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Complete Confidence: A Handbook [Hardcover]

Sheenah Hankin (Author)
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May 4, 2004
To be confident, a person must walk a path to freedom, arriving at a place called Emotional Maturity. The people you will meet there are competent high-achievers. Cheerful and calm, they are free of anxiety and depression.They will welcome you, for they are not shy. When annoyed, they will set a good example with their straightforward honesty. They play the game of life with a Winning Hand, and you can join them if you make the journey.

--from Complete Confidence

Would your life be easier if you had more confidence? Do you habitually think of yourself as stupid, fat, old, ugly, or a loser? Do you use antidepressants, food, alcohol, or other substitutes to mute your negative feelings? Do immature emotions like guilt, shame, and self-pity prevent you from living every day to the fullest?

Dr. Sheenah Hankin, renowned psychotherapist, points the way to a confident life free from self-criticism, anxiety, and immature anger. This handbook will teach you new ways of thinking and acting, and you will learn to retrain your brain to manage your emotions and put your problems into perspective.

"Complete Confidence makes a big promise, and Dr. Sheenah Hankin is poised to deliver. During her twenty-plus years as a full-time psychotherapist, she has helped hundreds of clients with the Winning Hand of Comfort: a clear and concise prescription for dealing with everyday situations, from resolving conflicts to ending unhealthy habits like overeating, complaining, and procrastinating. The five simple steps of the Winning Hand will teach you how to calm down, clarify your thinking, challenge your blame habit, comfort your negative feelings, and achieve confidence.

Free of psychobabble, and full of thought-provoking quizzes and clear advice, "Complete Confidence gives you all that you need to fulfill your potential and face life's challenges.


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About the Author

Sheenah Hankin, Ph.D., was named by the New York Times Magazine as one of New York's most popular psychotherapists. The codeveloper of Cognitive Appraisal Therapy, she received her graduate training in counseling from Aston University in Birmingham, England. She is the coauthor of Succeeding with Difficult Clients and has been featured as an expert on personality and confidence on national television and in publications, including the New York Times, Newsweek, Vogue, Redbook, Elle, Allure, O, and the New York Post. Dr. Hankin has conducted workshops all over North America and Europe. She lives in New York City with her husband, Dr. Richard Wessler.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow (May 4, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060096470
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060096472
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,914,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A practical tool to help break out of negative patterns, November 30, 2004
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One of the aims of this book is to help short-circuit negative patterns and emotional habits that are rooted in childhood and adolescence. It can help you learn to stand on your own two feet, especially in an emotional/psychological sense, and navigate steadily through the ups and downs that are endemic to everyone's life.

The book offers you the tools but the effort has to be your own. I especially appreciated the advice to keep facing and working with personal fears, such as fear of public speaking.

The author takes a pragmatic approach that may seem gimmicky to some, but I found it useful. I think of her methods as training wheels, which are removed once the rider can balance on the bike. For example, the personal comfort phrase is not meant to be used forever - it is simply a way of suspending a habitual emotional reaction (such as anxiety or a temper tantrum) long enough to remain calm and have presence of mind, and respond to situations in a more mature way.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The buck stops here, October 11, 2004
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Finally, a book that shows you how to be responsible for yourself and manage your own feelings without being guilt tripped. It was a breath of fresh air to to read about logical solutions that were clear and simple to apply. No cheerleader pep talks, tricks to play on your mind, or unwanted religious opinions. I have applied what I learned from the book for just a few weeks now and I am amazed at how I have been able to hold my temper, get outside of myself and show some kindness, and most important, not except disrespect from anyone. The self help search ends here.
M. Browning
Brooklyn NY
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Confidence...IS POSSIBLE, June 18, 2004
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This book gives extremely straight-forward and easy to follow advice that effects immediate change. It is refreshing to read words from a pyschotherapist that encourages people to take responsibility for ones actions and not trust those habitual feelings that ensure the repitition of problems and bad habits.
This has been extremely helpful to me as a man at a major crossroads in his life. THANK YOU to MS. HANKIN!
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To be confident a person must walk a path to freedom, arriving at a place called Emotional Maturity. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
people have bad feelings, comfort phrase, managing your feelings, normal reversals, immature feelings, shame habit, stupid loser, problem with anger, anger style, overloaded brain, damage confidence, emotional habits, confident people
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Losing Hand, Winning Hand of Comfort, New York, Finger Five, Finger Four, Option One, Finger One, Finger Three, Finger Two, Option Three, World War
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