Rapid Relief from Emotional Distress

by EMERY, GARY

• ISBN13: 9780449902493
• ISBN10: 0449902498
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1987-08-01
• Publisher: Ballantine Books

Summary

Yes, you can change your life . . . now! If you're depressed, lonely, guilty, anxious, or otherwise emotionally ill, you don't have to be. The first step is to realize that you do have power over the way you feel. The second step is to master the simple, no-nonsense, five-minute strategies in this uniquely helpful and ground-breaking book. Rapid Cognitive Therapy has been tested and proven effective. It is based on the ACT Formula: Accept your current reality. Choose to create what you want in your life. Take action to create it. This important guide will show you how to: * Let go of the self-defeating thoughs that are holding you back * Gain control over your relationships * Develop self-confidence and self-esteem * Get rid of your old, unproductive "change" strategies and replace them with "choose" strategies Featuring 38 tests and exercises to help you pinpoint your problems and find immediate relief.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Before You Begin This Book--Be Sure to Read This	p. xi
Strategies for Rapid Relief	p. 1
How to Get Rapid Relief	p. 3
Letting Go of Pain	p. 15
Acceptance: Awareness and Feeling Strategies	p. 33
Acceptance: Thinking and Acting Strategies	p. 49
How to Create What You Want	p. 62
Take Action!	p. 81
How to Apply the Choice System	p. 97
Let Go of Anxiety and Create Self-Faith	p. 99
Let Go of Anger and Create Cooperation	p. 114
Let Go of Loneliness and Create Intimacy	p. 132
Let Go of Depression and Create Self-Esteem	p. 149
Advanced Strategies and Principles	p. 167
Separate the Choice World from the Change World	p. 169
Responsibility and Self-Accountability	p. 187
Staying in the Choice System: Relief for Life	p. 206
Strategies You Can Use to Get Immediate Relief in Tough Situations	p. 215
Recommended Reading and Tapes	p. 225
Index	p. 227
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