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Feeling Bad Can Lead You to Feeling Better Faster
Actress-turned-therapist Tina Gilbertson offers a practical and effective alternative to kicking yourself when you're down. "Constructive Wallowing" will not only help you reach your potential but also heal from past hurts and feel better about yourself, right this minute. It is tempting to turn away from menacing, uncomfortable feelings like anger, grief or regret and treat them like unwanted guests. However, ignoring them just seems to make them stick around. By learning to accept, rather than suppress, difficult feelings, you'll gain greater self-understanding for lifelong emotional health.
LEARN HOW TO:
Take your own side and free yourself from the trap of self-criticism
Use the T-R-U-T-H Technique to get out from under yucky feelings
Neutralize old emotions that sap your energy and undermine your joy
Allow painful feelings to let go of you, instead of the other way around
Build a healthier, more loving relationship with the most important person in your life: You
Info autore
Tina Gilbertson is a successful therapist workshop leader and blogger living in Portland OR.
Riassunto
"Constructive wallowing" seems like an oxymoron. Constructive is a good thing, but wallowing is bad. Right?
But wait a minute; is it really so terrible to give ourselves a time-out to feel our feelings? Or is it possible that wallowing is an act of loving kindness, right when we need it most?
Almost everyone loves the idea of self-compassion -- the notion that maybe in spite of our messy emotions and questionable behavior, we really aren't all that bad. In recent years there's been an explosion of books that encourage readers to stop beating themselves up for being human, which is terrific. Unfortunately, readers who aren't interested in Buddhism or meditation have been left out in the cold.
Constructive Wallowing is the first book to cut right to the chase, bypassing descriptions of Eastern philosophy and meditation techniques to teach readers how to accept and feel their feelings with self-compassion for greater emotional health.
It's tempting to turn away from menacing, uncomfortable feelings like anger, grief, or regret; however, ignoring them just seems to make them stick around. By learning to accept and embrace, difficult feelings, readers keep their sense of personal power and gain greater understanding and ultimately esteem for themselves.
