Workbooks And Self-Help Books For Mental Illnesses & Symptoms

Workbooks and Self-Help Books for Mental Illnesses & Symptoms

Hello everybody! I was just thinking about how I always recommend people who can’t get therapy to use workbooks, so I thought I’d make a quick list of some you could look at. I’m not comfortable recommending books for things I have not struggled with (like, if I was looking at the description of a book on OCD I’d have no idea if it was good or not) but I think I’ve covered a lot. Some of these are series which have workbooks for specific disorders like bipolar, etc., if you want to find some. Plus, you don’t have to be diagnosed with something to use a workbook if you think it’ll help you.

Workbooks are sometimes made to be done in conjunction with therapy, or something like that, but anyone can still get something out of them if you put in regular work and try to apply the skills.

I’ve linked them all the Amazon because they’re usually cheaper on there.

For reference: DBT = dialectical behaviour therapy, CBT = cognitive behavioural therapy, ACT = acceptance and commitment therapy

Anxiety, Depression, and Intrusive Thoughts

The CBT Anxiety Solution Workbook

The Anxiety and Worry Workbook

The DBT Skills Workbook for Anxiety

The Anxiety Toolkit

Depressed and Anxious: The DBT Workbook

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression

The Cognitive Behavioural Workbook for Depression 

Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts 

The Anxious Thoughts Workbook

Borderline Personality Disorder

The BPD Survival Guide

Stronger Than BPD

You Untangled

Mindfulness for BPD

The BPD Toolbox

Beyond Borderline: True Stories of Recovery 

Interpersonal Problems

The Interpersonal Problems Workbook 

ACT for Interpersonal Issues 

Anger

The DBT Skills Workbook for Anger

The Anger Workbook for Teens

Anger Management for Everyone

ACT on Life Not on Anger

Trauma and PTSD

Overcoming Trauma and PTSD

The PTSD Workbook For Teens

The Complex PTSD Workbook

You Empowered

Self Harm

Freedom from Self harm

Stopping the Pain: A Workbook for Self-Injury

Rewrite: The Journey from Self-Harm to Healing

General Emotional Issues/Multiple Disorders

Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook 

The DBT Skills Workbook

Don’t Let Emotions Run Your Life

The Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions

The Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance Workbook

Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods Workbook

More Posts from Muahahahahah and Others

6 years ago
Are You Feeling Anxious, Or Depressed?No Need To Worry It’s National Towel DaySearch Things Like …

Are you feeling anxious, or depressed?No need to worry it’s National Towel DaySearch things like … * 101 unique ways to use a towel. * Things a regular towel can do. * Research Douglas Adams.

1 month ago

I know I'm unlovable, I just sometimes like to pretend that I'm not

6 years ago

Adhd things that need to be talked more about (because adhd is more than just not being able to focus)

Short term memory loss. Seriously, I forget things that are said to me 5 minutes ago or will forget I opened a soda and will have 3 open cans by the end of the day with none of them finished. A lot of people don’t know about this, and so they think that I don’t care enough to listen to what their saying (which I do!!! I just can’t remember it) or that I’m lazy because of all the things I don’t end up doing because I forgot I had to do them.

Lack of motivation. Listen, I honestly can’t do anything on my own for the most part. I have to have someone else tell me to do something or have them set goals for me because it’s so damn difficult for me to do it myself. Again, I’m not lazy, I just have trouble doing things on my own

Language processing difficulties. Sometimes, English and words in general don’t work out in my head. Reading or even listening to someone talk can be extremely difficult for me to understand because my brain just won’t work. Why? Can’t tell you 99% of the time! It’s not that I need to focus, it’s that my brain is just buffering.

Needing multiple forms of stimulation at all times. I have a tin of putty that I keep in my book bag and a smaller one I keep in my purse at all times because of this reason. If I want to learn anything at school, I have to be able to look at something, hear something, and have something to do with my hands. Otherwise, it’s probably a big nope for me. What’s frustrating is that since this isn’t talked about enough, I often get called childish or get looked down upon because I have to play with silly putty in a highschool class.

Hyperfixation. Adhd can mean not being able to focus, but it’s also focusing too much on something! This can mean anything from a certain interest someone is in to at that moment, to something like a song that has been stuck in your head for a week. People seem to not understand this and think that we’re boring and have nothing else to talk about or that we’re annoying because we keep bringing the same things up over and over again but that’s not the case. Trust me, I’m annoyed with the hit or miss song too, but at least it’s not playing in your head constantly like it is for me

These are all the ones I can think of right now, but it’s really important we talk about this stuff more. All of these things that come with adhd can be very frustrating for those around us because they don’t understand that we can’t help it. To an outsider, it may just look like a person with adhd is just lazy and doesn’t care, when it’s actually just how our brains are wired. None of us want to be frustrating to others!! In fact, all of this frustrates us too!! But since adhd is just known as “not being able to focus”, people don’t realize what all comes with it and how it can really fuck everyone over.

Please add more if you can think of anything else!! I’m horrible with lists lol

3 years ago

Everything seems to be exhausting me. No matter how much sleep I get. Or how much coffee I drink. Or how long I lie down. Something inside me has given up. And I am always so exhausted.

1 year ago

what’s some of y’alls favorite songs that u feel are relatable as a person with bpd/hpd/npd?

6 years ago

Are fedoras really that bad?

Are Fedoras Really That Bad?
Are Fedoras Really That Bad?
Are Fedoras Really That Bad?
Are Fedoras Really That Bad?
Are Fedoras Really That Bad?

YES YES THEY ARE

1 month ago

No one is more disappointed in me than I am.

  • bookrefsbabey
    bookrefsbabey reblogged this · 2 weeks ago
  • strawbiefarms
    strawbiefarms liked this · 5 months ago
  • lighthouseace
    lighthouseace liked this · 5 months ago
  • foxfirestarter
    foxfirestarter liked this · 5 months ago
  • finnfry
    finnfry liked this · 6 months ago
  • aceyanaheim
    aceyanaheim reblogged this · 6 months ago
  • roseteagreen
    roseteagreen reblogged this · 7 months ago
  • buffylebue
    buffylebue liked this · 7 months ago
  • luxaii
    luxaii liked this · 7 months ago
  • colablob
    colablob liked this · 7 months ago
  • sepiasys
    sepiasys liked this · 8 months ago
  • omisan
    omisan liked this · 9 months ago
  • bigbromelvin
    bigbromelvin reblogged this · 9 months ago
  • leafpoolcoric
    leafpoolcoric reblogged this · 9 months ago
  • demi--human
    demi--human reblogged this · 9 months ago
  • cynosuura
    cynosuura reblogged this · 10 months ago
  • cynosuura
    cynosuura liked this · 10 months ago
  • ironwoodcollective
    ironwoodcollective reblogged this · 10 months ago
  • somehwere-between
    somehwere-between liked this · 10 months ago
  • avonsdrabbles
    avonsdrabbles liked this · 10 months ago
  • cdd-safe-haven
    cdd-safe-haven reblogged this · 10 months ago
  • potato-party
    potato-party liked this · 10 months ago
  • mushroom-doll
    mushroom-doll reblogged this · 10 months ago
  • m-moth
    m-moth reblogged this · 11 months ago
  • so-maybeimcrazay
    so-maybeimcrazay reblogged this · 11 months ago
  • mute-reblogs
    mute-reblogs reblogged this · 11 months ago
  • muted5ilence
    muted5ilence liked this · 11 months ago
  • dissociationincarnate
    dissociationincarnate liked this · 1 year ago
  • bigbromelvin
    bigbromelvin reblogged this · 1 year ago
  • depiedras
    depiedras reblogged this · 1 year ago
  • a-man-with-no-name
    a-man-with-no-name liked this · 1 year ago
  • kaleidsworld
    kaleidsworld liked this · 1 year ago
  • 58reblogs
    58reblogs reblogged this · 1 year ago
  • 58reblogs
    58reblogs liked this · 1 year ago
  • puppychutufts
    puppychutufts liked this · 1 year ago
  • jaxolotl19
    jaxolotl19 liked this · 1 year ago
  • golden-echoes
    golden-echoes reblogged this · 1 year ago
  • manuelijaicas
    manuelijaicas reblogged this · 1 year ago
  • manuelijaicas
    manuelijaicas liked this · 1 year ago
  • fuckmesidewaysandfeedmetacobell
    fuckmesidewaysandfeedmetacobell liked this · 1 year ago
muahahahahah - Muah-Ha-Ha
Muah-Ha-Ha

113 posts

Explore Tumblr Blog
Search Through Tumblr Tags