Overcoming Mood Swings: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

Overcoming Mood Swings: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques is written for people who find that emotional highs and lows are more than an occasional experience. It focuses on mood swings that are frequent or intense, and that may be linked with other symptoms associated with depression or mania.

Presented as a self-help manual, the book combines background information on depression and mania with practical cognitive behavioural techniques. The author draws on tried and tested methods designed to help readers recognise patterns in their mood, manage changes more effectively, and work towards a steadier emotional state. A complete self-help programme is included, along with monitoring sheets to support ongoing tracking.

Key details

• Self-help manual for people who have experienced mood swings
• Includes background information on depression and mania
• Uses cognitive behavioural techniques
• Contains a complete self-help programme
• Includes monitoring sheets
• Part of the Overcoming self-help guides series

Synopsis

Most people experience periods of high or low spirits, but for some, emotional extremes can be disruptive. This guide addresses mood swings that occur too often or feel particularly intense, especially when accompanied by other symptoms of depression or mania. It provides background information alongside practical techniques to help readers identify and manage mood changes, with the aim of achieving a more stable emotional state.