Healing from Emotional Pain with CBT Tools. How to Overcome Sadness and Fear

Avoiding and suppressing emotions is fraught with many negative consequences, one of which can be the intensification of painful experiences, including those leading to health problems. The more you try to avoid anxiety and anxiety-provoking situations, the more anxious you become. The more you shut yourself off from sadness and grief, the stronger these feelings become and the longer they torment you. All of this leads to a gradual loss of the taste for life, an increasing withdrawal into oneself, and a descent into sadness; one stops communicating with loved ones, gives up work and other activities, avoids difficult situations, and even stops engaging in what brings pleasure. This can lead to depression in its clinical form.

The workbook "Healing from Emotional Pain" is the result of the collaborative work of four authors who have developed a comprehensive and effective approach to self-healing. This incredibly useful practical manual, based on the results of dozens of studies in the field of cognitive-behavioral therapy, will be a true friend and reliable support to anyone who wants to take control of their life and emotional states. It contains a self-assessment questionnaire that will open your eyes to many things and a multitude of exercises that will help heal emotional pain and channel the released energy into living life to the fullest.

"Emotional pain is inevitable. It can arise at any moment, and initially, it is usually not possible to stop it or eliminate the cause. But you choose how to respond to painful events and feelings. Only you decide how much energy to give to your pain, how much effort and time to spend coping with it, and how to support yourself in difficult times. This book will teach you how to respond to emotional pain and not hide from life, no matter how hard it may be for you."

Matthew McKay, Patrick Fanning, Erica Pool, Patricia I. Zurita