Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Beginners: How To Use CBT To Overcome Anxieties, Phobias, Addictions, Depression, Negative Thoughts, And Other Problematic Disorders

by Madison Taylor

If you have been suffering from addiction, depression, anxiety, phobias, or anger management issues for a long time, you are probably ready for some relief. But it may seem like nothing works to relieve your pain. You may have tried psychotherapy, group therapy, medication, and even vitamins and home remedies for your symptoms, all in vain. After years of trying to feel better with no definitive results, you may have resigned yourself to a lifetime of suffering. Before you give up on ever getting well, why don’t you try cognitive behavioral therapy? CBT is not some new fad in the self-help industry. It is a tried and true method that many licensed therapists incorporate into their practices. Scientific research has shown great improvements in the mental illness symptoms of CBT patients compared to patients who are using other therapy methods. Basically, CBT works. And this book is your guide on how to do it yourself at home. CBT works by training you to think more helpful thoughts. Instead of just drowning in pain and thinking negatively, you begin to apply useful solution-oriented thinking to your life. The results are solutions to your problems and fewer painful emotions. As you begin to think more positively, you begin to change into a happier person. Your life will change, too. CBT is not expensive. In fact, it can be done for free. It also is not hard. It is a therapy method that works. This book is your comprehensive guide to how CBT works and how you can use it to start feeling better today.

109 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 20, 2016

Reviews

[Marc ZEIMET · Rating 5 out of 5]

The booklet is a summary of what CBT can do to a practising person, alone or with the help of a psychotherapist. In all fairness that is also what the title is suggesting. If one is induced to do "mind-reading" of what the author will produce and generate in some 100 pages, for instance, "assuming" that the CBT technique will be presented in its various facets and on different levels of engagement, then the deception is pre-programmed.
Madison Taylor has presented a publication that bears all its value for someone who searches for the application field of CBT. Especially the subdivision chosen by the author makes sense in that thought patterns are discussed and briefly described, while confirming that the application of CBT related tools and techniques can be rather easily applied, and when practised over time with dedication and continuous training work results can be expected.
A valuable book, easily readable, straight forward in its message and the communication of its contents.

[Vasco · Rating 2 out of 5]

The bad: Jesus Christ. Where to begin. The author tips any scientific process from CBT, let alone describing how to use it. She talks on a surface level about what it can be used for, dropping pearls like "if you fail, remember you are awesome" and classifying people with neurodiversity as people who have an "unhealthy brain" and something "malignant like a tumor".

The good: I would say this is a simplified summary of CBT, but it's riddled with so many personal biases and unprofessional wording I'm not going to even consider it a good summary.

[Nasir Uddin Shawon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just an introduction to CBT, not much is in it unfortunately.

[Денис Бурчаков · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now this one is a very-very short introduction to CBT, patient-oriented. This book just gives you examples of thinking distortions and some questions to work with. If you never read anything about CBT, start here, but don't expect much and be ready to look for more.

[Rick Yvanovich · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good introduction to CBT. It explains what it is and what it could be used for. It is however I think just scratching the surface and leaves you wanting to know a lot more

[Armagan (any pronouns) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the simplistic approach that the book adopts. I have a clear idea what CBT is at last. The link in the book, with too many worksheets in it, seems very practical and (possibly) useful. This book does not deceive its reader, it is for "beginners" as it claims to be but without any BS (I guess).
The first part tries to convince its readers that "CBT works" (which seemed a little bit of hypnotic and conditionalizing to me, and I did not like it to be honest). But, when I accessed the easy to apply worksheets, I felt thankful.