Books : Rapid Relief from Emotional Distress: A New, Clinically Proven Method for Getting Over Depression & Other Emotional Problems Without Prolonged or Expensive Therapy
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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.852
EAN num: 9780449902493
ISBN number: 0449902498
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 237
Printing Date: August 12, 1987
Publishing house: Ballantine Books
Release Date: August 12, 1987
Sale Popularity Level: 402910
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Yes, you can change your life . . . now!
If you're depressed, lonely, guilty, anxious, or otherwise emotionally ill, you don't have to be. The very first step is to realize that you do have power over the way you feel. The second step is to master the simple, no-nonsense, five-minute strategies in this uniquely helpful and ground-breaking book.
Rapid Cognitive Therapy has been tested and proven effective. It is based on the ACT Formula: Accept your current reality. Choose to create what you want in your life. Take action to create it.
This important guide will show you how to:
* Let go of the self-defeating thoughs that are holding you back
* Gain control over your relationships
* Develop self-confidence and self-esteem
* Get rid of your old, unproductive 'change' strategies and replace them with 'choose' strategies
Featuring 38 tests and exercises to help you pinpoint your problems and find immediate relief.
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I read this book more than 15 years ago and I still use the strategies today. In fact, now that my own teen is dealing with depression issues, I've taught him to use the strategies as well. I read the book after about 2 years of psychotherapy. While the therapy was VERY helpful, this book gave me very concrete skills and within a month, I no longer felt the need to continue therapy. If you faithfully complete the exercises, you can learn great techniques that make a difference.
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Here's what I like:
pages 20-21 list of factors in dealing with
feelings
pages 25-26 list of mental blockage indicators
pages 30-31 kinds of resistance to change
pages 40-48 emotional strategies ==> how
to improve emotional intelligence!!!
pages 136-138 list of inappropriate communication
techniques.
The general strategies developed in pages 1-96 are
applied later to anxiety, anger, loneliness, depression.
An appendix expands this list to confusion, disappointment,
envy, facial tics, frustration, guilt, and helplessness.
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i have a copy of this book i have referred to many times since the 80's. i do not know the authors, nor do i have any vested interest in a submitting a complimentary review. i have never submitted such a review before. i attest that this book is the single most helpful self-help book that i have ever had the good fortune to read. in one's darkest hour, it can help you INSTANTLY...i am happy it is still available, and i am buying a copy for a friend in need (not wanting to part with my own!)
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Among the hundreds of serious and not-so pop psych books I've read, "Rapid Relief" actually works. Particularly useful is the "emotional scale" which can help you understand what you or others are going through as you go through your ups and downs.
However "Rapid" is NOT a substitute for deep work with an qualified, experienced and insightful therapist. Instead it's an execellent source of day to day coping stratgies. For eight bucks, that's quite a deal.
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