Complete Confidence Updated Edition - by Sheenah Hankin (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Confident people react positively and successfully to life's problems and challenges. Those who lack confidence often view themselves as victims--blaming others or bingeing on drugs, sex, food, or alcohol to mask their feelings of shame or worthlessness.

In Complete Confidence, renowned psychotherapist Dr. Sheenah Hankin points the way to a confident life free of self-criticism, anxiety, and immature anger. Her Winning Hand of Comfort technique is a clear, concise, and powerful prescription for dealing with everyday situations--from resolving conflicts to ending unhealthy habits like overeating, complaining, and procrastinating. This essential handbook will teach you how to retrain your brain to manage your emotions and put your problems into perspective. You will learn how to calm down, clarify your thinking, challenge your blame habit, comfort your negative feelings, and achieve confidence. That is Dr. Hankin's promise.

From the Back Cover

Confident people react positively and successfully to life's problems and challenges. Those who lack confidence often view themselves as victims--blaming others or bingeing on drugs, sex, food, or alcohol to mask their feelings of shame or worthlessness.

In Complete Confidence, renowned psychotherapist Dr. Sheenah Hankin points the way to a confident life free of self-criticism, anxiety, and immature anger. Her Winning Hand of Comfort technique is a clear, concise, and powerful prescription for dealing with everyday situations--from resolving conflicts to ending unhealthy habits like overeating, complaining, and procrastinating. This essential handbook will teach you how to retrain your brain to manage your emotions and put your problems into perspective. You will learn how to calm down, clarify your thinking, challenge your blame habit, comfort your negative feelings, and achieve confidence. That is Dr. Hankin's promise.

Review Quotes

"Every now and then, a self-help book comes along that can truly deliver the results it promises. This is such a work. Its powerful advice is psychologically deep, grounded in a lifetime of experience, and expressed simply, with a personal touch" - James K. Sebenius, director of the Negotiation Roundtable at Harvard Business School and coauthor of The Manager as Negotiator

"Snappy . . . Hankin's book is filled with sound advice and her no-nonsense tone should particularly appeal to fans of Dr. Phil." - Publishers Weekly

"Sheenah Hankin's words of wisdom, always delivered with integrity, compassion, and humor, never failed to help our family navigate today's emotional minefields. Her book is an invaluable read for anyone looking for answers." - Ron Howard, Academy Award-winning director and actor