Self Help Books

ecgirl07

The Confidence Gap by Dr Russ Harris


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Confidence-Gap-Dr-Russ-Harris/dp/1849016887

lilmissreading

Hear hear to ecgirl's recommendation.

Also Mindfulness: finding peace in a chaotic world.

It has a cd with practice meditations and has a good introduction to mindfulness which is easy to read. It then guides you through an eight week programme.

Trevor Powell's Mental health Handbook -lost of good short sections in hadnout style. Easy to dip in and out. He also does a good cognitive/brain work out one.

cazziebo

WantToBeSE wrote: »

'Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway' was incredibly helpful to me. I read it at a time in my life when was miserable, but scared of doing anything different.
I read and re read it, and definitely felt the fear and did it anyway! Best book if you need to change something but fear is holding you back.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Feel-The-Fear-And-Anyway/dp/0091907071/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403192283&sr=8-1&keywords=feel+the+fear+and+do+it+anyway

Found this book hugely helpful and probably the reason people continually ask me where my confidence comes from. It all started when I read this.

I'd also echo exploring Mindfulness- powerful stuff and I'm a cynic.

Mr_Toad

I always found the Haynes manuals a great help when fixing my various cars.

poorlittlefish

Feeling Good by Dr David Burns is excellent: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Feeling-Good-New-Mood-Therapy/dp/0380810336/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1403346077&sr=1-1&keywords=feeling+good. It's written by a qualified professional and is based on CBT.

Cloudydaze

Be Your Own Life Coach - Fiona Harold

Completely changed the views I held about myself and the world (for the better).

It's easy to read. Only criticism are the cheesy case studies (it's American)

Techno_Mystic

Loneliness: Why it Happens and How to Overcome It by Tony Lake (1980).

Most helpful book I ever read, personally. Out of print now, but you can buy second hand copies for 1p on Amazon.

SailorSam

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Horace

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway also Who Moved My Cheese? Great books that help you understand change and how by accepting change you open up new possibilities.

Cotta

I might look into the 'Feel the Fear' book. I tried Paul McKenna's 'Heal Your Life in 7 Days' and it didn't really make a difference.

I'm not looking for anything specific, I just want to get more from life.