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The Self-Forgiveness Handbook by Thom Rutledge
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| (Note: The following review was written by a regular visitor to DrHurd.com) I found the content of this book reality oriented with a big emphasis on self-responsibility. It had some very helpful, even powerful exercises geared toward self-acceptance. The witty writing style made the reading itself pleasurable. I thought the book was good in helping achieve better self-acceptance, but it still begged the question on how to forgive oneself effectively, unless the author saw self-acceptance and self-forgiveness as one and the same. Or perhaps I misunderstood. |
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Asserting Yourself by Sharon Anthony Bower, Gordon H. Bower (Contributor)
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| Teaches you how to assert yourself utilizing these techniques: scripts, standing firm through negative replies, assessment worksheets, and stress-reducing skills. Illustrations help too. |
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Viable Values: A Study of Life as the Root & Reward of Morality by Tara Smith
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| Is virtue its own reward? If so, then we are compelled to follow ethical directives blindly, not because they are true but because somebody else (God, the Church, the government) says so. Nonsense, says philosophy professor Tara Smith in this compelling, readable book. Like Ayn Rand, Smith asserts that life is the reward of virtue. Smith remains consistent with Rand's ethics of rational self-interest, but builds upon it and also makes some unique psychological points. Highly recommended.
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Imaginary Crimes: Why We Punish Ourselves And How To Stop by Lewis Engel, Ph.D.., and Tom Ferguson, M.D.
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| The authors are psychoanalytically oriented and consequently focus on childhood and parental factors. But they do so in a logical, sensible way. And, most importantly, they provide very good suggestions on how to overcome unhealthy, irrational and subconscious thinking. Clearly and nonpretentiously written.
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The Long Walk: The True Story of A Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz, Ronald Downing
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| In 1941, Slavomir Rawicz and six fellow prisoners escaped from a Soviet labor camp and walked to freedom across 4,000 miles of the most forbidding terrain on Earth: the Siberian wasteland, the Gobi desert, and the Himalayan mountains. This is their astonishing story. And you think you’re under stress? According to one reviewer, “A book filled with the spirit of human dignity and the courage of men seeking freedom."
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Don't Panic : Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks by R. Reid Wilson, Ph.D.
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| Addresses anxiety from a mind-body perspective. Explains the physiological processes involved in anxiety attacks without ignoring the influence of distorted, non-objective thinking.
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Good Mood: The New Psychology of Overcoming Depression by Julian L. Simon
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| Julian Simon was depressed for 13 long years, living each day under a black cloud of sadness and pain. Eventually he began to find help in the writings of cognitive therapists. Simon cured his own depression within weeks, and has remained depression-free for the past 18 years. He has made innovative contributions to the cognitive approach, resulting in his own distinctive technique: Self-Comparison Analysis.
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Hope And Help For Your Nerves by Claire Weekes
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| Addresses anxiety from a mind-body perspective. Explains the physiological processes involved in anxiety attacks without ignoring the influence of distorted, non-objective thinking.
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Compassion & Self-Hate by Theodore C. Rubin, M.D.
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| Compassion, according to Dr. Rubin, is not selfless, as we are usually led to believe. "Compassion," he writes, "is any and all thoughts, feelings, moods, insights, and actions that serve the interest of actual self." A central purpose of psychology, he asserts, is to identify and change self-hating thinking habits. Despite some odd, contradictory assertions (such as his idea that humility is good for self-esteem!), Rubin's book is thoughtful and helpful in combatting internalized self-hatred.
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Cutting Loose: An Adult's Guide to Coming To Terms With Your Parents by Howard M. Halpern
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| Most therapists love to teach you how to hate your parents or see yourself as a permanent victim of them. Halpern takes a different tack. He helps you learn to look at your parents as adult individuals. He gives you specific suggestions on how to talk to them. If you want to truly grow up, this book is an essential tool in helping you to do so.
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Anxiety & Panic Attacks: Their Cause & Cure by Robert Handly, Pauline Neff
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| A simple, easy-to-follow method for reducing the anxiety and panic attacks that feel like they are taking over your life. The author has had the problem himself and speaks from experience. But beware: there are no simple, effortless solutions. Self-help books tend to imply that there is something for nothing. Still, there are reasonable steps to help with the problem of anxiety attacks. This book could assist you. A number of my therapy clients give it high praise.
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The Power of Optimism: Becoming a Tough-Minded Optimist by Alan Loy McGinnis
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| It's fashionable to be cynical. But it's not healthy. Go ahead, if you wish, and be a conformist. Join the negative majority who sneer at heroism and romance, and see despair and misery around every corner. But if you want to become mentally healthy, reasonable, and happy, then check out this tape. McGinnis demolishes the stereotype that rationality means being negative and pessimistic. Rational judgment, he reminds us, demands that we look at all relevant information including, most especially, the positive.
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The Power Principle: Influence With Honor by Blaine Lee, Stephen Covey
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| Most of us are taught that we are obligated to selflessly honor and serve others. This is, of course, nonsense. But if we reject the nonsense, does this mean we must throw out benevolence altogether? Can't benevolence be pro-self, and rational? Implicitly the author answers, "yes." For example, he writes: "Do you want to influence someone? Ask yourself how honorable you have been with that person." This idea implies that it's in your rational self-interest to act honorably and honestly, because in so doing you can influence others, win their trust, or whatever value you are seeking. Although Lee is religious, you need not be religious to appreciate some of his good ideas for living life on earth.
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Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
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| Making decisions based upon fear and avoidance is devastating to self-esteem and enjoyment of life. Promotes positive thinking as the antidote to a life motivated by fear. (Try to ignore the drivel about "giving back" to the community and the New Age psychobabble).
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Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns
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| Shows how depression and anxiety are primarily a lifelong build-up of negative, irrational, and self-defeating thought patterns. Its subtitle should be: "Working For Your Mental Health." No pill can ever be a substitute for mental effort.
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Mind over Mood : Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger, Christine A. Padesky, Dennis Greenberger, Ph.D.
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| Simple, yet powerful and sophisticated strategies for coping with depressed and anxious moods and interpersonal difficulties. As one reader put it: "Mind Over Mood has taught me how to change my mood by changing my mind."
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The Doctors Book of Home Remedies II by Sid Kirchheimer
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| A thoroughly researched guide to treatment options for common ailments and injuries. Lists more than 1,800 proven home remedies for cataracts, gallstones, nightmares, sleepwalking, high blood pressure, and other health problems. Excellent resource.
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Doctor's Book of Home Remedies by Editors of Prevention Health Magazine
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| In this handy reference you will find curative techniques and symptom-relieving treatments for: bladder infections, depression, emphysema, headaches, premenstrual syndrome, toothaches, and much more. It's like having a doctor on call 24 hours a day.
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Art of Selfishness by David Seabury
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| "Take what you want-and pay for it." So goes an old proverb. This summarizes David Seabury's approach to selfishness. Stay true to yourself and do not compromise who you are-most of all, in marriage. A refreshingly original book which challenges old-fashioned and modern dogmas alike.
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Anger : The Misunderstood Emotion by Carol Tavris
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| Anger, according to Dr. Tavris, is a self-reinforcing mechanism that does not have healthy outcomes in itself. Instead, she suggests various techniques to help us understand what "sets us off" and how to better manage anger. She's right insofar as anger-while often an entirely valid and necessary emotion-is often self-defeating.
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Procrastination : Why You Do It, What to Do About It by Jane B. Burka, Lenora M. Yuen (Contributor)
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| Few self-help books fully deliver on the promise of their titles-but this one does. Describes both causes and practical solutions in clear terms. An excellent find-whatever you do, don't put off reading it for another moment!
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Instead of Therapy: Help Yourself Change & Change the Help You're Getting by Tom Rusk, M.D.
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| Psychotherapy is not a passive medical treatment that "does" something "to" you. The proper goal of therapy is SELF-change: "Teach me, don't treat me." Dr. Rusk goes beyond traditional self-help by showing you how to help your therapist or counselor become a more effective "coach" for psychological change. Skip the condemnation of profit and business towards the end of the book; we've heard it all before.
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The Doctor's Guide to Instant Stress Relief by Ronald G. Nathan, Ph.D.
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| Instant, effortless stress relief is not possible. Nevertheless, Dr. Nathan does pack a lot of very good material into several hundred pages. Inside, you'll find: a complete checklist of stress symptoms; an informative Seven- Minute Stress Test; a guide to relaxation techniques and assertiveness training; information on biofeedback, dieting, the use of imagination, the role of humor, and much more.
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The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition by Robert Berkow, Editor
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| Provides reams of useful medical information, ranging from fundamentals such as anatomy to crisp, easily understood descriptions of complicated diseases. Clear drawings of basic anatomical details and helpful sidebars that define terms and proffer advice are invaluable features, as is the up-to-date counsel on choosing the right form of exercise. Overall an excellent, readable, and reliable medical resource for the layperson. Thoroughly comprehensive and intelligible.
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