You Only Have Four Problems: What your therapist doesn't tell you.

In this simple and elegant manual, Dr. Parr radically turns modern psychology on its head. Offering vital clarity on the cause and management of the global mental health crisis, Dr. Parr teaches us the science of how we create negative emotions and what we can do to rediscover peace, purpose, and joy.

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You Only Have Four Problems: What your therapist doesn't tell you.

In this simple and elegant manual, Dr. Parr radically turns modern psychology on its head. Offering vital clarity on the cause and management of the global mental health crisis, Dr. Parr teaches us the science of how we create negative emotions and what we can do to rediscover peace, purpose, and joy.

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You Only Have Four Problems: What your therapist doesn't tell you.

You Only Have Four Problems: What your therapist doesn't tell you.

by Vincent E. Parr
You Only Have Four Problems: What your therapist doesn't tell you.
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You Only Have Four Problems: What your therapist doesn't tell you.

You Only Have Four Problems: What your therapist doesn't tell you.

by Vincent E. Parr

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In this simple and elegant manual, Dr. Parr radically turns modern psychology on its head. Offering vital clarity on the cause and management of the global mental health crisis, Dr. Parr teaches us the science of how we create negative emotions and what we can do to rediscover peace, purpose, and joy.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780578630113
Publisher: The 4 Blocks, Inc.
Publication date: 01/01/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Epigraph
  3. Preface
  1. Mental Contamination
    1. The Negative Feedback Superhighway
    2. The Narrator vs. The Observer
    3. Thinking Mind vs. Reactive Mind
  2. The Three Insights To A Mind Of Peace
    1. The First Insight
    2. The Second Insight
    3. The Third Insight
  3. The ABCs of How Emotions are Created
    1. The Seven Irrational Beliefs
    2. Crazy & Disturbed Thinking
    3. Red-Flagging
    4. Disputing the Irrational Beliefs
      1. ‘It’ Statements
      2. Awfulizing
      3. I Can’t Stand It (ICSI)!
      4. Shoulds, Musts, Demands (SMDs)
      5. Rating
      6. Absolutistic Statements
      7. The Idea of Entitlement
  4. The Formula for Anger
    1. ET: Egocentric Thinking
    2. S: Should
    3. Disputing Anger
  5. The Formula for Anxiety
    1. WI: What If?
    2. Aw: Awfulizing!
    3. ICSI: I Can’t Stand It!
    4. Fear of the Future
    5. Confronting the Thought Processes
      1. Confronting Your ‘What If?’
      2. When Panic Attacks
      3. Mistake Making
      4. Is it really important what others think of us?
    6. Freeing Concepts to Practice
    7. Worry
  6. The Formula for Depression
    1. H1: Hopelessness
    2. H2: Helplessness
    3. N: Need
    4. What Causes Depression?
      1. The Four ‘Needs’ & The Four Fears
      2. Practical Tips for Change
    5. A Medication Nation
  7. The Formula for Guilt
    1. W1: Wrongness
    2. W2: Worthlessness
      1. The BS Equation
      2. Unconditional Self-Acceptance
      3. Procrastination
        1. Identifying Procrastination
        2. Understanding Procrastination
        3. Overcoming Procrastination
  8. The Formulas for Happiness
    1. The Short Formula
    2. The Long Formula
      1. USA: Unconditional Self-Acceptance
      2. UAOW: Unconditional Acceptance of Others and the World
      3. SN: Staying Now
    3. Adding to Happiness
      1. CA: Creative Absorption
      2. HF: The Hassle Factor
  9. Why Zen Meditation is Essential Mind Training
  10. Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
    1. Sleep
    2. Exercise
    3. Nutrition
  11. Lessons From the 10 Ox-Herding Pictures
    1. Searching for the Ox
    2. Seeing the Traces
    3. Seeing the Ox
    4. Catching the Ox
    5. Herding the Ox
    6. Coming Home on the Ox’s Back
    7. The Ox Forgotten, Leaving the Man Alone
    8. The Ox and the Man both Gone out of Sight
    9. Returning to the Origin, Back to the Source
    10. Entering the City with Bliss-bestowing Hands
  12. Epilogue
  13. Acknowledgements
  14. The Four Blocks to Happiness Mastery Course
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