Managing Intense Emotions and Overcoming Self-Destructive Habits : A Self-Help Manual (Paperback)

Part 1: Understanding the problems and first steps??1. Introduction: who the manual is for and how to use it (session 1)? 2. Notes for mental health professionals? 3. How the problems develop (session 2)? 4. Foundations for living well (sessions 3 and 4)? 5. How you use drugs and alcohol (session 5)? 6. Understanding and managing emotions (sessions 6-8)? 7. Investigating and modifying thinking habits and beliefs (sessions 9-12)??Part 2: Tackling the problems??8. Overcoming depression and managing difficult mood states? 9. Tackling childhood abuse? 10. Overcoming self-harm (the silent scream)? 11. Me and me: learning to take care of, be with and like yourself? 12. Me and other people? 13. Managing and reducing anger? 14. Other problem areas: casual sex, eating problems and hallucinations? 15. What then?

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