Behavioral Health

If you have anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may also struggle with body-based obsessions—constant fears and worries about your physical and mental health. You may worry that your heart will stop beating, or that you'll stop breathing. You might obsess over your physical appearance, feel like there's something physically wrong with your brain, or fear that you are "going crazy." So, how can you break free from anxiety and obsessions about your body and brain?

Each year at least a billion children around the world are victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that range from physical abuse to racial discrimination to neglect and food deprivation. The brain plasticity of our most vulnerable makes the adverse effects of trauma only that much more damaging to mental and physical development. Those dealt a hand of ACEs are more likely to drop out of school, have a shorter life, abuse substances, and suffer from myriad mental health and behavioral issues.

If you suffer from depression you are far from alone. Depression is very common, affecting over 300 million people around the world. Written by Professor Paul Gilbert, internationally recognised for his work on depression, this highly acclaimed self-help book has been of benefit to thousands of people including sufferers, their friends and families and those working in the medical profession.

Are you plagued by a recurring thought or idea that just won't go away, or feel the need to wash your hands repeatedly, to hoard things or to repeatedly check all appliances in the house have been turned off before you leave? These are common symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a condition that causes distress to hundreds of thousands of people.

The problem with social anxiety is the longer it goes on, the more you have to struggle and battle to get any enjoyment or pleasure out of meeting other people. Before you know it, things have gotten so hard that you actively avoid situations others seem to love. You're usually uncomfortable and awkward in social events; even when you truly want to enjoy, you feel scared that you may say the wrong things or do something and will humiliate yourself in the crowd. You try so hard to get past that feeling but for some reasons, it's just hard that you end up lost and helpless.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy. Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, cope healthily with stress, regulate emotions, and improve relationships with others. It was originally intended for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) but has since been adapted for other conditions where the patient exhibits self-destructive behavior, such as eating disorders and substance abuse. It is also sometimes used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Reclaiming Life After Trauma addresses both the physical and psychological expressions of PTSD, presenting an integrative, fast-acting, evidence-based, and drug-free path to recovery. Authors Daniel Mintie, LCSW, and Julie K. Staples, PhD, begin with an overview of PTSD and the ways in which it changes our bodies and minds. They present research findings on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and yoga, giving the listener insights into how these powerful modalities can counteract and reverse the physical and mental aftereffects of trauma.

Do you feel that you’re lacking the necessary inner strength to persevere or take action? Do you have certain habits that you like to change, but your lack of inner strength prevents you from doing so? If your answer to both questions is yes, then you’re not alone. There are numerous people who have the same problem as you. Fortunately, your willingness to cultivate both willpower and self-discipline can significantly help you. Both self-discipline and willpower, along with your high level of confidence and motivation, are crucial in your attempt to attain success.

Anxiety is a natural first-time reaction in the face of danger. It is the body’s automatic fight-or-flight response triggered when your body senses any form of threat, when you are under pressure, or even when you are facing a situation that is challenging. Taking a job interview, exam, or going out on a first date can leave you with anxiety. This simply means that anxiety isn’t necessarily a bad thing. As a matter of fact, anxiety doesn’t necessarily result in something bad.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, otherwise known as CBT, is an incredibly well-known therapy method within the field of psychology. Yet, unless you work within this field, you likely know very little about CBT, how it works, and why it is one of the best therapy methods around. In this audiobook, you will learn about the amazing effects this therapy has been proven to have. You can learn how to use CBT from within your own home, helping to treat anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and more.

Are you stuck in a cycle of anxious thoughts and avoidance behaviors? Do you suffer from panic attacks just thinking about your anxiety? Do you experience random bursts of anger due to an inability to control your emotions or struggle with feelings of intense sadness and hopelessness?Depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem can put a negative spin on everything, including the way you think, how you feel, and how you behave. When you get stuck in this negative cycle, it becomes crippling to the point where you can’t experience love, career satisfaction, or make new friends.

CBT is widely regarded as the gold standard in psychotherapy for treating anxiety and depression. Based on the self-help classic, Thoughts and Feelings, this take-anywhere guide offers distilled CBT skills you can use anytime to challenge the negative thinking that leads to anxiety and depression, balance your emotions, and start engaging in activities that make you feel good about yourself. Most importantly, you'll learn how your thoughts affect your mood, and how changing your thoughts can actually change your life!

Calm the Chaotic Mind is divided into three sections. In the first section, you learn the calming techniques to overcome life's everyday stressors. In the second section, you discover a unique cognitive restructuring model to manage your thoughts and emotions. In the third section, you'll gain an in-depth understanding of the tools that you can use to design a calm and peaceful lifestyle.

Millions of people in our world deal with sadness, feelings of isolation, anger, and all-around pain, all generated by their own thoughts! We have all the power within us to change this modern loophole of helplessness. This book includes a series of exercises research has shown to be effective in helping change your thoughts, feelings, and actions. I am confident the skills you'll learn in this workbook will allow you to get rid of your self-limitations for good, gain a positive perspective on your life, and move into a growth mindset! Feel better and escape your mental jail using CBT.

Packed with useful tips that make it easy to incorporate CBT—Cognitive Behavioral Therapy—into your working day, CBT at Work For Dummies helps you reap the benefits of a more focused working life. You'll discover how integrating CBT at work promotes improved productivity and concentration, lower staff turnover, enhanced employer-employee and client relationships, reduced cost of staff absenteeism caused by illness, injury, stress, and more.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of therapy that is often the best form of treatment recommended for combating anxiety, worry, depression, and other related issues. In this audiobook, you learn a simplified approach to apply the therapy in life. If you have been looking for an audiobook that will provide you with an ultimate step-by-step solution to combat your depression, anxiety and fears, How to Combat Depression, Fear, Anxiety, and Worry is the audiobook you need to buy.

In Expert Secrets - Emotional Intelligence, you will be given simple, actionable steps that will help you boost your EQ and improve your anger management, using real-world tips and techniques in cognitive behavioral therapy, empathy, manipulation, persuasion, self-awareness, self-discipline, self-regulation, and social engagement.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that has been proven effective for treating mental health conditions. CBT can help you understand your thoughts and feelings so you can make lasting changes in your life. You’ll be able to identify the negative thought patterns that are keeping you stuck in destructive behaviors or emotional states. You’ll also learn how to replace negative thoughts with healthier ones that will lead to positive actions and better results! With this audiobook by your side, you'll have everything you need to know about CBT within reach.

Reclaim your sense of self and reclaim your life. From the author of The Codependency Recovery Plan, this audiobook is a comprehensive resource filled with research-based strategies and activities for people seeking to break out of their codependent patterns and reestablish boundaries. Based in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), these practical exercises are designed to help you set goals, challenge and replace negative thoughts, identify your triggers, manage conflicts, and reduce stress.

As Black people, we are more likely to face a traumatic experience or suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But being Black is about more than the violence that has been perpetrated against us. It also means living a life of dignity and self-worth. We can pull ourselves out of the fire of painful experiences and gain the psychological flexibility needed to thrive, not just survive. Jennifer Shepard Payne presents culturally tailored acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) skills to help you heal from trauma, so you can live a meaningful life that is in tune with your own values.