By:
William Beckus and Marie Chapian
I
found this to be a very helpful book.
The authors discuss Misbelief Therapy and explain how to work through
misbeliefs. Many times people accept
their thoughts without further challenging them. This acceptance can often make people experience
feelings and react to those feelings. An
example is given in the book about a man who was going through a divorce that he
did not want. One day he listened to
what he had been telling himself. He had
thoughts about him being a failure and how nobody loved or cared about
him. He soon realized that the
depression that he had been experiencing was due to his thoughts instead of his
divorce. He learned to reject those
thoughts and focus on the truth.
Although not an easy process, he found that he could lead a fulfilling
life. This book contains many other
examples of how lives can be changed when the lies are rejected and the truth
is lived out.
I
recommend this book as I found it to be very useful. Life can be so busy that very few people take
the time to really think about what they are thinking about. Reading this book provides some understanding
as to why people may be experiencing different emotions and how to combat
negative emotions. The following are the
ten misbeliefs that are discussed: Self-Talk, Depression, Anger, Anxiety, Lack
of Self-Control, Self-Hate, Fear of Change, Never Taking a Chance, Our
Relationship with Others and Being Indispensable. The authors provide tools on how
to combat negative thoughts and replace them with the truth. For additional help, a study guide is
provided at the back of the book for individual or group use.
*Thank
you Bethany House for providing me this book in exchange for my honest review.
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