Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens

Author: Sheri Van Dijk

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Published: 2011-03-01

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1608822753

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Let's face it: life gives you plenty of reasons to get angry, sad, scared, and frustrated-and those feelings are okay. But sometimes it can feel like your emotions are taking over, spinning out of control with a mind of their own. To make matters worse, these overwhelming emotions might be interfering with school, causing trouble in your relationships, and preventing you from living a happier life. Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens is a workbook that can help. In this book, you'll find new ways of managing your feelings so that you'll be ready to handle anything life sends your way. Based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a type of therapy designed to help people who have a hard time handling their intense emotions, this workbook helps you learn the skills you need to ride the ups and downs of life with grace and confidence. This book offers easy techniques to help you: •Stay calm and mindful in difficult situations •Effectively manage out-of-control emotions •Reduce the pain of intense emotions •Get along with family and friends

Mind and Emotions
Mind and Emotions

Author: Matthew McKay

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1608824748

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We all have our own ways of handling stressful situations without letting emotions get the best of us, but some ways of coping work better than others. Short-term fixes that help us avoid or numb our emotions may temporarily alleviate sadness and anger, but can also end up causing anxiety, depression, chronic anger, and even physical health problems. If you struggle with overwhelming emotions and feel trapped by unhealthy patterns, this workbook is your ticket out. Mind and Emotions is a revolutionary universal treatment program for all emotional disorders that helps you discover which of the seven problematic coping styles is keeping you trapped in a cycle of emotional pain. Instead of working on difficulties like anxiety, anger, shame, and depression one by one, you’ll treat the root of all your emotional suffering at once. Drawing on evidence-based skills from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy, this workbook offers all the techniques you need to manage unwelcome feelings in effective and productive ways. Learn and practice the most effective coping skills: Clarifying and acting on your core values Mindfulness and acceptance Detaching from negative thoughts Self-soothing and relaxation exercises Assertiveness and interpersonal skills Gradually facing your strong emotions This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit — an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties.

The Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance Workbook
The Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance Workbook

Author: Margaret Cullen

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1608828417

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Experiencing emotions is a part of the richness of life. But sometimes emotions can get in the way of our health and happiness. Suppressing strong feelings like fear, anger, and resentment isn’t the answer—in fact, doing so can lead to a host of physical problems, from a weakened immune system to heart disease. On the other hand, overreacting in the heat of the moment can be detrimental to relationships. So, how can you ride even the strongest waves of emotion without causing harm to yourself or others? This workbook offers a breakthrough, eight-week program using emotion theory and mindfulness-based techniques to help you manage the overwhelming thoughts and feelings that cause you pain. You’ll learn to approach your emotions without judgment, understand their source, and foster forgiveness and kindness toward both yourself and others. Instead of trying to bury feelings or lashing out and hurting relationships, you'll learn how to cultivate emotional balance using this powerful program.

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life

Author: Scott E. Spradlin

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010-05-07

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1458755959

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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 and our lives. Even high reactors, people disposed to experiencing strong, even overwhelming emotions on a regular basis, will find its strategies easy to use and effective at managing frequent emotional flare-ups. This book develops proven DBT techniques into worksheets, exercises, and assessments that show you how to pay attention to emotions when they arise, assess blocks to controlling them, and overcome them to eliminate overpowering feelings. Learn what emotional triggers exist in your environment and become less judgmental about yourself when you do experience a surge. Avoid or reduce the distress that strong emotions cause you. This workbook teaches you to reduce the impact of painful feelings and increase the effects of positive ones so that you can tolerate life's ongoing stresses and achieve a sense of calm coexistence with your emotions.

The Self-Regulation Workbook for Kids
The Self-Regulation Workbook for Kids

Author: Jenna Berman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1646042131

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Help your child identify, understand, and take control of their feelings with the kid-friendly cognitive behavioral therapy and self-regulation exercises in this easy-to-use workbook. When children have difficulty self-regulating, it can make it harder for them to get along with peers and family members, hurt their academic achievement, and inhibit their ability to complete activities of daily living. That’s where this book comes in. In this evidence-based workbook, the reader follows the journey of a child just like them—who experiences all kinds of emotions and thoughts and learns how to take control of them. The Self-Regulation Workbook for Kids allows kids to explore and express their feelings, guided by a relatable character and reinforced through interactive worksheets and proven exercises. The CBT-based activities and advice in this workbook will empower children with concrete coping skills and techniques that they can return to each and every time they start to feel upset or stressed.

Your Emotions and You: A Workbook: Strategies and Exercises to Understand and Manage Emotions
Your Emotions and You: A Workbook: Strategies and Exercises to Understand and Manage Emotions

Author: Suzette Bray

Publisher: Rockridge Press

Published: 2021-12-21

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781638073376

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Manage your emotions instead of letting them manage you Emotions are a part of every thought and action we take, but when we neglect them it's hard to live a full and connected life. This supportive workbook provides advice, exercises, and tools that will help you understand and manage your feelings as you learn to practice compassion for yourself and others. What sets this workbook apart from other books on untangling emotions and social emotional learning: Emotions 101--Learn what impacts emotions, how they can impact you, and how well you currently relate to yours. Build an emotional tool kit--Look inward to better understand your emotions using a wide range of exercises that will help you practice patience and self-compassion, including journaling, mindfulness, and gratitude. Work with your emotions--Deep dive into what triggers them, tips for managing them, and how to use your newfound knowledge to spur personal growth. Master emotional regulation and improve your life and relationships using Your Emotions and You: A Workbook.

Managing Your Emotions
Managing Your Emotions

Author: Joyce Meyer

Publisher: FaithWords

Published: 2008-11-16

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0446549134

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God Gave You Emotions on Purpose! Our emotions play a vital role in living happy, healthy, successful lives. All emotions, from love and joy to anger and fear, have an important part to play in understanding ourselves and others. They help us discover the wonders of this life as well as warn us when we are in danger. But this diversity of feelings is meant to complement our life, not determine it! In this life-transforming book, Joyce Meyer reveals powerful truths from God's Word that will help you learn to manage all of your emotions in the right direction. Through hilarious illustrations and real-life applications, Joyce delivers the keys to keeping your emotions in the proper place while allowing the Spirit of God to lead and direct you. Dynamic scriptural insights are included on topics such as: * How not to be led by feelings * Codependency * Forgiveness * Mood swings * Healing for damaged emotions * Depression * And much more! Don't allow your feelings to determine your destiny! Instead, manage your emotions to complement and enhance your attitude for a joyful, victorious life!

Tame Your Emotions
Tame Your Emotions

Author: Zoe McKey

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-08

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781983662393

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Do insecurities and a lack of self-confidence keep you down? Do you feel inferior and worthless compared to others? Good news: you CAN turn the sinking ship of negative feelings around. Emotional insecurities can be changed and improved by understanding the nature of the emotions and learning the pathways to handle them. Everything you now perceive to be impossible is achievable. You just have to learn how to overcome your limiting beliefs. Chase away your fears and smash your obstacles with the power of emotional stability. Tame Your Emotions is a collection of the most common and painful emotional insecurities and their antidotes. Even the most successful people have fears and self-sabotaging habits. But they also know how to use them to their advantage and keep their fears on a short leash. This is exactly what my book will teach you - using the tactics of experts and research-proven methods. Emotions can't be eradicated. But they can be controlled. * How to control your thoughts to take remarks less personally. * How to handle disadvantage or highly adverse conditions. * How to use your personal strengths to your advantage. * Develop the ability to connect with others - despite social anxiety. Fear tells you that you're on the path of improvement. *Heal your emotional insecurities with three simple, 5-minute exercises. *Control hypersensitivity. *Identify and ditch the worst forms of emotional insecurities: arrogance, aggression, and overconfidence. *Learn to help your partner with his or her insecurities. Understanding and learning to control our emotions open up the gates of a happy and balanced life. Emotional stability gives you a peace of mind. You rarely lose your temper and don't hurt yourself or those around you so often. You will understand your emotions better thus you'll know the right response to them - rational responses not impulsive ones. Become confident, composed, and emotionally secure today with the help of Tame Your Emotions!

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook

Author: Matthew McKAY

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010-04-15

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 1458768619

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By a distinguished team of authors, this workbook offers readers unprecedented access to the core skills of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), formerly available only through complicated professional books and a small handful of topical workbooks. These straightforward, step-by-step exercises will bring DBT core skills to thousands who need it.

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Kids
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Kids

Author: Jennifer J. Solin

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Published: 2017-07-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1626258619

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In this much-needed guide, two dialectical behavior therapists offer an activity-based workbook for kids who struggle with anger, mood-swings, and emotional and behavioral dysregulation. Using the skills outlined in this book, kids will be able to manage their emotions, get along with others, and do better in school. Childhood can often be a time of intense emotions. But if your child’s emotions interfere with school, homework, or tests; alienate them from their peers; make it difficult to forge lasting friendships; or cause constant conflicts at home—it’s time to make a change. You need help to calm the chaos now, rather than later. Building on the success of Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life and Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens, this is the first dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) activity skills workbook designed especially for kids. Designed for children ages 7 to 12, this essential guide will help kids manage difficult emotions and get along better with others. If you are frustrated or worried about your emotional child, the hands-on activities in this book—including child-friendly mindfulness practices—can help. By reading this book, kids will develop their own “skills tool box” for dealing with intense emotions as they arise, no matter where or when. This book has been selected as an Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Book Recommendation—an honor bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.