Overcoming Self

Meditation is one of the most popular forms of complimentary therapy for mental, emotional, and physical conditions on the planet. And when it comes to OCD, its effectiveness is no different. Meditations can help with things such as eliminating intrusive thoughts and learning to let go. Science and medicine are on the side of meditation. But even if you’re still skeptical, what do you have to lose?

Are you plagued by a recurring thought or idea that just won't go away, or feel the need to wash your hands repeatedly, to hoard things or to repeatedly check all appliances in the house have been turned off before you leave? These are common symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a condition that causes distress to hundreds of thousands of people.

If you or someone you love is suffering from panic attacks or anxiety...but don’t have thousands of dollars to spend...then you've come to the right place. Inside this audiobook, you’ll discover: what loving yourself truly means...and why it’s one of the most important things you could ever do; the real cause of your panic attacks...and how to stop it before it ruins you; and more.

Most of us believe when we're depressed that our situation is hopeless. That's a mistake, Dr. Elisha Goldstein reassures us in Uncovering Happiness. The secret to overcoming depression and uncovering happiness is in harnessing our brain's own natural antidepressant power and ultimately creating a more resilient antidepressant brain.

If you, like many, have stress issues that prevent you from falling asleep easily, making you arrive at the end of the day tired and full of anxiety, and maybe nervous hunger ravages you making you gain weight quickly, this book on hypnosis and meditation is the right solution for you. Lack of sleep and an off-normal weight can be countered with simple tricks, including meditation and self-hypnosis, laid out in these pages in a simple and concise manner.

Mental health tops the list of concerns for today's kids (and their parents). Keeping up with social trends is exhausting, and real-life friendships can feel risky and hard. Kids also have to contend with constant input from the digital world, which is all too often detrimental to their wellbeing. In this edition, Jennie Allen draws on the insights, truth, and experiences from her New York Times bestsellers Get Out of Your Head and Find Your People to offer a practical guide to help kids form positive habits and connections that are crucial to their mental and spiritual health.

Chronically low self-esteem seems to be one of the biggest reasons for people of all ages to be unable to reach their potential. No matter what advantages or disadvantages they are given in life, people who have a poor view of themselves tend to stay stuck and are unable to move forward with confidence. At its core, poor self-esteem is an issue of identity. Lack of self-confidence has less to do with your own abilities and talents than it has to do with how you see yourself and your own worth and value.

As an experienced psychotherapist, who’s had years of therapy, I realised that ploughing endless energy into trying to control the uncontrollable is keeping us all tired, wired, and worried. Ignoring fears doesn’t make them less true, it makes them more powerful. I decided to try a different tact and it changed my world. Instead of doing everything I could to ease and avoid life’s uncomfortable truths, I sought a deeper acceptance of them. Through using this approach, my clients and I discovered that fear began to loosen its grip. We were living more intentionally and peacefully.

So much human behavior can be explained by two motives: we want to be right, and we want to feel good about ourselves. But the tension between these two motives makes us especially vulnerable to bias—and bias distorts our view of the world and of ourselves and can keep us from doing even what we know is right. In The Unbiased Self, social psychologist Erin Devers lays out what psychology has discovered about bias and selfishness.

Millions of people are plagued by low self-confidence. But in Confidence, personality expert Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic shows us that high confidence makes us less likeable, less employable, and less successful in the long run. He reveals the benefits of low confidence (including being more motivated and self-aware), teaches us how to know when to fake it, get ahead at work, improve our social skills, feel better emotionally and physically, and much more.

In the past few years I’ve been able to overcome my almost debilitating fear of other people’s negative opinions of me and embark on a career - and life - I love. How I did that is what my book, Be Bigger Than You Think You Are!, is all about. In it, I give simple, easy-to-follow methods you can use to get into action. I show how you can effectively pursue your goals by first noticing and then questioning all your negative thoughts and beliefs about yourself. I provide you with tools you can start using today to overcome any fear of rejection and criticism.

Do you hate your body? Are you deeply dissatisfied with your appearance, shape, or weight—so much so that you avoid looking at yourself in the mirror, avoid certain social situations, or dread having your photo taken? If so, you are not alone. Body dissatisfaction and even body hatred have reached epidemic levels in our culture—particularly for women and girls. But you don't have to live your life consumed by feelings of shame and self-hatred. This workbook offers a way out of the darkness.

Offering entrepreneurs and leaders a practical look at impostor syndrome, leadership consultant Kris Kelso explores that inner voice that downplays our own accomplishments while amplifying those of others. Kris gives listeners powerful tools needed to expose The Impostor's methods and emerge as more effective and confident leaders.

Are you frustrated of not able to start what you put your mind too? Angered by your cluttered mind and waste the day away doing nonessential work? Want to become a top performer getting more work done in a week than in the last year? If you’re someone who gets stuck in negative thought patterns that hold you back from your true potential. This book will change your existence.

Over 50 percent of women are on a diet at any given time, according to Livestrong, but studies show that diets don’t actually lead to sustained weight loss or health benefits for most people. One of the primary reasons why people regain weight is because it is so hard to stick to a diet. Diets often mean restrictive rules which require you to avoid certain types of food, or to restrict the times you can eat.

Ce livre est un guide essentiel pour toute personne souhaitant surmonter les traumatismes de l’enfance et trouver un équilibre émotionnel durable. Écrit par un expert en gestion du stress et en guérison des traumatismes, ce livre vous offre des outils pratiques et des techniques éprouvées pour transformer votre vie.

Unlike countless other self-help/motivational books that have flooded the market, Give In to Win offers a unique set of tools to help you to learn that giving up is not always a threat to your ego but that giving in and surrendering can release you from the hindrances that burden your life.

In Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, discover practical tools and empowering strategies to silence your inner critic, embrace your accomplishments, and unlock unshakable confidence.

As a parent, you can use certain strategies to help your elementary-aged daughter when she struggles with worry and anxiety. But it is also important that she learn how to work through her emotions on her own.

This guide - created for girls ages 13 to 18 - will help your daughter understand anxiety's roots and why her brain is often working against her when she starts to worry. With teen-friendly information, stories, and self-discovery exercises, including journaling and drawing prompts, she will learn practical ways to fight back when worries come up. She will find more of her voice and her confidence. In essence, she will find more of herself and the brave, strong, deeply loved girl God made her to be.