Coping with / advice about mental health issues Books

This short, easy-to-read, and transformational workbook triggers thoughts and points to the root causes of resentment that are explored in Accountability and Empowerment: A Four-Step Strategy for Overcoming Resentment...

The John Chronicles- Making Peace with Mania is the true story of a man who looks back at the mental instabilities of his twenties. He leads us through many delusional mania fueled adventures and explains how he successfully escaped repeating the cycle...

There's nothing wrong with being shy. But if social anxiety keeps you from forming relationships with others, advancing in your education or your career, or carrying on with everyday activities, you may need to confront your fears to live an enjoyable,...

Have you had a baby and are just not feeling like yourself? Do you feel like you are in a dark fog, cannot think coherently and are riddled with anxiety and insomnia? Or is this your partner? Do you find yourself not connecting with motherhood or your...

Jim Blackwood, Jr. has lived with mental illness for most of his life. From surviving childhood bullying to the sudden appearance of Panic Disorder as a young adult to learning he had been living with PTSD all along, his search for a cure is a story of...

Learning to tell the difference between stress-caused symptoms that mimic physical symptoms is an important life adjustment skill, very useful. Gain insight with conviction on how the body functions relative to tenseness. With practice, the impact of...

As both an academic and professional psychologist, my background is somewhat unique. Most psychologists either opt for the research route, where they study human behavior in the hope of generating insightful theories, or they...

In the U.S., we are all swimming in the waters of what is right, real and true as White and male. Because of Western globalization, these beliefs have spilled over the rest of our world forming a yardstick by which we measure everything. The problem with...

Picture a single domino wobbling in a sea of dominoes inside my mind. A traumatic event triggers an emotional reaction that knocks it over, crashing into two more dominoes. They each create two thoughts that trigger two more emotions that knock down two...

Do you feel manipulated, controlled, or lied to? Are you the focus of intense, violent, and irrational rages? Do you feel you are 'walking on eggshells' to avoid the next confrontation? If the answer is 'yes,' someone you care about may have borderline...

In the Adventure Continues: Living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, the sequel to Just Another Adventure: Living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Marcel LaPerriere continues to find happiness despite the diminishing abilities he is allowed with ALS...

When we are regularly undone by our emotions, we become victims of damaged relationships, trapped circumstances, self-sabotage, and illness. Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life offers help to all of us who want to gain the upper hand on our feelings...

Following up on his groundbreaking 1990 work Sampling Normal and Schizophrenic Inner Experience, Dr. Hurlburt delineates the development of his descriptive sampling method across numerous case studies of depressed,...

This volume is the third in a series on depressive illness. The first volume, entitled Phenomenology of Depressive Illness, is devoted to a de­ scription of depressive illness from a variety of perspectives that include those...

An original and timely study of men's experiences of depression in which the author tackles the discursively constructed relationship between the self and depression showing its linguistic and social complexity and analyses the relationship between...

Light on SchizophreniaIt is well documented that nutrient deficiencies, nutrient dependencies, and environmental toxins such as heavy metals, contribute to the pathogenesis of mental health disorders. Ignoring this reality means missing out on the...

Based on scientific research, this groundbreaking study from the frontiers of psychology and medicine offers startling new insight into the healing powers and medical benefits of forgiveness. Through vivid examples (including his work with victims from...

Unhappiness, says bestselling author Harriet Lerner, is fueled by three key emotions: anxiety, fear, and shame. They are the uninvited guests in our lives. When tragedy or hardship hits, they may become our constant companions.Anxiety can wash over us...

Discover a World of Fulfillment and Wisdom: "Prioritizing Well-being: Cultural Approaches"Embark on a captivating journey across cultures and continents as we unveil the timeless secrets of happiness and well-being in "Prioritizing Well-being: Cultural...

Through the eyes of a child, we are taken on a journey, as she watches her mother disappear through depression and tries to understand her mothers’ transformation from what she once was, to where she is now, and how to help get her back and find her...