Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies
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Summary
Retrain your thinking and your life with these simple， scientifically proven techniques！
Cognitive behavioral therapy， or CBT for short， is often cited as the gold standard of psychotherapy。 Its techniques allow you to identify the negative thought processes that hold you back and exchange them for new， productive ones that can change your life。 Increasingly popular among healthcare professionals， the CBT approach can be used by anyone to overcome common problems ranging from depression or anxiety to more complex disorders like OCD， PTSD and addiction。 CBT can also be used to simply developing a healthier， more productive outlook on life。
This book shows you how you can easily incorporate the techniques of CBT into your day-to-day life and produce tangible results。。 You'll learn how to take your negative thoughts to boot camp and retrain them， establishing new habits that tackle your toxic thoughts and retool your awareness， allowing you be free of the weight of past negative thinking biases。
Move on: take a fresh look at your past and maybe even overcome it Mellow out: relax yourself through techniques that reduce anger and stress Lighten up: read practical advice on healthy attitudes for living and ways to nourish optimism Look again: discover how to overcome low self-esteem and body image issues Whatever the issue， don't let your negative thoughts have the last say--buy a copy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Dummies and start developing your new outlook on life today！
Cognitive behavioral therapy， or CBT for short， is often cited as the gold standard of psychotherapy。 Its techniques allow you to identify the negative thought processes that hold you back and exchange them for new， productive ones that can change your life。 Increasingly popular among healthcare professionals， the CBT approach can be used by anyone to overcome common problems ranging from depression or anxiety to more complex disorders like OCD， PTSD and addiction。 CBT can also be used to simply developing a healthier， more productive outlook on life。
This book shows you how you can easily incorporate the techniques of CBT into your day-to-day life and produce tangible results。。 You'll learn how to take your negative thoughts to boot camp and retrain them， establishing new habits that tackle your toxic thoughts and retool your awareness， allowing you be free of the weight of past negative thinking biases。
Move on: take a fresh look at your past and maybe even overcome it Mellow out: relax yourself through techniques that reduce anger and stress Lighten up: read practical advice on healthy attitudes for living and ways to nourish optimism Look again: discover how to overcome low self-esteem and body image issues Whatever the issue， don't let your negative thoughts have the last say--buy a copy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Dummies and start developing your new outlook on life today！
Reviews
Richard Inman
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It’s excellent。 One of the most detailed CBT books。
Kirill
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Great self-help book。 Wish there was more/better info on sleeping healthy part， other than that everything seem to be top notch。
Neil J Armstrong
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Very simplified （that is the whole point of the series） whilst containing enough information to be genuinely helpful。 As a research scientist I'm used to reading dense， complex texts， so the "goals of CBT" section of this book are a perfect counter-example of how concepts can be presented。 Incredibly helpful， especially for people who may not be feeling in complete control。 One of the best "For Dummies" books I've seen。 Very simplified （that is the whole point of the series） whilst containing enough information to be genuinely helpful。 As a research scientist I'm used to reading dense， complex texts， so the "goals of CBT" section of this book are a perfect counter-example of how concepts can be presented。 Incredibly helpful， especially for people who may not be feeling in complete control。 One of the best "For Dummies" books I've seen。 。。。more
Totoro
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کتابیه که به نظرم همه باید بخونن。 اگر دلیل افکار منفیتون رو نمیدونید، اگر فکرهایی بصورت ناخودآگاه آزارتون میدن، اگر ناامیدی و غم شمارو اسیر خودش کرده، یاد بگیرید که چطور ذهن خودتون رو کنترل و پاک سازی کنید。
Anja Orehek
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nedokončana。 žal。
Cindy Buckshon
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A very clear， easy to read book for self-help for many disorders and issues。
Ferdows Kheiri
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this book can trigger you for good， it is the type of conversation books。 The excersies and thought practices are realistic。 It presents a state of struggle a bareble one。 They don't promise the dazzling fireworks mental state not also hold the pessimism of that nothing will be make a change be miserable and go to work。 It is simply existentialists。a state of not hoping for dramatic change but also trying and enjoying as much。Simple and realistically helpful。 With a lot of inside jokes。 this book can trigger you for good， it is the type of conversation books。 The excersies and thought practices are realistic。 It presents a state of struggle a bareble one。 They don't promise the dazzling fireworks mental state not also hold the pessimism of that nothing will be make a change be miserable and go to work。 It is simply existentialists。a state of not hoping for dramatic change but also trying and enjoying as much。Simple and realistically helpful。 With a lot of inside jokes。 。。。more
Dakota Tarplee
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I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in improving their mental health。 It describes several ways of overcoming various mental health problems such as anxiety and depression and includes worksheets which are really useful in breaking down your problems and how to overcome them。 It's a book that you can use to dip in and out of when you feel like it。 I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in improving their mental health。 It describes several ways of overcoming various mental health problems such as anxiety and depression and includes worksheets which are really useful in breaking down your problems and how to overcome them。 It's a book that you can use to dip in and out of when you feel like it。 。。。more
Lika
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This is my first book on CBT。 Everything was dumbed down （it is for dummies 😃）， it was amazingly easy to follow。 I would recommend this book only as a start for everyone who wants to apply some techniques to their lives。 CBT is mostly common sense。 It makes you control your attitude and you'd thoughts， so that you can improve on your behavior。 All the examples are simple and relatable， and exercises are provided to monitor progress and analyse the current situation。 I quite liked the book。 The l This is my first book on CBT。 Everything was dumbed down （it is for dummies 😃）， it was amazingly easy to follow。 I would recommend this book only as a start for everyone who wants to apply some techniques to their lives。 CBT is mostly common sense。 It makes you control your attitude and you'd thoughts， so that you can improve on your behavior。 All the examples are simple and relatable， and exercises are provided to monitor progress and analyse the current situation。 I quite liked the book。 The last chapter gives you 10 titles where you can turn for more information。 So I am about to move on there！ 。。。more
Myriam
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I loved it， I think it was very helpful to understand how to control your negative emotions。 It is a kind of book you need to read again with a fresh eye after a year
Amanda B
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Meh
Keith
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Very well written in a readable style with good exercises。
Gwen （The Gwendolyn Reading Method）
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A good， solid intro。
Elizabeth Glowacz
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Felt more like a self help book than an intro to CBT。
Jeff Krewenki
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I enjoyed this book。 Totally different then my normal read。 If your looking for advice or simply wondering why， this book can most certainly help you or guide you in the right direction。 I give it 4 and not 5 because I simply didn’t enjoy the lay out。 Every second sentence it was say refer to this chapter for more information， even if they are past chapters in the book。 This takes place several hundred times throughout the book and can be annoying。 But hey， this book helped me manage my feelings I enjoyed this book。 Totally different then my normal read。 If your looking for advice or simply wondering why， this book can most certainly help you or guide you in the right direction。 I give it 4 and not 5 because I simply didn’t enjoy the lay out。 Every second sentence it was say refer to this chapter for more information， even if they are past chapters in the book。 This takes place several hundred times throughout the book and can be annoying。 But hey， this book helped me manage my feelings towards that ha！！！ Check it out。 。。。more
Lexine
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This book was so helpful understanding CBT。 This book helped me be able to explain what CBT is to people around me。 I recommend this book for all people who are interested in CBT or want to understand it better。
Diana
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Like all of the "Dummie" books， well written and easily followed， and well worth the money。 I have enjoyed learning about CBT and trying to apply it my daily life。 Like all of the "Dummie" books， well written and easily followed， and well worth the money。 I have enjoyed learning about CBT and trying to apply it my daily life。 。。。more
Brendan Lambourne
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A good introduction to cognitive behavioural therapy and it’s uses。 Touches on many of the techniques， however this is an abridged version it left me wanting a little more。
Enchantress
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Handy Tool in the Mental Health and Holistic Health Fields of Self-helpI gave my rating because I found only two errors and I understood everything written in one pass down each sentence and I found my weak areas with plenty of resources within its structured pages。 Thank you for making it available in Kindle book format so I can gorge on it and not miss my Facebook notifications。 😎
Mahmoud Abdel samie
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BE YOUR OWN THERAPIST 。。One of the best i've ever read 。。 this is a book on how to deal with your messy life 。。 explaining deepest disturbing thoughts you have ever had， and how to handle them， it talks about Depression， PTSD， Phobia， Ocd， Anxiety and even some unhealthy emotion like envy， shame and jealousy 。。 - How to explain how you feel ？ - What is the difference between sadness and depression ？- And what is the connection between thinking， feelling and behavior ？it's just #must_read even if BE YOUR OWN THERAPIST 。。One of the best i've ever read 。。 this is a book on how to deal with your messy life 。。 explaining deepest disturbing thoughts you have ever had， and how to handle them， it talks about Depression， PTSD， Phobia， Ocd， Anxiety and even some unhealthy emotion like envy， shame and jealousy 。。 - How to explain how you feel ？ - What is the difference between sadness and depression ？- And what is the connection between thinking， feelling and behavior ？it's just #must_read even if you don't give a shit about psychiatry 。。 。。。more
Fee
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concrete method and the book makes it sound easy。 I do think， however， that it's best to work with a coach or therapist。 I need a stick behind the door and someone to guide me through it all。 concrete method and the book makes it sound easy。 I do think， however， that it's best to work with a coach or therapist。 I need a stick behind the door and someone to guide me through it all。 。。。more
Richard Schwindt
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Books on CBT as a rule are well done。 I suspect that CBT therapists， running the risk of their subject matter being too boring， have to be amusing communicators。 That particularly true when CBT therapists are relegated to treatment compounds where they force depressed people to do every damn bit of homework。 Frankly， once understood， CBT is the most flexible of day to day tools。 People find their own ways of making it work for them。 It can even be used effectively on people in a hypnotic trance。 Books on CBT as a rule are well done。 I suspect that CBT therapists， running the risk of their subject matter being too boring， have to be amusing communicators。 That particularly true when CBT therapists are relegated to treatment compounds where they force depressed people to do every damn bit of homework。 Frankly， once understood， CBT is the most flexible of day to day tools。 People find their own ways of making it work for them。 It can even be used effectively on people in a hypnotic trance。 This book is straightforward， well written and full of useable information。 Almost everyone will walk away with something they can think about or try。 It is up there with "Mind over Mood" and David Burn's work on my recommended reading list for clients。 Recommended for everyone。 。。。more
Free Thinking Mom
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Great introduction to CBT packed full of interesting information and practical exercises。
Tony
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It's packed with well-meaning advice - the likes of which you might expect to find in a Reader's Digest， or from a well-meaning friend。 It claims a scientific basis for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy but in this massive book its very hard to determine which bits have been tested with success in a clinical environment， and which bits are。。。 well-meaning advice。 It's packed with well-meaning advice - the likes of which you might expect to find in a Reader's Digest， or from a well-meaning friend。 It claims a scientific basis for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy but in this massive book its very hard to determine which bits have been tested with success in a clinical environment， and which bits are。。。 well-meaning advice。 。。。more
Lance
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If we had to define the purpose of therapy， its purpose would not be to make you a straighter-thinking， more rational person。 Rather， the purpose of therapy is to help you achieve your goals。‘You think how you feel' is a good way of summing up CBTThis is a very comprehensive book which outlines the core ideas behind CBT which can by applied to a whole range of needs and 'thinking errors'。 The contents are very broad， and emphasise the concreteness of a systematic approach to the convolutions of If we had to define the purpose of therapy， its purpose would not be to make you a straighter-thinking， more rational person。 Rather， the purpose of therapy is to help you achieve your goals。‘You think how you feel' is a good way of summing up CBTThis is a very comprehensive book which outlines the core ideas behind CBT which can by applied to a whole range of needs and 'thinking errors'。 The contents are very broad， and emphasise the concreteness of a systematic approach to the convolutions of unhealthy thoughts and feelings。 One of the biggest advantages of writing down your thoughts is that the process can help you to regard these thoughts simply as hunches， theories and ideas - rather than as absolute facts。 The formulae are very useful for simplifying a morass of thoughts and creating a sense of control。 A （actual or activating event） + B （beliefs and meanings about the event） = C （emotional and behavioural consequence） and Feeling___ （emotion） about _____ （theme or event）， leading me to_________ （response）。 There were many exercises I had not seen before in specialist targeted CBT books， such as listing 10 different emotional reactions in response to the same situation， and formalising rebuttals to doubts about putting a healthier belief into practice。There are many insightful， if cheesy， metaphors to help put the surreal world of emotions into a functional context。 A thermometer reads degrees of temperature， not only ‘hot' and ‘cold'。 Think like a thermometer - in degrees， not extremes。 or There's a saying ‘a ship is safe in a harbour'， but that's not what ships are built for。 The assertion about behavioural experiments was particularly encouraging as the writers suggest that it encourages clients to become more like scientists。 I was aware of trying to treat oneself the way one would a friend in need， but I felt greater compassion for myself when I was encouraged to Ask yourself what types of belief you'd teach a child。 I found the advice non-intrusive。 The writers are skilful in drawing the reader through their conclusions logically and at the pace of the reader's developing thinking。 keep acting consistently with how you would like things to be rather than becoming depressed or irate about things not being the way you believe they must be。 Many of the messages will apply profoundly to the full range of mental health conditions。 Self-acceptance means deciding to resist labelling yourself at all and rather to entertain the idea that ratings are inappropriate to the human condition。At times I found the writing style patronising， but I believe this is a characteristic of the For Dummies franchise as opposed to their self-help books specifically。 Especially when the tone was maintained as light and the diagrams often childish despite the seriousness of the content。 But perhaps I am just overgeneralising。 Rigid thinking is a reliable indicator that you're having an unhealthy feeling。 Despite the flippancy of the narrative， the sheer breadth of this book is a strong redeeming factor and I would recommend it as a trove of potential new exercises for anyone who has benefitted from CBT in the past。However， the meanings you attach to certain types of negative events may not be wholly accurate， realistic， or helpful。 Sometimes， your thinking may lead you to assign extreme meanings to events， leaving you feeling disturbed。 。。。more
Anna O。P。
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I managed to read this book （my first Dummies book！） in one sitting。 Okay， perhaps I cheated， I didn't read everything cover to cover。。。 some chapters I read thoroughly， some I skimmed; the latter were the ones that I deemed more relevant for patients than for therapists。CBT for Dummies is PACKED with lots of solid CBT stuff that even I， a psychiatry resident， still find useful。 Only after reading it did I finally "click" with basic theories like cognitive errors and core belief。 The tables pres I managed to read this book （my first Dummies book！） in one sitting。 Okay， perhaps I cheated， I didn't read everything cover to cover。。。 some chapters I read thoroughly， some I skimmed; the latter were the ones that I deemed more relevant for patients than for therapists。CBT for Dummies is PACKED with lots of solid CBT stuff that even I， a psychiatry resident， still find useful。 Only after reading it did I finally "click" with basic theories like cognitive errors and core belief。 The tables presented in the book also make sense and the logic is easy to comprehend。 Highly recommended for those （including mental health professionals） starting out a CBT course！4/5 stars because it's an introductory book that needs to be supplemented by others if one wants to be a real CBT therapist。 。。。more
Suncani
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As the title says， good for an overview of CBT as well as active ways to put it into practice for specific outcomes。
Simone Cox
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a fantastic book for anyone looking to understand behaviours in their life， whether you have depression， OCD， anxiety， or just wanting to better understand your mind and how to get out of negative thoughts and actions。 I've been in therapy for 3 months and this book has helped me so much。 a fantastic book for anyone looking to understand behaviours in their life， whether you have depression， OCD， anxiety， or just wanting to better understand your mind and how to get out of negative thoughts and actions。 I've been in therapy for 3 months and this book has helped me so much。 。。。more
Alice
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This took me a long time to get through， because I like to read in a linear fashion rather than the dip-in-and-out style recommended by this book （a behavioural quirk that's probably part of the reason I need such a book in the first place）。 There's lots of useful and helpful information here， in a chatty， informal style that didn't feel patronising。 Now I've made myself happy by reading the whole thing from start to finish， I can go back and cherrypick what I need， when I need it。。。 This took me a long time to get through， because I like to read in a linear fashion rather than the dip-in-and-out style recommended by this book （a behavioural quirk that's probably part of the reason I need such a book in the first place）。 There's lots of useful and helpful information here， in a chatty， informal style that didn't feel patronising。 Now I've made myself happy by reading the whole thing from start to finish， I can go back and cherrypick what I need， when I need it。。。 。。。more
Suzanne Copping
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