Emotions As Tools: A Self Help Guide To Controlling Your Life Not Your Feelings

by Edward Daube

Emotions as Tools is an easy to understand guide that helps you learn what feelings are and what they can do for you in your relationships and in your life. Anger, sadness, anxiety, fear, guilt and shame are discussed. You don't control the gauges in your car. They are tools that you learn how to use. Your feelings are tools that you also don't need to control but do need to learn how to use. Unfortunately, most men and women lack the training they need to get the most out of their emotions. This guide addresses that need. Emotions as Tools is for you if you have ever wanted your feelings to disappear, you believed that your feelings controlled you, or you didn't know how to express your feelings appropriately at home, socially, or at work. Emotions as Tools is also for you if you want to learn how to read people better, you know someone who doesn't do well with their feelings, or you want to learn to control your life not your emotions.

140 pages, Paperback

First published May 4, 2009

Reviews

[Liudas Belickas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Somewhat raw but really foundational overview of emotion mechanics that can be really practical and useful.
The described framework can definitely help reveal the underlying factors causing some of our destructive behaviors. However reading does not substitute for practising the method:))