"A Plume book."

First published: New York : Hudson Street Press, 2013.

Hudson Street Press edition had this subtitle: Practical strategies for treating failure, rejection, guilt, and other everyday psychological injuries.

Rejection : the emotional cuts and scrapes of daily life -- Loneliness : relationship muscle weakness -- Loss and trauma : walking on broken bones -- Guilt : the poison in our system -- Rumination : picking at emotional scabs -- Failure : how emotional chest colds become psychological pneumonias -- Low self-esteem : weak emotional immune systems -- Conclusion : create your personal psychological medicine cabinet.

"Heal small emotional injuries before they become big ones. We all sustain emotional wounds. Failure, guilt, rejection, and loss are as much a part of life as the occasional scraped elbow. But while we typically bandage a cut or ice a sprained ankle, our first aid kit for emotional injuries is not just understocked?it?s nonexistent. Fortunately, there is such a thing as mental first aid for battered emotions. Drawing on the latest scientific research and using real-life examples, practicing psychologist Guy Winch, Ph.D. offers specific step-by-step treatments that are fast, simple, and effective. Prescriptive and unique, Emotional First Aid is essential reading for anyone looking to become more resilient, build self-esteem, and let go of the hurts and hang-ups that are holding them back"--Cover.

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.