Full Description
It's hard to envision a life without some regrets.You imagine what might have been if you had taken a different path at some key juncture, whether about a past relationship, a missed job opportunity, or choosing where to live. Regret can be immobilizing, filling us with disappointment and shame--but it also can be a powerful tool for self-knowledge and change. In this uplifting guide, renowned psychologist Robert Leahy demonstrates how to make regret work to your advantage. Using cutting-edge skills based on cognitive-behavioral therapy, Dr. Leahy shows how to get unstuck from regret and make decisions with more clarity and confidence. Downloadable practical tools help you implement the strategies in the book. You are the author of your life, so go out and write the next chapter--and then live it.
Contents
Introduction
Step 1. Understand Regret
1. What Is Regret?
2. How Regret Works
Step 2. Learn to Make Good Decisions
3. What Assumptions Drive Your Decisions and Feed Your Regret?
4. How Do You Perceive Risk?
5. Does Anticipating Regret Lead You to Action or Inaction?
6. Making a Choice
Step 3. Make Regret Work for You
7. Coping Effectively with Disappointing Outcomes
8. Stepping Away from Rumination
9. Learning from Guilt
10. Using Productive Regret
A Final Word. Looking Back While Looking Ahead
Resources
References
Index
