Self Help Psychology

Everything You Need to Know About OCD gives you a comprehensive insight in to this condition, how to spot symptoms of it in yourself or a loved one, and outlines the treatment options available. The book features self-help chapters that guide you through Graded Exposure therapy, a highly effective psychological treatment for OCD. These chapters will equip you with strategies to banish unwanted thoughts and help you regain control of your life.

So What are You Afraid Of? Spiders? Elevators? Or maybe... being secretly watched by a duck? In PHOBIAS & FEARS, Joakim Lloyd Raboff — author of his best-selling handbook The Aging Man’s Survival Guide (available in print, audio, and eBook on Amazon) — takes readers on a witty and eye-opening tour through some of the strangest and most relatable phobias and fears known to behavioral science. With a mix of humor, empathy, and personal reflection, Joakim Lloyd Raboff unpacks the roots, symptoms, and possible ways to manage everything from everyday anxieties to the most obscure of ...

The Kabbalah Café is a collection of essays which trace the relevance of Jewish mystical concepts to contemporary life, exploring themes that pervade our daily existence, providing a mystical perspective on area that are commonly considered the domain of psychology, philosophy or medicine. Topics include the nature of self-esteem and identity, insights into psycho-physical phenomena such as anger, sadness, fear, worry, laughter, pain and pleasure, and ideas about our various sensory modalities and the structure of the body. According to the mystics, the latter two realms reveal higher ...

Broken and Blue: A Policeman’s Guide To Health, Hope, and Healing by Chief Scott Silverii is a heartfelt and powerful testimonial of a law enforcement officer’s journey through the darkest valleys of anxiety, pain, and PTSD. With over 25 years of service, Chief Silverii shares his personal struggles and the toll that a career in policing can take on one’s mental and emotional health. This book is not just a recount of hardships but a beacon of hope and a guide to healing. Chief Silverii opens up about his path to recovery, offering practical advice and spiritual insights that helped ...

From the New York Times best-selling author of Odd Girl Out, a deeply urgent audiobook that gives adults the tools to help girls in high school and college reject "supergirl" pressure, overcome a toxic stress culture, and become resilient adults with healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives. For many girls today, the drive to achieve is fueled by brutal self-criticism and an acute fear of failure. Though young women have never been more "successful" - outpacing boys in GPAs and college enrollment - they have also never struggled more.

Do you feel like you lack the discipline necessary to achieve all your goals? You’re not alone. Our modern society moves at a dizzying pace as if time were running at “2x” speed. Suddenly, the hours slip away, and every evening you wonder, “Where did my day go?” Another day, another week, another month, another year passes, and we’re still left with a massive to-do list… and unfulfilled dreams. Time simply isn’t enough. We all have dreams. We all want to achieve our goals, whether big or small. Some dream of financial freedom to travel and enjoy life; others dream of getting...

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.

In order to improve your life, you don't need to place your hopes on a lottery ticket or wait for the world to grant you the perfect opportunity. There is a better way and it is condensed in the principles of rational living, principles such as “think like an entrepreneur, not like a crusader,” “ignore the noise and focus on results,” “stay away from high-risk situations,” “find people who share your values,” and “develop strong long-term passions.” This book presents the principles of rational living in great detail, with numerous examples of people who have applied ...

Human development specialist and leadership coach Christina Congleton delivers an insightful and urgently needed discussion of how millennials can move beyond the tired cliches of the self-help genre and achieve new levels of satisfaction and contentment. In the book, you'll explore how crushing levels of student debt, consecutive financial crises, and an alarming uptick in depression, substance abuse, and suicide are combining to significantly damage the potential of millennials everywhere.

The Way of the White Wolf...nurturing the spirit within. The way from out of the darkness and into the light is the way of the white wolf. To feed the white wolf is to nourish the light within but beware when the dark wolf approaches for sustenance , for when fed, the dark wolf will only grow stronger and stronger and stronger within you and it will rule and dominate your thinking and it will rule and dominate your life... 1. To feed the White Wolf is to nourish the light within 2. Trust in the Way of the White Wolf 3. In the Way of the White Wolf Meditation is Unpremeditated 4. The Ways of...

Anxiety Relief is a warm, compassionate, and expert audiobook to help anxious, panicky, or stressed people, written from both sides of the therapeutic couch! If you're suffering and you don't know how to gain relief from your anxiety, then this audiobook is for you.

If you or someone you love grew up with an emotionally unavailable, narcissistic, or selfish parent, you probably struggle with residual feelings of anger, abandonment, loneliness, or shame. For anyone who endured a nightmare or a wasteland instead of a nurturing childhood, The Toxic Parents Survival Guide will offer you the clinical insights and the day-to-day tools so you can break the chains of toxicity that bind you in a mess you didn't create.

In a world where philosophy is often reduced to catch-phrases and empty theories, this is a passionate defence of logic and consistency as the keys to happiness. Personal effectiveness, the basis of well-being and success, results from rational goals, workable plans and relentless action. In the areas of career, health, relationships and investments, this essay shows how to let go of wasteful propositions, pursue compatible goals, cultivate perseverance and resilience, minimize problems and maximize opportunities. Inspired by the teachings of Aristotle, Maimonides, Erasmus, Montaigne, ...

If you want to learn better food choices are capable of controlling the compulsive eating behavior as well as weight gain...then keep reading! Do you want to experience feelings of calmness, alertness, and high levels of energy from the food eaten? Whatever do you eat affects the way you feel? Are you ready to make a change in your lifestyle? Here is the deal: Food not only nourishes your bodies but also makes you feel good. If you either eat too much or too less, the quality and health of life could be affected. This will result in having a negative feeling towards food.

★Writers! ★Authors! Are you tired of “waging war” on your Resistance to get things done? This book, The Inner Path of Writing, Make Love not War to the Writer Within, has the solution. What if I told you there’s a softer—yet equally effective way—to free your Inner Writer that does not involve “diligently fighting creative battles with a tricky foe” (as one famous writing guru puts it)? The world-class contributors in this book show you a better way. Publishers, authors and transformational experts share a treasure trove of wisdom on how to clear your blocks and Resistance...

Seven manuscripts in one audiobook. This bundle includes the most powerful collection of audiobooks that will help you improve every area of your emotional, personal, and relationship growth. It will quickly lead you to more rewarding and fulfilling relationships, as well as a more successful and enriching professional life.

Depression is one of the most pervasive mental illnesses of our time. Whether you are struggling with depression yourself or know someone who is, depression has likely impacted your life in some form. This brief volume aims to promote awareness of the nature and reality of depression, encourage those who are battling depression, and equip those who want to help someone who is struggling.

Shame is a devastating emotion, and one that's often difficult to work through. If you are hurting, you should know that you aren't alone. The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Shame offers a step-by-step evidence-based approach to healing from shame using the core skills of emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. You'll learn to cultivate nonjudgmental self-acceptance, and discover strategies for managing difficult emotions—even in situations that trigger feelings of shame, guilt, or self-directed anger.

Wistful thinking about life in general. Thoughtful poems and letters the author writes to herself, to lovers, to the world, basically searching for reasons why things are the way they are. These are heartfelt stories, shared with introspection. It takes a certain kind of reader to understand a young writer reaching out to make sense of the world. In this case, youth is not wasted on the young, as the perspectives are quite deep and mature. There is no holding back, just pure raw honesty, and passionate emotions. There is a lesson to be learnt from each of the entries, written as poems, ...

Revealed! The secrets of merging the DARK and LIGHT sides of yourself, transcending past patterns and traumas and transforming into the person you’ve always longed to be - radiant, wise, inspired and, most importantly, whole. “I wrote this Workbook for the wild ones, dreamers, would-be Oracles, priestesses, intuitives, empaths and shadow-creepers out there seeking truth, power and unity. You may sense that a part of you is missing, dormant, passive or mute - this book will help you unite to bring that spirit to life and become the Oracle - your most powerful and authentic self!” 
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