How to Improve Emotional Stability
How To Improve Emotional Stability is based on the idea that many of our psychological problems become simplified and easier to live with when we remember to pay attention to our emotional stability. We can’t change the bad experiences we have lived through, but we can become better at looking after ourselves in those moments when our problems raise their heads, and we feel distressed.
In this book Ingham argues that it’s not necessarily that we have a problem with being hyper-reactive, with jealousy, with anger, with mood swings, with OCD, with ADHD, and so on, though those things can become part of a problem. Often, a key fact is that we lack sufficient emotional stability to look after ourselves and make healthier choices and decisions in the first place. When it comes to our psychology, emotions and moods, we can become so used to trying to work out what’s wrong with us that we can miss this.
Toby Ingham has been working in psychotherapy for 25 years and he has found that often the thing that is common to much of that work is a basic problem with emotional stability. In this book he suggests that if we find a way to work on our emotional stability, then many of the feelings we struggle with may tend to settle and become more manageable. We still might want to do more work on ourselves, it’s not that the problems we have lived through go away, but we might become better at looking after ourselves and find our way to calmer and less agitated states of mind.
This book describes experiences that show how paying attention to emotional stability tends to have the effect of settling the intensity of our agitated feelings. Once the intensity starts to settle, we can find healthier and more creative ways of looking after ourselves and those around us
Our choices and decisions are influenced by our psychological patterns such as mood swings, jealousy, anger, and past traumatic experiences. In this book, readers get to know what can undrmine emotional stability. Toby Ingham’s professional credibility is evident through the book, and readers find out about various client experiences, the book shares valuable real-life stories. Through this book, readers will find a way to improve their emotional stability, and think differently about themselves.
This book mighgt change your perspective on improving emotional stability
Where to Buy Toby Ingham’s Books
All Toby’s counselling and psychology books are available through this website, and you can also purchase recommended books from Amazon.
A Guilty Victim: Recovering Creativity after Trauma and Abuse
A Guilty Victim tells the true story of one man’s recovery from childhood trauma, grooming, and sexual abuse at a Catholic boarding school. This contemporary account of psychotherapy with an adult survivor is written with the client’s full consent. It includes nine moving and powerful illustrations created by the client to tell his life story.
Retroactive Jealousy, Making Sense of It
Retroactive jealousy (RJ/OCD) is an obsessive condition where individuals fixate on their partner’s past relationships, leading to destructive patterns and endless questions. It causes anxiety, erodes present relationships, and can be difficult to resolve through discussions with a partner. Traditional strategies like cognitive therapy and mindfulness can help manage the obsession, but this book emphasizes looking inward and addressing the root of the issue. By developing healthier emotional patterns, sufferers can break free from the cycle of obsession and focus on building a positive future.
Working with Remembered Childhood Nightmares in Adult Psychotherapy
This essay examines the therapeutic value of exploring childhood nightmares in adult clients, highlighting how these preserved memories can reveal underlying dynamics and unresolved trauma. It suggests that addressing these early nightmares could have impacted the client’s life differently and proposes that these memories offer valuable insights for clinical work and an opportunity to address long-neglected issues.
