MS and Your Feelings: Handling the Ups and Downs of Multiple SclerosisHunter House, 2007 - 240 páginas MS and Your Feelings is the first book to specifically address the emotional pain caused by the unpredictable, disabling chronic inflammatory condition multiple sclerosis. Psychotherapist and MS patient Allison Shadday offers readers effective strategies for dealing with the psychological trauma of this disease. Shadday shares real-life MS success stories and gives insightful professional advice derived from years of counseling hundreds of chronically ill patients. Her book offers readers hope, inspiration and validation, teaching them how to come to terms with an MS diagnosis; strategies for identifying and managing stress triggers; ways to cope with fear, guilt, anger, loss, depression, and isolation; steps to enhance intimacy and develop a greater sense of emotional security; and more. Patient success stories illustrate the techniques described. Renowned neurologist and MS expert Dr. Stanley Cohan contributes discussions of the importance of treating MS’s emotional symptoms, the latest medical thinking, and the promising future of drug research for this challenging condition. |
Índice
Understanding Is Everything | 1 |
Families Speak Out Letters from | 3 |
Knowledge Is Power Getting | 8 |
Suggested Reading 224 | 17 |
Coming to Terms with MS | 22 |
MS Diagnosis Questionnaire | 26 |
Feeling Numb? Awakening Your Inner Life | 32 |
My MS Experience | 45 |
Identity Crisis Building SelfEsteem | 107 |
Talents and Gifts Inventory | 115 |
Good Grief Recognizing | 119 |
Grieving Strategies | 125 |
Grief Questionnaire | 132 |
Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired | 135 |
Rating Your Fatigue | 145 |
Avoid the MindReading Trap Sharpening | 155 |
Positive Solutions to Negative Emotions | 48 |
Negative Thoughts and Positive Answers | 66 |
Treat It and Beat It Relieving Depression | 68 |
Stress and MS How to Soothe Yourself | 80 |
SixtyDay Symptom Log | 100 |
Your Communication Style | 162 |
Staying Connected Improving Support | 172 |
Coping with Cognitive Challenges | 186 |
Outras edições - Ver tudo
MS and Your Feelings: Handling the Ups and Downs of Multiple Sclerosis Allison Shadday Pré-visualização limitada - 2011 |
MS and Your Feelings: Handling the Ups and Downs of Multiple Sclerosis Allison Shadday Pré-visualização indisponível - 2007 |
MS and Your Feelings: Handling the Ups and Downs of Multiple Sclerosis Allison Shadday Pré-visualização indisponível - 2011 |
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