The Feeling Good Handbook

Non sono riuscita a leggere ancora tutto il libro... i vari capitoli affrontano situazioni comuni in cui ci si può trovare in difficoltà e spiegano possibili metodi di gestione pratica. Dal mio punto di vista il libro può risultare utile se si hanno difficoltà emotive non troppo invalidanti. Diversamente le soluzioni proposte non risultano risolutive.

Doing the written work this time ; )

Encore plus que le "feeling good" original, ce livre donne des idées simples, pratiques et efficaces sur le rôle des pensées sur les émotions, sur le rôle des émotions pour établir le contact avec autrui. Il décrit deux pratiques, un journal de ses humeurs et de ses croyances et un agenda, que je recommanderai. Étant moi-même adepte de la communication non violente, ses pistes pour répondre à une personne (un client en l'occurrence) en colère me donnent des idées nouvelles (dire oui par exemple). Enfin, ses exemples finals sur comment motiver des clients qui s'autosabotent m'ont aussi grandement aidé. Bref, lisez-le sans plus tarder, même s'il a plus de 10 ans au compteur.

For anyone interested in learning techniques to addressing their distressing thoughts, generally CBT and DBT are mentioned in the conversation. I believe most people present these techniques as a false-dichotomy and that both of these sets of skills can be used to reinforce each other and create a stronger, more disciplined mind. I've been focused more on DBT skills and techniques lately, and this book is an interesting contrast to the skills and techniques to the DBT school-of-thought. It is quite a lengthy read, but there are also a lot of CBT-oriented exercises available for the reader to complete as well.

This is a wonderful follow-up to the book Feeling Good. It continues the insights into emotions and reactions. It starts from the basic understanding that all unpleasant emotions come from distorted thoughts. Then it helps you identify emotions and the thoughts that could cause them. Then it helps you change those thoughts and thereby the emotions. It deals with a variety of unpleasant emotions like anxiety, anger, sadness, frustration etc. It is mind-blowing to realise how many physical problems are effects of unresolved emotions and issues. This book is actually psychotherapy at your own pace. You have to find some good time in the day, take a pencil and fill in exercises while reading the book. In the beginning you may feel some resistance, but as you realise that the exercises ARE actually helping you understand yourself and others better, and making a difference to your daily happiness quotient, you feel more and more enthusiastic about working on yourself. It equips you to work on yourself. You will be amazed at the wisdom of the insights.