You Are What You Think [Mass Market Paperback]

David Stoop (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2003

Attitude is everything.

In You Are What You Think, David Stoop shows readers how to use self-talk to make positive changes in their attitudes and beliefs. Self-talk can be private speech, thoughts, or external speech, all of which shape emotions and behavior for good or bad. This popular book will help readers overcome stress, guilt, depression, anxiety, and anger; release the power of faith; choose healthy, positive thoughts; and more.

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From the Back Cover

Attitude is everything.

Attitude is what makes the difference between those who succeed and those who fail. And it's easy to see-in other people. But it's not always easy to recognize when our own attitude needs adjustment, or to know how to change it.

In You Are What You Think, David Stoop shows you how to use self-talk to make positive changes in your attitudes and beliefs. Self-talk can be private speech, thoughts, or external speech, all of which shapes emotions and behavior for good or bad. This popular, revolutionary book will help you:

* choose healthy, positive thoughts
* respond rather than react to circumstances
* overcome guilt, anger, anxiety, and stress
* release the power of faith
* and more

You can use self-talk to gain control of the way you feel and act. You can turn out-of-control into self-control and make your emotions work for you rather than against you. You Are What You Think tells you how.

About the Author

David Stoop, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who leads seminars and retreats around the world. He lives in Newport Beach, California, and is the author of twenty books, including When Couples Pray Together.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 193 pages
• Publisher: Revell; Reprinted edition (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800787048
• ISBN-13: 978-0800787042
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Mental Health > General
  • #21 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Self-Help > Self-Esteem
  • #24 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Psychology & Counseling > General

More About the Author

David Stoop, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in California. He received a master's in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and a doctorate from the University of Southern California. He is the founder and director of the Center for Family Therapy, in Newport Beach, California. David is also an adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary and serves on the executive board of the American Association of Christian Counselors. David is a Gold Medallion-winning author and has written more than twenty-five books.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Healing Advice, June 19, 2003

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Dr. W. G. Covington, Jr. (Edinboro, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Are What You Think (Mass Market Paperback)

Dr. Stoop combines teachings from the Bible with psychology to demonstrate how principles of good mental health can enable a person to create a better life. This book gets to the practical application of these principles. It literally tells you what to do to put them into practice. Readers are taught how to change self-defeating thoughts into thoughts leading to positive behaviors.
Even people who are already familiar with the value of positive self-talk can reap the benefits of this book by being reminded of the power of this potential which is available to everyone.
He gives examples of how it has worked successfully in the lives of various people from differenct backgrounds.
Unlike a lot of other books in this genre, he devotes a chapter to the abuse of positive self-talk by putting it into a broader context than most authors. Stoop addresses the issue of the sovereignty of God in the matter of faith and positive confession. He goes on to point out that self-talk isn't something we create, it already is going on, the issue is learning how to use this reality to one's advantage.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Be Transformed Daily Through the Renewing of Your Mind!, October 18, 2005

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Summerbreeze1913 (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Are What You Think (Mass Market Paperback)

I actually picked this book up at a local drug store. I had all these products in my basket to enhance the outer me. I figured I'd add something to my shopping experience that would hopefully enhance the inner me, and did it! This is a great book if you are in need of an attitude adjustment especially if you are in a situation where the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of changing. After reading this book I realized that there is "nothing new under the sun" and that God has been suggesting faith, obedience and "cognitive behavior therapy" as part of the strategic plan of becoming a better you for centuries. The author takes a God-help/self-help approach and uses practical cognitive behavior theories in conjunction with scripture to help the reader achieve spiritual and psychological insight. Once again, great book but it only works if you are willing to have the faith and are willing to do the work.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical - Easy to Follow - Read it when things aren't going well, July 6, 2007

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D. jones (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews
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This is the most practical book on controlling thoughts I've ever read.

Being made over again in His image requires active participation in controlling our thoughts or as Paul says "...taking every thought captive..."

This is the best practical book out there on how to get more control of thoughts and take them captive. Buy it.