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Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life
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Scott E. Spradlin
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Free Shipping Worldwide  Ships within 24 hours from UK supplier| Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 225 pages | | Published In: | United States, 01 February 2003 |
Many of us know the helpless predicament of losing control of our emotions. We may not be clinically "crazy" but instead "high reactors," experiencing overpowering feelings that knock us off balance, plunge us into depression, make us fly off the handle, or terrify us without warning. We can anticipate, understand, avoid and replace these "high reactions" by applying the methods of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT is an eclectic mix of cognitive-behavioral techniques, skills training, Zen, and existentialism, that has been honed for the treatment of the highest reactors among us--those with Borderline Personality Disorder. Author Scott Spradlin uses proven DBT techniques, worksheets and assessment exercises, to teach us to pay attention to emotions when they arise, assess our blocks to controlling them, and finally overcome these blocks and eliminate overpowering feelings. We learn what emotional triggers exist in our environments, become less judgmental about ourselves when we do experience a surge, and avoid or reduce the distress that emotions cause us. This workbook ultimately equips us to reduce the impact of painful feelings and increase the effects of positive ones so that we may tolerate life's ongoing stresses and achieve a sense of calm co-existence with our emotions. About the AuthorScott Spradlin, M.A., is a DBT therapist specializing in treating highly reactive clients. Spradlin trained exclusively with Dr. Marsha Linehan, the originator of DBT,. He currently works as a therapist and coordinator at the Christian Counseling Center in Wichita, KS where he treats clients, and trains professionals and students in the theory and practice of DBT. Spradlin is the founding editor of the DBT Bulletin. |
| Publisher: | New Harbinger Publications | | ISBN: | 1572243090 |
| EAN: | 9781572243095 | | Dimensions: | 28.0 x 21.0 x 1.0 centimeters (0.52 kg) |
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 – Customer review on 15/12/2007
I wouldn't recommend this book for people suffering from emotional disorders.
I suffer from Bipolar and BPD and everytime I would try and complete a chapter I would end up breaking down in frustration.
I think the author has the right idea and seems to be well informed, but unfortunately in my opinion only a small percentage of people would get good use out of this book.
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 – Customer review on 13/01/2007
DBT is a wonderful treatment for many people who become emotionally overwhelmed and try to ease their agony by doing things that just make life worse in the long run (like exploding or cutting themselves or getting smashed or ending an important relationship abruptly). This workbook makes many of Marsha Linehan's approaches (that have been proven useful in fancy research studies)understandable and useful to people who do not have a PHD in psychology.
How cool is that?!
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 – Customer review on 04/03/2006
Can be hard to understand, but helpful if you're in the right frame of mind.
Technical and informative book, but some of the excercises are very difficult to do and it made me feel more frustrated.
Would recommend for somebody with BPD or other mood disorders.
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