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A practical guide to understanding and coping with anxiety, depression, addiction and suicide. Flagging The Problem: A New Approach to Mental Health investigates how the mood system in the brain and the body works and how problems in this system contribute to anxiety, depression, addiction and suicide. Best-selling author and GP Dr Harry Barry reveals a pioneering system using a coloured flag which represents a particular mental state or area of concern.

In Companions in the Darkness, Diana Gruver looks back into church history and finds depression in the lives of some of our most beloved saints, including Martin Luther, Charles Spurgeon, Mother Teresa, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Without trying to diagnose these figures from a distance, Gruver tells their stories in fresh ways, taking from each a particular lesson that can encourage or guide those who suffer today. Drawing on her own experience with depression, Gruver offers a wealth of practical wisdom both for those in the darkness and those who care for them.

In Children of the Depressed, a depression expert helps adult children understand and overcome common problems that stem from growing up with a depressed parent, such as poor communication skills and negative self-talk. Using skills and practices rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), you will learn to shed the old dynamics and ways of thinking that have been weighing you down and keeping you from enjoying healthy relationships and the life you deserve.

Getting control of anger requires some deep inner searching. You need to understand what anger really is and how to deal with it. This book has been designed to give you fundamental principles we all experience when we are dealing with anger and teaches you basic techniques that can help you to reign it in without causing harm to yourself and others.

In this story, Maple makes contact with Mister Universe, an enigmatic force who claims to be the creator of everything. Their interactions transform her view of reality, pushing her toward a destiny full of enchantment and uncertainty. In Marina Willows park, Maple finds solace and inspiration.

It is a program of steps for people to use to start their recovery from bouts of depression. It is also semi-biographical from my personal struggles with the emotionally distressed. It is a guide and a self-empowering book.

Over 3 million people in the United States suffer from borderline personality disorder (BPD). It is characterized as a mental illness that affects how you perceive yourself and others, resulting in difficulties in daily life. Symptoms include a lack of self-confidence, trouble controlling one's emotions and behaviors, and a history of unstable relationships. This audiobook will help you face your diagnosis head-on and take the crucial initial steps toward long-term health and well-being.

Diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her forties, though having lived with its effects since childhood, Hope Andersen struggled for years to find inner peace. Her journey led her to alcoholism, pills, sexual promiscuity, turbulent and abusive relationships, and the brink of suicide. But it was her husband's brush with death as they entered their sixties that opened Hope's eyes, allowing her to begin her life anew. With a fresh lease, she remodeled her life and began seeking its deeper wisdom. Ultimately, what she found was hope.

Are you ready to be SUCCESSFUL?! THIS edition of The Secret Door to Success has a NEW CREATIVE FLAIR! Immediately following each chapter is a short theatrical exercise! So, teens, young adults, and thespians of all ages can ACT OUT an affirmation which embodies the positive message in each chapter. A FUN way to practice the principles herein! The more we practice, the more it sticks! Please note that you do not have to have any prior acting experience in order to do these exercises. All you have to do is believe....

This book was created first and foremost for regular people and will, in a quick and easy way, explain all you need to know about psychopaths for practical purposes. It will teach you what a psychopath is and how they "think", with practical tips on what you can do to prevent being emotionally and psychologically compromised.

Sometimes, when people are diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the diagnosis is wrong. In some cases, the condition is mistaken for borderline personality disorder, or the main essence of the disorder is still missing. We will investigate this further, as well as some of the criteria that a diagnosis like that has to meet.

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If you are someone facing the anxiety issue or are associated with someone who is, this book is a perfect guide to help you understand the problem. Moreover, it will also help you learn techniques and ways to deal with such situations immediately on the long-term basis.

Veja como a depressão afeta a vida das pessoas e como a família, os amigos, hábitos saudáveis e os tratamentos podem ajudar na recuperação. A depressão é um distúrbio psiquiátrico ocasionado por um desequilíbrio da serotonina e noradrenalina, neurotransmissores responsáveis por regular o humor, a sensação de prazer, o bem-estar e a disposição.

"What if the suffering that we call depression contains experiences and lessons without which we cannot be fully alive?" This is one of the many startling questions that Giving Up Without Giving Up invites us to ask ourselves. Depression seems to be a contemporary epidemic, a condition understandably feared and avoided by all. Yet this book explores the possibility that we have much to learn from the desert times in our lives, when it feels as though we are losing everything, most of all any sense of who we are.

A best-selling author reassures you that you, too, can help yourself, with multiple given ways to clean up your mental health and get your life back together.

Effective techniques for rewiring your brain! Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, and negative thought patterns? If you are looking for a way of dealing with your depression, anxiety, or other mental health issue, then you may be interested in the power of cognitive behavioral therapy. It is all about understanding a specific issue you are dealing with and teaching you to manage it effectively. If this sounds good to you, then this is the audiobook you have been waiting for.

Borderline Personality Disorder is a startlingly common condition, affecting as many as 3% of people under the age of 18. Characterized by struggles with emotional regulation, self-image, self-worth, mood swings, and impulse control, and often appearing alongside other conditions like anxiety, depression, and substance use, BPD is a condition any parent with an adolescent should be aware of. The good news is that BPD is treatable, and families can find relief with an accurate diagnosis and proper treatment.

Wer kennt ihn nicht? Den "inneren Kritiker", jene ungeliebte Instanz, die ständig an uns rummäkelt und uns klein macht. Mit seiner Nörgelei steht er uns im Alltag, Job und in Beziehungen häufig im Weg. Burkhard Düssler, Facharzt für Psychotherapie, eröffnet eine versöhnliche Perspektive: Unser "innerer Kritiker"; entpuppt sich bei näherer Betrachtung als ein überängstlicher Aufpasser, der sich sehr engagiert um uns sorgt.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a clinically tested and proven technique that can improve an individual’s ability to manage mental or emotional disorders. The four simple principles DBT is based on include mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and regulation of emotions. This means you can effectively regulate intense emotions and reactions without compromising on the quality of life you wish to lead.