Transform your guilt and shame : evidence-based strategies to heal from trauma and adversity / Carolyn B. Allard, PhD, ABPP.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allard, Carolyn B. (Carolyn Brigitte), 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guilt.

Shame.

Psychic trauma--Treatment.

Psychic trauma.

guilt.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

vi, 167 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2025]

Summary:

"This book provides scientifically proven strategies for reducing guilt and shame associated with trauma and adversity. Automatic reactions help us survive dangerous situations. Whether we are fighting to fend off an attacker, fleeing an explosion, or freezing to maintain attachment with an abusive parent upon whom we are dependent, our hard-wired reactions keep us safe during intensely stressful times. But these automatic responses can be followed by guilt and shame, which can linger long after the traumatic events, making us anxious, avoidant, overreactive, irritable, depressed, angry, or passive. And these symptoms, in turn, can lead to more guilt and shame, which lead to more problematic coping behaviors, in a continuing cycle. This book helps readers learn to transform their unhealthy guilt and shame by identifying and changing their ways of thinking and acting that may have been adaptive in a past situation but are now keeping them stuck in this unhealthy cycle. In particular, it focuses on five categories of thought that contribute to problematic guilt and shame and shows readers how to recognize and challenge these thoughts. Each chapter contains straightforward written exercises that guide readers through the transformation process, as well as relatable examples for illustration. Grounded in research-supported cognitive behavior therapy principles, this book will help readers break free from survival-based reactivity and regain control over their lives"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: How to Use This Book

Chapter 1. The Cycle of Non-Adaptive Guilt and Shame

Chapter 2. What NAGS You?

Chapter 3. Challenge Your Foreseeability and Preventability Thoughts

Chapter 4. Challenge Your Insufficient Justification Thoughts

Chapter 5. Challenge Your Responsibility Thoughts

Chapter 6. Challenge Your Wrongdoing Thoughts

Chapter 7. Challenge Your Violated Values Thoughts

Chapter 8. Use Guilt and Shame in an Adaptive Way

Afterword: Wash, Rinse, Repeat

Appendix A: Worksheets

Appendix B: Resources

Appendix C: Scientific Evidence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Allard, Carolyn B. (Carolyn Brigitte), 1968- Transform your guilt and shame

ISBN:

9781433843419

1433843412

OCLC:

1434181555

Publisher Number:

90101604582