Zmagasz się z niepokojącymi myślami, które nie pozwalają ci zasnąć i dręczą w ciągu dnia, wywołując smutek, złość i gniew? Jeśli tak, to w tej książce znajdziesz praktyczne rozwiązania, które pomogą ci przerwać cykl natrętnych myśli i emocjonalnego przytłoczenia.
Autorzy w przystępny sposób tłumaczą podstawowe założenia terapii poznawczo-behawioralnej i dialektyczno-behawioralnej oraz pokazują, jak wykorzystać je w procesie odzyskiwania wewnętrznej równowagi. Ćwiczenia oparte na metodzie ekspozycji pozwolą skonfrontować się ze swoimi lękami, powstrzymać od impulsywnych reakcji i zmienić niepożądane wzorce zachowania. Poradnik ten, rekomendowany przez specjalistów w dziedzinie psychiatrii i psychoterapii, stanowi cenne źródło wiedzy dla osób poszukujących efektywnych sposobów radzenia sobie z trudnymi emocjami.
Niechciane myśli i silne emocje są kluczem do zrozumienia własnego wewnętrznego świata i zarządzania nim. Pozwolą ci odzyskać spokój i kontrolę nad życiem.
Jon Hershfield, MFT, is the director of The Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt in Towson, MD. He specializes in the mindfulness-based and cognitive behavioral treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Hershfield is coauthor of the books Everyday Mindfulness For OCD and The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD and is the author of When a Family Member Has OCD, Overcoming Harm OCD, and The OCD Workbook for Teens.
(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).
The book does a great job giving explanations and examples of both ERP and DBT, and then beginning to combine them. This adds an important layer of compassion to ERP, which is sometimes missed by less well trained therapists.
Working with DBT and ERP together is such a great idea, and that was what was most helpful for me in therapy the past few years. Though for me the book was mostly review, I think it will help people who are new to either DBT, ERP, both, or combining the two.
Both Jon and Blaise are experts in the field, not to mention just nice people. I recommend this for anyone wanting to learn more about OCD + big emotions.
I know I say this every time I read a new work related book, but this book fills a hole that I didn’t even know needed filling. After working with patients with severe ocd for the past 15+ years, and referring many to seek out DBT therapy in conjunction with the work we are doing in sessions, I feel like I finally have a great resource I can offer to them. Jon & Blaise’s workbook offers so many practical skills to use when an individual is struggling with unwanted thoughts and intense emotions. I especially appreciate the mental health plan of action with clear prompts for different situations and the two tables at the end of the book which helps individuals to understand the tools and when to use them. I have already recommended this book to a few patients.
I think this could be a better tool if you read the book instead of listening to the audiobook. It was hard to listen to. The narrating was not good and the content was annoying at time to listen to because it was reading through lists of things. Looking at it on paper would probably be better. I didn't get anything from this but admittedly, I was only half invested in it because the narrating was annoying me.