Product Description

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a therapeutic technique designed to counter extreme emotional reactions — before they lead to overwhelming anger, depression, anxiety, and stress-related ailments. An eclectic mix of cognitive-behavioral techniques, skills training, Zen, and existentialism, DBT helps readers pay attention to their emotions, assess their blocks to controlling them, become less judgmental of themselves when they lose control, and ultimately eliminate overpowering feelings. Worksheets and assessment exercises round out this breakthrough program.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3798 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 225 pages

From the Publisher
When we are regularly undone by our emotions, we become victims of damaged relationships, trapped circumstances, self-sabotage, and illness. In this breakthrough new workbook, a psychologist who has had amazing results treating patients with emotional problems, helps all of us gain the upper hand on our feelings and our lives.

Many of us know the helpless predicament of losing control of our emotions. We may not be clinically "crazy" but instead "high reactors," experiencing overpowering feelings that knock us off balance, plunge us into depression, make us fly off the handle, or terrify us without warning.

We can anticipate, understand, avoid and replace these "high reactions" by applying the methods of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT is an eclectic mix of cognitive-behavioral techniques, skills training, Zen, and existentialism, that has been honed for the treatment of the highest reactors among us.

From the Inside Flap
Do you feel out of control of your emotions?

Many of us know the awful predicament of losing control of our emotions. We may not be clinically "crazy" but instead "high reactors," experiencing overpowering feelings that knock us off balance, plunge us into depression, make us fly off the handle, or terrify us without warning.

When we are regularly undone by our emotions, we become victims of damaged relationships, trapped circumstances, self-sabotage, and illness. In this breakthrough new workbook, a therapist who has had amazing results treating patients who have problems managing their emotions, helps all of us gain the upper hand on our feelings and our lives.

The proven effective techniques contained in Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life help us anticipate, understand, avoid, and replace these "high reactions" by applying the methods of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The therapeutic technique of DBT is an eclectic mix of cognitive behavioral techniques, skills training, and Buddhist wisdom. With worksheets, assessment exercises, and step-by-step guidance author Scott Spradlin translates the secrets of DBT for the rest of us. Step-by-step he'll show you how to eliminate overpowering feelings so that you may go on to tolerate life's ongoing stresses with a sense of calm co-existence with your emotions.

"Many people feel emotionally out of control—their overpowering feelings trap them in bouts of anger, depression, and panic. DBT is a proven, highly effective treatment to reduce the impact of painful emotions and increase the effect of positive ones. Therapists are lining up at workshops to learn the groundbreaking techniques this book can teach you. I strongly recommend this book."

- Matthew McKay, Ph.D., coauthor of The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook and Thoughts & Feelings

Customer Reviews

Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Having just been diagnosed with BPD, I have found books such as this very helpful as my husband and I discuss the best way for our family to deal with my sensitivity to emotions and mood changes. My oldest son is also displaying behaviors indicative of BPD and we are looking for help for him, too.

adjunctive
must use w/ the original great--Linehan's DBT skills training workbook. i like these exercises, but you will need to preview before each class and come up w/ a solid tie-in w/ the DBT skills...it just doesn't stand alone in a way that is useful to clients.

You can teach an old woman new skills
You can teach 4 year olds to count. You can teach an old dog to fetch. At 45 I thought there was no help for me. I just couldn't change. But this book helped me to learn the skills I needed to get along with myself my family and society. It is dry reading but keep at it and you will find a new person within you.