Beschreibung:
Anyone struggling to recover from trauma can now receive one of the gold-standard treatments for PTSD. This is the first self-help workbook based on cognitive processing therapy (CPT). The authors have created a complete program featuring step-by-step exercises, downloadable practical tools, and empathic stories of men and women working toward recovery. CPT helps sufferers reexamine unhelpful thoughts about traumatic experiences to make the memories less painful and overwhelming. It also aids in navigating the impact of trauma in relationships and restoring safety and trust. Readers learn how to get unstuck from what happened in the past--so they can build the life they want now.
I. Introduction: How People Get Stuck in PTSD and How to Get Unstuck 1. Overview of This Book 2. How PTSD Keeps You Stuck 3. Making a Plan to Get Unstuck from PTSD II. Identifying Where You Are Stuck 4. Introduction to PTSD and Trauma Recovery 5. Processing the Meaning of Your Trauma and Building a Stuck Point Log 6. Identifying Thoughts and Feelings III. Getting Unstuck from Beliefs about the Trauma 7. Beginning to Examine Your Worst Traumatic Event 8. The Exploring Questions Worksheet 9. Introducing Thinking Patterns 10. Using the Alternative Thoughts Worksheet to Balance Your Thinking IV. Getting Unstuck from Trauma-Related Beliefs about the Present and Future 11. Safety 12. Trust 13. Power and Control 14. Esteem 15. Intimacy V. Moving Forward 16. Finishing Cognitive Processing Therapy 17. Conclusion Appendix Resources Index