Dear Sam:

Maybe the book that got me started on my healing will help you too. Do excuse the adjective ‘dummies” in the title of the book. It is called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies. If I remember correctly there was a separate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook for Dummies. (English spelling). It started me on my way.

CBT is about correcting our distorted thinking and thinking what is true. You can order these online (I just googled).

Our thoughts and feelings are intertwined in our brain. When we believe something, for example: I am not good enough, it is not just a thought, it is a belief: a thought meshed, or glued with feelings.

So let’s say you rationally understand that you are good enough. Problem is you don’t believe it (thought+feeling). This is why healing involves thinking and feeling (Rational Mind and Emotional Mind)

If you get the book and workbook, you will have lots of info and exercises to do on a self-help basis. Let me know how it works for you and post again anytime.

anita