A highly practical guide for taking charge of your negative emotions through cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), the evidence-based treatment method used by clinical psychologists worldwide.

Useful either as a self-help tool to elevate your mood or in conjunction with therapy, Change Your Thinking is a practical, reassuring guide to overcoming self-defeating thoughts and behavior. In straightforward, compassionate language, it teaches you how to harness the therapeutic power of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), which studies have found to be just as effective as medication to combat depression and insomnia, among other conditions.

Practicing psychologist Sarah Edelman clearly lays out how to use CBT to develop rational thought patterns in response to upsetting emotions and situations. By following the practical, easy-to-follow exercises and examples, you can take control of your thoughts, emotions, and feelings, and find more positive ways of dealing with life's hurdles--and a happier you.

Change Your Thinking will teach you how to
* Fight negative and self-defeating beliefs to minimize your experience of upsetting emotions
* Recognize "thinking errors" that cause you unnecessary distress
* Learn how to dispute thinking errors with your behavior and rational thoughts
* Prevent negative thoughts and emotions from occurring
* Acknowledge and face the obstacles that prevent you from obtaining your goals
* Achieve a more balanced and happier life

Whether you're faced with overwhelming feelings of worthlessness, frustration, anger, depression, or anxiety, CBT can help you change your thinking and make a difference in your life--beginning today.