Change your Life! Hope and Healing for Anxiety and Depression - Softcover

Fox, David H

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452532656 ISBN 13: 9781452532653

Publisher: BalboaPress, 2011

Synopsis

Change Your Life! is about the power you have to use your mind, your body and your desire for a better life to beat anxiety and depression and change anything in your life for the better. It provides a range of easy-to-apply tools and techniques whilst also providing real-life examples of how the author and his hundreds of clients have used these same techniques to make positive, measurable changes in their lives.

Change Your Life! covers some of the most useful and proven techniques in psychology today including cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, meditation and mindfulness which are all incredibly effective and proven in helping people who are anxious or depressed, or even for those who simply want to feel better about themselves and their lives. In this book you will learn how to regain control of your emotions and your life in a sustainable and practical way.

Change your Life! will provide you with tools and techniques that you can immediately put into action, including how to: challenge your negative and faulty thinking; think about and use the benefits of exercise; do simple meditation and why it is so effective; cope with change and negative emotions; remember to praise yourself; develop meaningful and powerful goals; keep yourself focused and stay committed to your new way of life!

With over fifteen years of personal experience, as well as extensive experience coaching and counselling others, author and psychologist, David Fox has gathered and distilled the best tools and techniques for beating anxiety and depression and creating lasting, positive change in your life.

About this title

About the Author:

David Fox is a registered psychologist with a master’s degree in psychology. In January 2000, just as he was completing his master’s thesis, David suffered from a panic attack and subsequently went into a depression for a few months. This painful experience and subsequent personal experiences have helped him gain some real insight into what people go through when in an anxious or depressive state and he thus knows what works and how to achieve recovery from both depression and anxiety. David thoroughly understands the benefits and drawbacks of the use of psychiatric medication that are commonly prescribed to people who have anxiety and/or depression and is a strong advocate for not using these medications unless absolutely necessary. By using the tools and techniques outlined in this book, David has managed to lift himself out of anxiety and depression and still achieve some great successes, including becoming a black belt in tae kwon do and a registered psychologist both in South Africa and Australia. He has helped people with anxiety disorders, depression, low self-esteem, alcohol abuse, phobias, as well as those who just found themselves lost in life and needing some coaching and guidance to take their next step forward. In addition to working as a psychologist, David has worked in the field of human resources for several years. He lives in Sydney where he works as a consultant and psychologist in private practice and is passionate about raising awareness with regards to mental health in the workplace.

About this edition

• Publisher: BalboaPress
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1452532656
• ISBN 13: 9781452532653
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176