24 Self-Help Books for Mental Health

1. Our search for meaning in suffering can result in a stronger mind
			3. We search for meaning all the time, longing for something other than the reality we were born into
			4. Life’s meaning is different for each of us
			5. Logotherapy is a technique in psychotherapy that combats everyday difficulties
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			1. A lie about a fulfilled life is that downfalls or goal attainment determine how happy we will be
			2. Lie 1: The right spouse will make me happy
			3. Lie 2: An unhappy marriage ends your life
			4. Lie 3: Having lots of money makes you happy
			5. Lie 4: I will be happy when I achieve big goals
			6. Lie 5: I can’t be happy when my medical test result is positive
			7. Lie 6: Getting older makes happiness impossible
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			1. Rejection is a familiar feeling for most, but it cuts deeper, both mentally and physically
			2. Loneliness is a strange feeling of being alone even when we are surrounded by family and friends
			3. We experience traumatic events in our lifetime, one of the most profound being loss
			4. Guilt is the evidence of a functional conscience, but it can linger, grow, and become a weight on your shoulders
			5. Deep thinking can be beneficial for our mental health, but letting the thoughts fester can be harmful
			7. An eroded sense of self-worth is often the result of continued indulgence in self-destructive thoughts and habits
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			1. Identify the areas of your life that are calling for greater consciousness as this awareness will help you understand what need to change
				Becoming aware of how and why you feel deprived is key to recognizing what needs to shift emotionally and physically to achieve Extreme Self-Care.
				Awareness is a powerful catalyst for positive change.
			2. Self-love and self-acceptance are foundational elements of extreme self-care
				Extreme self-care means getting one's financial act together so that one will always have choices about how to live life; and not making any commitments whatsoever out of guilt or obligation.
				You need to start saying no, setting limits, and putting boundaries in place to protect our time, energy, and emotional needs.
			3. Repetition and rhythm are necessary to practice the art of extreme self-care
				Routine adds stability to our lives and helps us feel more secure.
			4. Creating an Absolute No list will help you raise your standards for what you will and will not tolerate in your life
				Below is an example of an Absolute No list:
			5. Sensitivity will put your whole life into perspective, helping you understand yourself in a brand-new way
				Sensitivity is about being open and receptive to life. We must avoid anything that tries to take this away from us.
			6. The power of restraint will keep your self-respect intact
			7. When you feel scared, unsteady, and desperate to find a way back to center, you need an Extreme Self-Care First-Aid Kit
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			1. There's more to a happy life than chasing shadows
			2. How the brain influences your thoughts and decisions
			3. Feeding your psychological reward system may be doing more harm than good
			4. The empathic haul towards a better brain
			5. The smell of dust at the first splatter of rain
			6. Sleep and diet, the healthful cohort
			7. Feel better by moving and keeping still
			8. A structured path to recovery
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			1. Pay attention to the positive moments you experience daily to give them lasting value
			2. Hardwiring happiness means using your positive experiences to build inner strengths
			3. It is the underlying structures and processes of the brain that produces our experiences
			4. The evolution of the brain shows that we have three basic operating systems with two settings
			5. The brain stem, subcortex, and cortex can switch between responsive and reactive modes
			6. We can choose to switch from negativity bias to responsivity bias
			7. To take in the good is to be intentional about internalizing positive experiences in implicit memory
			8. You can turn a good mental state into good neural traits by enriching and absorbing positive experiences
			9. The flowers of positive experiences can crowd out and gradually replace the weeds of negative thoughts, feelings, and desires
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			1. All relationships are unique — one explanation won't describe them all
			2. Attachment styles are dictated by your upbringing
			3. When you understand attachment, you’re able to connect more meaningfully with other people
			4. Things to note before getting serious with a partner
			5. Learn what suppresses your ability to attach to others in a meaningful way
			6. Cultivate the secure attachment style to enjoy higher levels of satisfaction
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			1. Tidying is not an innate talent; it’s the continuous effort of clearing up things the right way
				When you remove the useless things around you, you create enough space for other things that are valuable to your life.
			2. Tidying up improves your physical, mental, and emotional strength
				Tidying is more than just getting rid of physical garbage. It helps clear the mind and soul of mental garbage, too.
			3. Discarding things you shouldn't come before deciding what you should keep.
				When you focus on what to dispose of instead of what to keep, you’ll find out that you would be left frustrated at your attempts to tidy up.
			4. Following a correct pattern simplifies the process of organizing things
				Like every other skill, you have to follow the correct pattern to tidy up appropriately.
			5. You must understand the importance of space and storage to achieve effective tidying
				Pursue ultimate simplicity in storage — store things in simple storages where you’ll be able to access them easily.
			6. Tidying transforms your life in unimaginable ways
				Being around things that spark joy impacts every aspect of your life positively because your life starts the moment you put everything in order.
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			1. Real productivity is about finding joy in missing out on trivial things
			2. To create an extraordinary life, you must let go of the illusion of balance
			3. Your North Star helps you make choices that are in line with your purpose
			4. Goals help shape our choices to get us to our desired destination
			5. True productivity lies in working toward being effective, not being efficient
			6. Dedicate the greater portion of your time to doing the essential
			7. Use the CLEAR framework to determine whether or not a task is a priority
			8. Saying no to unnecessary commitments will help you make the best use of your resources
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			1. Stress and burnout are not the prices we must pay to succeed
				A lot of things — like exercising, making informed decisions, and meditating —became easier when Arianna Huffington started getting enough sleep.
			2. Sleep deprivation takes a toll on our mental abilities
				Denying your body sufficient sleep can have devastating health effects; hence, sleep is essential to your health.
			3. The need to sleep is critical to our survival
				The longer we remain awake, the sleepier we get; the longer we sleep, the more likely we wake up.
			4. Sleeping issues that stem from medical conditions and their impacts on health
			As sleep is essential for our bodies, so is it for our minds. For instance, there might not be a cure for the common cold yet, but we know sleeplessness increases the tendency of getting one. So, it’s better to cure a cold before you get it. But if yo...
			5. Sleep disorders are an indication that something is wrong with our health
				Sleep apnea can lead to a high mortality rate and can impair cognitive function and spatial memory.
			6. Your age plays a massive role in the amount of sleep you need
				If babies have an unhealthy sleeping pattern during childhood, that pattern will continue as they grow older.
			7. How to get sufficient sleep while on the same bed with your partner
				Sleeping in bed with someone who snores has a way of disrupting the quality of your sleep.
			8. What to do, what not to do: tools, techniques, and tips for better sleep
				Going between caffeine and sugar all day is an obstacle to a healthy sleep diet because we end up tired but wired at night.
			9. Nature’s arsenal: acupuncture, herbal remedies, and other sleep aids
				Acupuncture is just as effective a treatment for insomnia as medication.
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			1. Medical professionals’ consistent denial of the connection between stress and its effect on our health calls for immediate attention
			2. Our body reacts to stress in ways that can be mild or devastatingly severe to our health
				When we stress ourselves too much, not knowing where to stop, our body reacts in different ways that might range from mild to severe.
			3. Understanding the delicate balance of relationships among our cognitive performances, our emotional environment, and physiology is essential to general well-being
				There’s nothing wrong with knowing about a patient because getting information about where they are coming from gives you adequate knowledge on how to address their problems.
				Parents must make conscious efforts to make decisions that would be in the best interests of their kids now or the future.
			5. Emotional repression occurs when we subdue our emotions and keep pushing it back into our minds
				Traumatic experiences have a way of playing on the intelligence of its victim — it forces them to believe that they are at fault for whatever went wrong.
			6. Coping mechanisms developed at a young age go a long way in determining what we expect from the people around us
				While it’s essential to teach our children the best things to do, we must also give them the chance to learn and express themselves.
				Recovering from trauma is not easy, it may take years; doctors must make conscious attempts to understand where a patient is coming from before dismissing their complaints.
			8. The fear of abandonment and loss makes us vulnerable to needless anxiety
				Being a better parent involves knowing when you are wrong and being conscious of the decisions you make.
				Liberation from oppressive and stressful external circumstances is essential, but that is only possible if we first liberate ourselves from the conditioned societal beliefs imposed on us.
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			1. The classical view of emotion, and why it doesn’t fit into today’s world
			2. Understanding how emotions are prompted and simulated within the brain from past experiences
			3. Do you believe that emotions are universally recognizable?
			4. A combination of concepts and categories helps the brain create emotions
			5. Does society and its “rules” affect the way our emotions are created?
			6. Look after your brain and body, and learn to control your emotions
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			1. You Can Learn How to Recognize The “Happiness Trap” And Figure Out How to Climb Out of It
			2. The four major myths that make up the happiness trap
			3. Using control strategies to search for happiness only creates a vicious circle
			4. Using the six core principles of ACT, you can overcome negative feelings
			5. We’re always experiencing emotion of some sort — they can be controlled
			6. Every emotion gives you the impulse to act in a certain way; this impulse is called “urge”
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			1. Living well depends upon thinking well — about the things that matter
			2. Practicing new ways of thinking and reinforcing new habits of thought will prevent overthinking
			3. Analysis paralysis is one of the most common manifestations of overthinking
			4. Needing to choose between two good options can lead to overthinking — take action to move forward
			5. You can make few decisions in a day, clear away your mental clutter to make sound decisions
			6. When things beyond our control inevitably happen — we have to change course, and we have to do it fast
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			1. Trauma is a potentially fatal menace, one to which society needs to pay attention
				Trauma is not something that's limited to war veterans who have experienced terrible things; it's prevalent among a lot of people in society.
				Traumatic experiences can affect the lives of the victims, as well as the lives of the people close to them like friends, families, and colleagues.
			3. Trauma causes post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition which its victims think to be peculiar to themselves
				Traumatized people view the world in a fundamentally different way. Most of them suffer from flashbacks that affect their current imagination.
				Trauma victims often assume that nobody can understand their pain, actions and positions.
			4. Distressed people can be addicted to pain and recollection of pseudo-trauma can trigger mass hysteria in people living with PTSD
				The brain deactivation associated with PTSD makes it hard for patients to be conscious of what they are currently doing.
				By reminding a traumatized person of their trauma, they can lapse into a terrible state that's similar to when they initially experienced the trauma.
			5. Traumatic experiences can be a very tough process for an adult, but it is nothing compared to facing trauma in childhood
				In most cases, traumatized children resign to fate and simply expect bad things to happen continually.
			6. Details of traumatic events stick to the brain longer than that of an ordinary event
				Patients recall images of a traumatic scene much more than that of a regular event.
				Trauma sticks with you, and will try to take total control of your life.
				7. Your mind and body are closely connected to each other, and they work with each other to give you a healthy life
				There are cases of trauma victims who overload themselves with work so they can be distracted from memories of gruesome experiences.
			8. Mindfulness is an effective approach to healing trauma
				Mindfulness is an effective way of finding out what makes your hormones spike or not.
				When you always have someone you can turn to when things go sour, the fact that they are there at all gives you a sense of protection that helps you get better.
			9. Everything that happens in your brain depends on electrical signals and connections
				Another way to get over trauma is through neurofeedback. Neurofeedback makes it possible for trauma patients to create alpha waves.
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			1. Our emotions always need an outlet, and we have to find out what works best for us
			2. Therapists are humans with their own troubles and needs
			3. Always treasure moments of resistance; they signal what a therapist needs to pay attention to
			4. Most people want relief when they come for their first session with their therapist, so they begin their stories with their presenting problem
			5. The presenting problem is often not the real issue but merely the beginning aspect of a bigger problem
			6. Changing our relationship with the past is a staple of therapy
			7. Depression can make one dissatisfied with and tired of life
			8. Sometimes, people reflect on their past as a way of letting go of their emotional burdens
			9. Denying the existence of a problem does not make it automatically go away
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			1. You can overcome difficulties if you change your mindset
			2. Peculiar difference is achievable in the world when change begins with us
			3. Train your brain for growth by spotting thought-viruses and therefore replacing them with growth-minded statements
			4. The power to manufacture reality is given by our minds
			5. Find role models outside your immediate circle
			6. Excuses are lies that limit who we are and what we can accomplish
			7. Embrace the actionable version of the acronym FEAR — Face Everything And Rise
			8. Not having something clear or meaningful to work towards can bring up a host of other problems
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			1. Judgment is an addictive behavior caused by our separation from our true nature of love
			2. Witnessing your fear and judgment renders them powerless and liberates you
			3. To truly heal from your wounds, you must first acknowledge and honor them
			4. How to practice the Emotional Freedom Techniques for judgment detox
			5. Replace your judgmental thoughts with love through prayer
			6. Accept people for who they are and be compassionate
			7. Break the cycle of judgment by forgiving yourself and your thoughts
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			1. The concept of codependency has existed for quite a while, and can happen to anyone
				When faced with challenges, people usually turn to various coping mechanisms. Some of these are unhealthy and can lead to long-term damage.
			2. It’s easier to recognize a codependent when you know their characteristics
				The family is the first agent of a child’s socialization, and can be the root of many problems an adult faces.
			3. Attachment occurs unconsciously and can span a long time
				A person that’s obsessed withomeone or something can talk about nothing else, can think of nothing else.
			4. Detachment is the foundation of selfcare
				Detachment is based on the belief that each person is responsible for themselves, that we can’t solve problems that aren’t ours, and that worry doesn’t help at all.
			5. When you get upset by everything, you are decreasing your level of productivity
				It is important that you take responsibility for your feelings. This way, you can tell yourself the truth about what happened.
			6. Resist the urge to control other people’s actions and set yourself free
				We cannot control anyone’s emotions, mind, or choices. We cannot control the outcome of events. We cannot control life.
			7. In the long run, caretaking doesn’t help; it only causes problems
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			1. Happiness gives your brain a competitive edge and sets you up for success
				To be happy, you need to have a positive mood in the present and have a positive outlook for the future.
			2. How to improve your mood and increase your happiness baseline
				Happiness triggers the release of neurochemicals which help you think more quickly and creatively, and become better at solving problems.
			3. Changing your mindset: use your fulcrum and lever to get your desired outcome
				Happiness is all about aligning our mindset to always see the ways to rise above our circumstances.
			4. The Tetris Effect: program your brain to capitalize on opportunities
				Optimism empowers you to make the best of every situation.
			5. Happiness, gratitude, and optimism are the three most important tools available to us
				Positivity yields an endless trend of optimism.
				Take three to five minutes each day to make a list of the good things in your job, your career, and your life.
			6. Falling upward — capitalizing on setbacks and adversities to become happier and more successful
				Rather than see failure as a stumbling block, see it as a stepping-stone to greatness.
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			1. The necessity to learn how to be alone often begins in childhood
			2. Desperately trying to find belonging in friendships does not fill the loneliness void
			4. When love languages don’t match, the relationship is doomed
			5. What are you supposed to do when your upbringing dictates the quality of your love life?
			6. Loving without fear is the only way
			7. “What are you doing for the holidays?”
			8. It’s time to focus on number one
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			1. The mind controls matter; it's not the other way around
				The mind governs the brain and determines its functions, not the other way around.
			2. You can use your thoughts to deal with genetic predispositions
			3. Selective thinking can help you overcome trauma
				The mind is the most affected by trauma, but you can cure trauma by being selective about what enters your mind.
			4. Don't allow social and news media to affect your focus
				Make it a point to always focus on just one activity and get it done to the best of your ability before moving on to the next.
			5. You can use the 21-day detox program to renew your mind and live a better life
				If you're patient and committed, you can completely change your thinking systems by replacing them with new thoughts.
			6. Writing, meditating, and taking action steps will help renew your mind more quickly
				The human brain tends to remember creative patterns more than the typical writing patterns we learned in school.
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			1. It’s easy to get carried away by life’s excuses when it comes to making the best of any situation
			2. The best time to decide to change from the Lemon life to the Lemonade Life is now
			3. Change comes to those who take risks; not to those who wait for it
			4. The best alternative to living the Lemon life is to be a Daring Disruptor
			5. The difference between Lemon Lifers and Daring Disruptors is in their approach toward risk and rewards
			6. Negativity can overwhelm us if we fail to control the influence of the people around us
			7. We shouldn’t just focus on a job; we have to focus on performing well on the job
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			1. Happiness is a natural and mutual goal for all people regardless of their beliefs, it is a product of our core instincts of gentleness and compassion and can be achieved by meditation
			2. A happy soul is one who is ready to open up to loved ones and friends and shows utmost compassion in his/her dealings with them
			3. Suffering is an inevitable part of our existence and until we come to terms with its inevitable nature, we will continue to be tossed to and fro by whatever bout of suffering we experience
			4. To truly change your state of mind into one of real compassion, peace and happiness, you must be determined to take the right action to effect a lasting change
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