Anger
Fear & Depression
Many
survivors of abuse suffer from difficulties with anger, fear and
depression. Here are some of the best books available for learning to
deal with these difficult emotions.
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The
Anger Control
Workbook : Simple Innovative Techniques for Managing
Anger & Developing Healthier Ways of Relating
by
Matthew McKay,
PhD & Peter Rogers, PhD
£
"Your anger is: A response you learned early in life to cope
with pain; A way, however temporary, to overcome feelings of
helplessness and lack of control; A habit that, up til now, you've
lacked the tools to break. This book will give you...
effective proven strategies to control angry feelings, and
ways to manage stress and solve problems that often fuel your
anger."
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The Angry
Heart
: Overcoming Borderline and Addictive Disorders
by
Joseph Santoro,
PhD. & Ronald Cohen, PhD.
£
A self-help guide
combining professional expertise with the
words and experiences of Samuel, a young man struggling
to stay on his own healing path. Offers poignant, often
painful insights, emotional support, exercises and skills to
help you change.
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Anxiety
& Panic Attacks : Their Cause and Cure
by
Robert
Handley with Pauline Neff
£
Offers "The Five-Point Life-Plus Program for Conquering Fear",
which uses the tried and tested techniques of visualisations,
affirmations and goal-setting in a modern, effective and
easy-to-follow way.
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The Dance
of Anger : A Guide to Changing the Pattern of Intimate
Relationships
by
Harriet Lerner, PhD.
£
"Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to. Our anger may
be a message that we are being hurt, that our rights are
being violated, or simply that something is not right...
Women, however, have long been discouraged from the awareness
and forthright expression of anger... My task is to provide the
insight and practical skills to stop behaving in our old
predictable ways and begin to use anger to clarify a new
position in significant relationships."
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The Dance of Fear :
Rising Above the Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest
Self
by
Harriet Lerner, PhD.
£
"No-one
signs up for anxiety, fear and shame, but we can't avoid them, either. The more we can
look these emotions in the eye, with patience and curiosity, and the
more we learn to spot their wisdom and mischief, the less grip they
have on us… we can live more fully in the present and move
into the future with courage, clarity, humour and
hope."
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The Depression Workbook : A
Guide for Living with Depression & Manic Depression
by
Mary Ellen Copeland
£
This book teaches you skills to cope with depression: tracking moods;
building a support system; increasing self-confidence and self-esteem;
avoiding things that exacerbate mood swings; and using relaxation,
diet, and exercise to stabilize moods.
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Ending
the Depression Cycle : A Step-by-Step Guide for Preventing
Relapse
by
Peter Bieling & Martin Anthony
£
As many as 50% of people who recover from depression will experience
relapses. This book will help you understand the cycle, give you the
tools and resources to deal with the stage you’re at, and
ultimately teach you to be happy despite life’s
imperfections.
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Feel
the Fear And Do It Anyway : How to Turn Your Fear &
Indecision into Confidence & Action
by
Susan Jeffers
£
"Whatever the fear, this book will give you the insight and tools
to vastly improve your ability to handle any situation. You
will
move from a place of pain, paralysis and depression (feelings
that
often accompany fear) to one of power, energy
and excitement." See below for
follow-on
volume.
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Feel
the Fear... and Beyond : Dynamic Techniques for Doing It
Anyway
by
Susan
Jeffers
£
"It's one thing to know what these
exercises are; it's another to take this knowing deep within
your being so that you have the courage
to live your life as you would like to live it. And that
requires the kind of practice this book
offers."
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I
Hate You - Don't Leave Me : Understanding the Borderline
Personality
by
Jerold J. Kreisman, M.D. & Hal Straus
£
"Loneliness, fear of abandonment, impulsive
self-destructiveness, inability to achieve intimacy - these
are feelings we all experience at one time or another. The
borderline personality however, lives with them almost
constantly and to a much higher degree... this book will lead
to self-knowledge; provide comfort, reassurance &
coping strategies, and offer some practical options for
therapy".
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Managing
Anger : Simple
Steps to Dealing with Frustration and Threat / Handling Your
Temper
by
Gael Lindenfield
£
This useful book introduces us to the concept of "Assertive
Anger", which is non-violent, ethical, and directed
responsibly. "...this is an emotion we generally associate
with scenes of abuse, hurt, violence and destruction. But...
Its function is to provide us with vital boosts of both physical
and emotional energy, just when we are most in need of either
protection or healing."
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The
OCD Workbook: Your Guide
to Breaking Free from
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by
Bruce M. Hyman, PhD
& Cherry Pedrick, R.N.
£
"You
will probably still have OCD after reading this
book but you also will have the weapons you need to fight against the
disorder.
My goal in writing this book is to help people with OCD get
“on track” in their
battle with OCD by guiding them step-by-step through the process of
change.”
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Overcoming Anxiety : A
Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques
by
Helen Kennerley
£
“This
book is in the form of
a self-help programme for dealing with problem worries, fears and
anxieties.
Its aim is two-fold: first, to help the reader develop a better
understanding
of the problem; and then to teach the reader some basic coping
skills."
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Overcoming Depression
: A
Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques
by
Paul Gilbert
£
"Our
journey together
may be a long one, but I hope it will equip you with some ideas of how
to move
out of depression. Recovering from depression usually takes time,
effort and
patience, but if you know what you are trying to achieve, and have a
way
forward, you are more likely to be successful in your efforts. So
let’s
begin.”
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Overcoming Mood
Swings : A
Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques
by
Jan Scott
£
“To
guide you towards
understanding your mood swings and identifying problems to work on, I
ask you
hundreds of questions. Try not to be irritated by this; it is the only
way to
work out what the particular issues are for you…. Being
clearer about problems
puts you in a much better position to develop effective
solutions.”
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Overcoming Panic : A
Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques
by
Derrick Silove
&
Vijaya Manicavasagar
£
A
detailed book that begins
by explaining the many forms and causes of panic. It then offers a
step-by-step
management programme to provide the necessary skills for overcoming
panic
attacks and associated agoraphobia.
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Self-Help
for Your Nerves : Learn to Relax and Enjoy Life Again by
Overcoming Stress and
Fear
by
Dr. Claire Weekes
£
"I am not writing this book for the rare brave people, but for
you, probably a sick, suffering, ordinary human being with no
more courage than the rest of us, but - and this is the important thing
- with the same unplumbed, unsuspected power in reserve as the
rest of us... This book will help you find this power, and
show you how to release and use it."
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SOS
Help for Emotions : Managing Anxiety Anger and Depression
by
Lynn Clark,
PhD
£
"My primary goal... is to help people
better manage anxiety, anger, depression and other unpleasant
feelings. As a result of applying SOS principles you can
expect to more effectively handle life's problems and frustrations and
to better manage relationships with others. In addition, you
will experience increased contentment and gain improved
ability to set and achieve more
realistic goals."
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