in a straightforward manner.
'...a useful resource with sound advice for people coping with bereavement.' Marie Curie Cancer Care September 2002
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Overcoming Compulsive Gambling
Alex Blaszczynski
Alex Blaszczynski
A self help guide to curing compulsive gambling problems through cognitive behavioural techniques. The text consists of a definition and discussion of the issues and a step-by-step recovery programme.
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Relate Guide: This guide offers practical exercises and guidelines to increase mutual understanding amongst married couples, tackling issues of confrontation and commitment, amongst others.
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Relate Guide: This text reveals how a lack of self-esteem can profoundly affect an individual's close relationships. Comprising exercises, advice, and self-awareness puzzles, this guide is designed to help the reader improve their emotional well-being.
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Staying Together: From Crisis to Deeper Commitment
Susan Quilliam
Susan Quilliam
Relate Guide: This guide offers advice on how to learn to come to terms with a failing relationship, assess whether it is worth saving, and how to overcome relationship difficulties.
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Living with Loss
Liz McNeill Taylor
Liz McNeill Taylor
Drawing mainly from her own experience of loss, the author deals with the subject of bereavement with honesty. She talks about money, sex and raising a family alone. She discusses her own progression from grief and despair to anger and then to adjustment, and describes how, she learned to enjoy life again. This book aims to show how best to heal oneself and how to build a new life by making the most of the many organisations and resources which help the bereaved.
Grappling with Grief
Penelope Rawson
Penelope Rawson
This book looks at different ways of going through a loss of any kind. The author draws examples from her experience as a psychotherapist and counsellor and offers the readers the chance to learn about different ways of grieving, as well as make them see that they are not alone in their grief. The language is free of jargon and the book manages to tackle this difficult subject with the dignity it deserves. The author also offers practical information on the "symptoms" of people faced with loss, her view on the different cycles of grief as well as advice to people close to a grieving person.
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Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-eating: A Guide to Recovery
Peter Cooper, Christopher Fairburn
One in 20 women in the West have experienced distressing episodes of uncontrolled eating. This book is a source of information and understanding for sufferers as well as for those, such as family members and friends, who need to develop a better understanding of the illness. It includes an account of the illness, an explanation of the nature of disturbances in eating habits and the psychological and social problems they cause, an account of the medical complications and an analysis of all the treatments available and their likely outcomes. The authors have included a self-help guide for those who want to tackle their difficulties on their own, offering a step-by-step programme to recovery.
How to Cope When the Going Gets Tough (Overcoming Common Problems)
Windy Dryden, Jack Gordon
Windy Dryden, Jack Gordon
A practical, confidence-building strategy is asserted in this book that focuses on the stresses and challenges of everyday living. It advises on how to deal with criticism and rejection, how to build assertiveness, and includes self-assessment exercises.
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Unusually for a book on anorexia nervosa, this book includes sections for parents and other carers alongside a section for the sufferer herself. In her work with patients and families Janet Treasure has tried to ensure that family and professionals collaborate and co-operate in order to overcome the power of the illness. Experiences and problems have been shared, and solutions generated. Anorexia nervosa is a difficult illness to experience and write about because it spans such an extreme range of severity and it can also develop in childhood and adulthood. Nevertheless, there is much common ground throughout the range. Readers are therefore encouraged to use this book as a tool box rather than a new engine and to ask the questions, 'Is this part relevant for me?', 'Can I use it?', 'Shall I try it?', rather than trying to fit it all into place and expecting it to run smoothly.
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Discusses how to overcome fears, phobias, and panic attacks; improve intimate communication, and cope with anxiety disorders, and includes information about commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs.
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Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e): Survival Kit for Sufferers of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorders
Ulkrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure
Ulkrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure
This self-help book empowers sufferers to take control of their own lives and tackle their eating difficulties in their own home. Easy to read and illustrated with many real-life examples, this book addresses the specific problems faced on a daily basis by bulimia sufferers. Based on the most recent research, it provides detailed step-by-step advice for dealing with this condition. Issues covered in depth include: how to cope with binges, cravings and urges; the health risks of dieting; how to achieve an optimal weight; how to give up vomiting, laxatives and diuretics; how to get fitter; the wounds of childhood; faulty thinking; assertiveness; the slippery slope of drink and drugs; relationships and bulimia; common work problems; and how to cope with set-backs.
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Mind Over Mood: Cognitive Treatment …
Christine Padesky, Dennis Greenberger
Christine Padesky, Dennis Greenberger
This guide draws on the authors' experience as clinicians and teachers of cognitive therapy to help clients successfully understand and improve their moods, alter their behaviour, and enhance their relationships. Illustrated with case examples, the book presents the skills for identifying problems, setting goals, and achieving the desired changes.
The Feeling Good Handbook
David D. Burns
David D. Burns
Self Help for your Nerves
Dr Claire Weekes
Dr Claire Weekes
Essential guide for everything you need to know to keep relaxed through every day life Repackage of the phenomenally successful guide to dealing with nervous illness -- Self Help for Your Nerves. This guide offers the most comprehensive insight and advice into coping with nervous stress. Sufferers of nervous illness regard Self Help for Your Nerves as their bible -- many believe that if they had found it earlier they would have been saved years of unnecessary suffering. Dr Claire Weekes looks at: How the Nervous System Works What is Nervous Illness Common factors in the development of nervous illness Recurring Nervous Attacks Plus important chapters on depression, sorrow, guilt and disgrace, obsessions, sleeplessness, confidence, loneliness and agoraphobia. The book also shows the Dr Claire Weekes method, a practical programme on learning to take your place among people without fear.
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Overcoming Anxiety
Helen Kennerley
Helen Kennerley
A guide explaining how to overcome problem fears and anxieties of all kinds - from panic attacks and phobias to executive "burn out" - in order to regain confidence and self control. A step-by-step self-help plan is included.
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Overcoming Depression
Paul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert
A self-help guide which provides step-by-step strategies for sufferers of depression, using cognitive therapy techniques. The book explains how mind and body interact and how depression can evolve. Case histories are included.
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A Woman in Your Own Right
Anne Dickson
Anne Dickson
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Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends
Bruce Fisher
Bruce Fisher
This revised and updated guide to relationships is built on more than two decades of research and practice, incorporating feedback and life experiences of many divorced/separated men and women.
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How to Raise Your Self-esteem
Nathaniel Branden
Branden is one of the world's leading authors on establishing self-esteem. Among the lessons in this volume are how to break free of negative self-concepts and self-defeating behaviour, how to overcome depression and guilt, and how to conquer the fear of intimacy and success.
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Get the Self-esteem Habit
Christine Webber
The message in this book is: 'You are utterly unique and special - and I'm going to help you turn into your own favourite person'. Step by step, this book will help you identify your particular areas of low self-esteem. It will also help you to understand why you have them. And then it will encourage you to make positive changes which will involve altering your feelings about yourself and getting rid of some bad habits. What is self-esteem? The self-esteem quiz - how much have you got? Getting rid of negative thoughts and beliefs Recognising situations that trigger low self-esteem How to say what you mean and mean what you say You and your anger Accepting yourself - accepting other people .
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In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behaviour
Patrick Carnes, David Delmonico, Elizabeth Griffin
Patrick Carnes, David Delmonico, Elizabeth Griffin
Written from the perspective of a cybersex addict, this book reveals the consequences of an addiction to online sex. Personal stories demonstrate the path from addiction to recovery, and specific recovery strategies, including an adaptation of the 12-step plan, are offered.
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The Sexual Male: Problems and Solutions
Richard Milsten, Julian Slowinski
Richard Milsten, Julian Slowinski
A complete and up-to-date guide to male sexual function for those men and their partners concerned about overcoming or preventing impotence, The Sexual Male offers the information that is the key to lifelong potency. In spite of the attention accompanying the release of Viagra and other drugs, many men and women remain broadly ignorant about the causes of occasional or chronic sexual dysfunction. Drs Richard Milsten and Julian Slowinski bring together medical and psychological expertise to explain both healthy male sexual function and the problems that lead to impotence. The book details all the available treatment options, with an emphasis on prevention. Special topics include impotence and ageing, myths and fallacies about male sexual function, female sexuality and impotence, and a complete examination of the new impotence drugs. As the authors emphasise, knowledge is essential to the maintenance of sexual health and the successful treatment of impotence.
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The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, Matthew McKay
Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, Matthew McKay
Simple, concise, step-by-step directions for the mastery of: Progressive Relaxation, Self-Hypnosis, Meditation, Autogenics, Visualisation, Refuting Irrational Ideas, Nutrition, Coping Skills Training, Biofeedback, Exercise, Assertiveness, Thought Stopping, Time Management, Breathing, Cue-Controlled Relaxation, Quick Relaxers.
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Essential guide for everything you need to know to keep relaxed through every day life Repackage of the phenomenally successful guide to dealing with nervous illness -- Self Help for Your Nerves. This guide offers the most comprehensive insight and advice into coping with nervous stress. Sufferers of nervous illness regard Self Help for Your Nerves as their bible -- many believe that if they had found it earlier they would have been saved years of unnecessary suffering. Dr Claire Weekes looks at: How the Nervous System Works What is Nervous Illness Common factors in the development of nervous illness Recurring Nervous Attacks Plus important chapters on depression, sorrow, guilt and disgrace, obsessions, sleeplessness, confidence, loneliness and agoraphobia. The book also shows the Dr Claire Weekes method, a practical programme on learning to take your place among people without fear.
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