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| Hans Morschitzky / Thomas Hartl | | Understanding and Overcoming Fear of Illness |
Health is an important subject for every human being, as exemplified by the prevailing trends of wellness, fitness and organic products. And in spite of all the advances in medicine, many people are still scared that they will develop cancer, are unsettled by outbreaks of avian flu, SARS and EHEC, or fearful of poisons in the environment. |
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| Marion Sonnenmoser | | Beautiful! | | How to Make Friends with Your Body |
A crooked nose, too much padding on the hips or wrinkled skin – no human being is perfect. While some people lead happy lives even with their imperfect bodies, others suffer disproportionately from their dissatisfaction with their own appearance – even to the extent of psychological problems and illness. |
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| Regina Weiser | | Overcoming Fear of Life with Yoga |
Financial crisis, food scandals, nuclear disaster – in these crisis-ridden times, many people feel deeply uncertain and suffer existential fears. Facing the challenges of everyday life can seem an impossible task. Yoga can help restore balance and trust in life. |
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| Tom Diesbrock | | Herman! | | Dealing Intelligently With One's Inner Critic | | With illustrations by Frank Wowra |
This is what Herman typically thinks: You’ll never manage to do that! You’re much too old for this! How clumsy of you!
Tom Diesbrock has dubbed that critical inner voice we all know so well ‘Herman’. |
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| Heinz-Peter Röhr | | Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder | | Support and Self-Help Strategies |
Many people who suffered severe neglect in their early childhood may develop Borderline Personality Disorder – their lives are split in two. Everything is either black or white, good or evil: there are no shades of grey. Sufferers lose themselves in the chaos inside themselves, and their aggressive behaviour can destroy their personal relationships. |
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| Ulrike Borst | | When Love Is Overshadowed | | Living With a Partner Suffering from Depression |
No other psychological condition occurs as frequently as depression, and this causes suffering not only for the depressed person, but also has a powerful effect on their entire family – not seldom to a degree that they are in danger of breaking down under the psychological stress as well. |
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| Hans Morschitzky / Thomas Hartl | | Coming Out of Your Shell | | Overcoming Social Anxiety |
Millions of people worldwide suffer from social anxieties. Some of these people are simply shy, while others withdraw from society entirely because they feel rejected by others. Hans Morschitzky and Thomas Hartl explain the myriad forms of social anxiety, their causes and consequences. |
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| Heinz-Peter Röhr | | Pathways to Happiness | | Unlocking the Soul's Hidden Programming |
We could be happy, but sometimes old thought patterns make life difficult for us: “I’m a failure!”, “Nobody likes me …” – These hidden lines programmed inside us can undermine our feelings of self-worth and poison our soul – often resulting in anxiety disorders, depression or addiction. |
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| Heinz-Peter Röhr | | Surviving Abuse | | Healing After Sexual and Emotional Violence |
People who experienced sexual or emotional abuse as children can often suffer from anxiety and depression or may be at risk of committing suicide, even decades later. |
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| Hans Morschitzky / Sigrid Sator | | When the Soul Speaks Through the Body | | Understanding and Healing Psychosomatic Disorders |
“I feel sick, but no doctor really knows what I have.” So goes the resigned observation of many people when the diagnosis “just psychosomatic” is given. But physical disorders are always a complex interplay of psychological, biological and environmental factors, according to the authors in this easy-to-understand introduction to psychosomatic illness. |
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