Includes practical exercises for banishing negative thoughts before they take hold. This book offers a practical, sensible approach, and helps you to master your thoughts and thinking constructively. It deals with techniques for beating anxiety or depression, boosting your self-esteem, losing weight, or simply improving your outlook on life.

Introduction 1 Part I: Pinpointing Primary Principles 7 Chapter 1: Exploring the Basics of CBT 9 Chapter 2: Recognising Problematic Thinking Patterns 21 Chapter 3: Taking Toxic Thinking In Hand 35 Chapter 4: Experiencing Experiments 49 Chapter 5: Where’s Your Head At? Controlling Your Concentration 57 Part II: Pinning Down Problems and Giving Yourself Goals 71 Chapter 6: Getting Emotional 73 Chapter 7: Targeting Troublesome Tactics 93 Chapter 8: Getting Goal Directed 113 Part III: Putting CBT into Practice 125 Chapter 9: Taking An Axe To Anxiety 127 Chapter 10: Attacking Addictive Behaviours and Attitudes 145 Chapter 11: Being Better Friends With Your Body 161 Chapter 12: Dealing a Blow to Depression 177 Chapter 13: Overcoming Obsessions and Cutting Out Compulsions 187 Chapter 14: Lifting Low Self-Esteem 203 Chapter 15: Maintaining Relationships 219 Part IV: Forging into the Future 231 Chapter 16: Examining and Changing Long-Standing Beliefs 233 Chapter 17: Consolidating Conviction in New Core Beliefs 253 Chapter 18: Delving Into Personal Development 267 Chapter 19: Rupturing Roadblocks to Recovery 277 Chapter 20: Putting into Practice Principles of Positive Living 293 Part V: The Part of Tens 309 Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Working with Professionals 311 Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep 317 Chapter 23: Ten Reasons to Never Give Up 323 Index 329

Pinpoint the problems you want to tackleReview how your feelings are linked to your behaviourPractise all the key techniques of CBTDevelop strategies to beat anxiety and depression Practise the skills and develop the tools to challenge negative thoughts CBT is a proven and effective approach to mastering your thoughts, and here the authors of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies, 2nd Edition show you how to put the ideas from their book into practice. Inside you'll find a huge number of hands-on exercises and techniques to help you remove roadblocks to change – whether you're seeking to overcome anxiety and depression, boost self-esteem, improve your relationships, or simply improve your outlook in your professional and personal life. See how to Recognise your problematic thinking patterns Use techniques to direct your focus Define your problems and set specific goals for change Create and maintain healthy relationships Live in a positive way THE DUMMIES WORKBOOK WAY Plain-English explanations Step-by-step procedures Hands-on practice exercises Ample workspace to work out problems A dash of humour and fun