The emotions that control us. How not to fall into the traps of anger, guilt, sorrow. Howells L.

Why are we angry? Is depression just a very strong sadness? What to do if shame or fear torments? Where do the boundaries of mental health run? To these questions will help to find the answer to the guide on the emotions that you hold in your hands.

The practitioner clinical psychologist Lawrence Hawwells tells in detail about seven basic human emotions - fear, sadness, anger, guilt, shame and happiness - And explains how to learn to live with them.

In the book, he describes the seven “emotional traps” that arise when we get used to responding to life events unequal, and tells how to find a way out of them. Based on the methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy, the author offers readers effective exercises and visual examples that will help you learn to understand and accept emotions, become happier and support loved ones.

Important ideas of cognitive-behavioral therapy are illustrated by simple visual schemes. The book has a practice - exercises for analyzing emotions and their reaction to them.

for everyone who wants to learn how to cope with stress, fear and anxiety, feelings of guilt and shame, and with other discomfort emotional states, as well as help its loved ones.

The book will also be useful to specialists of helping professions - psychologists, doctors, teachers, social workers.