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Resources: books that can help you get out of depression
Emotional Fitness, Paul Bird. In this book Bird explores the science
behind the emotional/rational battle which takes place in the brain
resulting in so many of today’s emotional problems. Using a unique
model derived from the authors own coaching experiences with
clients, it examines the link between human instincts, emotions and
thoughts and provides a wealth of Emotional Fitness tips to help
people cope with the pressures of modern living.
Meditation; the stress solution, Mary Pearson. Founder of the
British School of Meditation, Pearson says: “The very es-
sence of meditation is to do with quietening the mind. We
have thoughts running through our heads every day; our
minds crammed full of things to do; work, relationships,
worries, the past, the future. We juggle all these thoughts
on a daily basis and it is no wonder that we often feel
stressed.”
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy:
Your Route Out of Perfectionism,
Self-sabotage and Other Everyday Habits, Avy Joseph.
Principal of CCBH Joseph explains, “Mindfulness is a
form of meditation, of being aware of your own thoughts
and surroundings. You can learn the skills of Mindfulness
and put these into practise. Mindfulness helps us under-
stand the value of living in the present, instead of dwelling
on the past, and worrying about the future.”
In The Sophisticated Alcoholic, David Allen challenges traditional
treatments that perpetuate myth of self-help groups, abstinence
and a lifetime of struggle. He aims to help people fundamentally
change their relationship with alcohol with step-by-step guides to
show people how to eliminate the misuse of alcohol without the
need to wage a constant 'battle against the bottle' or chemical
medication. Therapist Allen maintains that these self-perpetuating
groups take a view of alcoholism that is defeatist, irresponsible and
wrong. His approach focuses understanding, then changing, the
root causes of the excessive drinking, negating powerful desires
rather than suppressing them.