How to Handle Trouble A Guide to Peace of Mind

by CARMODY, JOHN

• ISBN13: 9780449912218
• ISBN10: 0449912213
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-09-29
• Publisher: Ballantine Books

Summary

For everyone panicked by disaster, How to Handle Trouble -- written while its author struggled with bone cancer -- can be the best of allies. With rock-bottom honesty, John Carmody points the way out of trouble not through any secret expertise, but through simple techniques that come "like a warranty with your basic human equipment." Introducing us to all our inner and outer resources, he shows that fear and anxiety need not rule our days. Carmody writes about the real power of thinking, feeling, sharing, deciding, and praying, and even of the joy that comes when we are fighting a good fight. In short, this book is both balm and tonic -- everyday wisdom to help us make sense of crisis and work through it. It just may be the most important book you'll ever read.

Author Biography

John Carmody is senior research fellow in religion at the University of Tulsa

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Techniques	p. 3
Mystery	p. 5
Peace	p. 7
Doing, Thinking, and Being	p. 9
Physical Pain	p. 12
Realism	p. 14
Despair	p. 16
Joy	p. 19
This Book	p. 21
Thinking	p. 25
Overview	p. 25
Data	p. 30
Getting Information	p. 33
Imagining	p. 37
Understanding	p. 39
Judging	p. 43
Criticizing Prejudgments	p. 46
Enjoying Thinking	p. 49
Intellectual Patience	p. 54
Intellectual Peace	p. 57
Feeling	p. 63
Overview	p. 63
Pain	p. 69
Fear	p. 71
Anxiety	p. 75
Helplessness	p. 78
Confidence	p. 82
Courage	p. 85
Connection	p. 88
Support	p. 91
Trust	p. 95
Sharing	p. 101
Overview	p. 101
Family	p. 104
Friends	p. 108
Counselors	p. 112
Clergy	p. 115
Teachers	p. 119
Doctors	p. 122
Authors	p. 126
Children	p. 130
God	p. 135
Deciding	p. 143
Overview	p. 143
Imagining Concretely	p. 147
Factoring in Advice	p. 151
Pros and Cons	p. 155
Facing Fear	p. 160
Trusting the Future	p. 163
Euphoria	p. 166
Desolation	p. 169
Peace of Soul	p. 172
Following Results	p. 175
Praying	p. 181
Overview	p. 181
Secular Prayer	p. 186
Religious Prayer	p. 189
Meditation	p. 193
Contemplation	p. 196
Petition	p. 200
Answers	p. 205
Faith	p. 209
Hope	p. 211
Love	p. 215
Conclusion: The Method Summarized	p. 219
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 225
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