Learning to Tell Myself the Truth

by William Backus

A 6-WEEK PROGRAM Designed to Bring Immediate and Long-lasting Results to the Way a Person Thinks, Feels, and Acts.What Is Truth Therapy?With over half a million copies of Telling Yourself the Truth sold, tens of thousands of people have benefited from author William Backus’s life-changing principles of truth therapy. Utilizing the resources of the Christian faith—the power of the truth and the Spirit of truth—truth therapy has already empowered people to break from the tyranny of anger, depression, anxiety, perfectionism, and other emotional difficulties.Why a Workbook?Learning to Tell Myself the Truth is a stand-alone workbook designed to provide readers with the directive tools to implement truth therapy into their lives. Through self-evaluation, growth exercises, and the spiritual discipleship unique to a workbook, readers will be enabled to identify their own misbeliefs and replace them with the truth. Based on the premise that people feel and act the way they think, freedom from emotional anguish and behavioral paralysis is possible if true thoughts replace the lies a person believes.Who Is Helped by Truth Therapy?Anyone who has difficulty controlling inappropriate emotions and/or actions—depressed people, anxious people, habitually irritated or angry people, people who want to break tough habits, and people who would like to feel better or establish better control over some aspect of their behavior.Will It Work for Me

Genres: Nonfiction, Personal Growth, Christian Non Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1994

Reviews

[CJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where can you go to escape your mind when it turns against you?

If you indeed can't escape your mind, then what can you do instead?

Mr Backus suggests we learn to tell ourselves the truth, and in a clear readable format he teaches exactly this. The profound wisdom contained in these pages can be easily missed, so I've had to return to it multiple times as I've recognised this book is 'superior' to my understanding, and only makes sense after life has beaten me down a bit more and humbled me enough to see the lessons contained in its pages.

I hope this book changes your life as much as it has mine.

[Cole Zeller · Rating 5 out of 5]

In 2021, I was put in the hospital at 26 years old with COVID pneumonia. I came out of that experience with a lot of anxiety and depression. I sought counseling and was given this book to do. To say it was life changing, would be a huge understatement. I never knew how important self talk really is, and how poor mine was! If you are in a rut mentally, crippled by self doubt and low self esteem. This book could be a great tool for victories in your mind! I very much recommend having a mentor/counselor walk along side you while you read, I got way more out of the book when I had someone to talk it out with.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am devouring Backus' books and cannot describe how thankful I am to have found his work. I love mindset work and psychology and his books are so good at balancing those with a grounded Christian faith. I may have to read all of his works...but which one next??

[Monet Lynn Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent research based program for dealing with negative self talk. Presented from a christian perspective.

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, what can I say about this book. If you are dealing with anger, depression or anxiety in your life I believe this is an excellent book to read. I went through the material with a group of people. We met each Monday evening and discussed a section of the book. An all around awesome experience. Great concepts and tools are presented in the book. As with most things, the more you put into this book, the more you will get out of it. Even if you are mildly depressed, mildly angry or mildly anxious, this book could be a great help.

[Bridgette · Rating 3 out of 5]

self analytical but "in your face" boldness. If you really want to search the inner recesses of your own heart then this is the book for you.