Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques [Paperback]

Daniel Freeman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Overcoming ... | Publication Date: December 23, 2008

The Overcoming Series offers step-by-step guides to self-improvement based on the methods of cognitive behavioral therapy. The series aims to help readers conquer a broad range of disabling conditions—from worry to body image problems to obsessive compulsive disorder and more.

Cognitive behavioral therapy was developed by psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck and is now internationally favored as a practical means of overcoming longstanding and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. CBT is based on the idea that our thoughts cause our feelings and behaviors. Even when our situation does not change, if we change the self-defeating ways we think, we can make ourselves feel better. This positive, pragmatic approach is popular with therapists and patients alike.

The accessible, straightforward, and practical books in this series outline affordable and easy-to-follow treatment plans, and have provided tens of thousands of readers with the help they need to overcome self-defeating behavior and lead happier lives.

Books in the Overcoming Series:

* highlight the history and background of the disorder, who is likely to be affected, and what the main symptoms are
* provide a structure ideal for personal use or in a program using guided step-by-step self-help techniques like recordkeeping and problem-solving
* include diagnostic questionnaires, case studies, and workbook-style interactive exercises
* offer authoritative, commonsense solutions to pervasive, difficult emotional problems

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Basic Books; 1 edition (December 23, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0465011098
• ISBN-13: 978-0465011094
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very effective and insightful, August 4, 2009

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Sylvester "22" (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (Paperback)

I have completed most of the book up to the seventh chapter (up to p. 154) I did all the exercises up to this point and I have looked and did some of the exercises from that point to the end of the book.
Just reading it has really helped me understand the causes of my tendency to have paranoid interpretations. But doing the exercises allowed me to go further and better integrate the notions explained by Dr Freeman. Even if I have not yet finished it completely, the textbook allowed me to better understand the mechanisms of fear by helping me understand my own fears. And this was psychologically really liberating. I feel more at ease with people and I sense that people feel more at ease with me too. If you are caught with the problem of having paranoid interpretations about your relationships, don't give up about solving it. This book can really help you. If you know somebody with that problem, of course, it will be an invaluable resource for you in helping that person.
Even if I am satisfied with what I got from the job I have done with the book for now, I surely intend to finish it and do the exercises that remain as soon as possible. When it is done, I will update this review.

4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, January 31, 2010

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Vanillabean - See all my reviews

This review is from: Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (Paperback)

The book uses many examples from other people so it's a little hard to get into while thinking about your own feelings and experiences. It's not a book for people wanting some guidance when it comes to paranoia within relationships! This is for people who think others are either out to physically hurt them or are talking about them behind their back. Not what I expected but could definately be useful for a select few.