The Book Depository I Can Mend Your Broken Heart by Hugh Willbourn
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Description: I Can Mend Your Broken Heart : Paperback : Transworld Publishers Ltd : 9780593055779 : 0593055772 : 04 Dec 2006 : Almost everyone, at one time or another, is affected by a broken heart. But how can we cope with this most personal of traumas? This book shows how to cope with the grief which can accompany the break-up of a relationship. It offers practical techniques which aim to make you feel better fast, and bring about lasting change. The Book Depository I Can Mend Your Broken Heart by Hugh Willbourn - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780593055779
MPN: 0593055772
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Author: GoldyD
Rating: 5
Review: It's so sad that this book turned up on Valentine's Day - instead of my boyfriend :( however, I didn't start to delve into it properly until 6 months later (I'm coming from one of those on-again/off-again type relationships). We both got stuck in a cycle of making up and breaking up on the regular until finally, I walked away for good in July. By August I made the hard decision to cut off complete contact and that's when I needed this book. I couldn't stop thinking about him, stalking his social media, fantasising about a better outcome for us, and questioning and over-analysing everything. I was sick of feeling sad and hurt - I may have walked away from him, but he broke us up :( This book helped TONS and for me, chapter 3 was a game changer! After doing the exercise 'The Threshold Technique', I honestly felt like a different person. It really opened my eyes to the harsh truth of my past relationship - there were just so many lies. The emotions it brought up were raw and I felt furious with both myself and my ex, but eventually, I settled down into a calmer balance of acceptance over the split. The information in this book was so relatable too and some of the other exercises were good. Not all of them worked for me, but I think it comes down to personal circumstances. And of course, the hypnosis is a blessing :) I cannot recommend this book enough (hence the essay) and can now say, with full confidence, that I'm finally moving on. :)
Author: CL Perry
Rating: 4
Review: I felt a bit stupid buying this book, simply because I'm not really the sort of person to buy self-help books like this. I have having trouble getting over my ex, not helped by his blowing hot and cold attitude that would suck me right back in, and figured this book was cheap therapy if it worked and a cheap waste of money if it didn't. First off, I was totally sick of thinking about my ex. I'd just made an international move (to his city and country) and had a lot on my plate with no job, a language barrier etc and didn't want the added stress of heartbreak or a meltdown on top of all this. I was ready to move on, so perhaps that helped a little. I started reading the book as soon as I got it and liked the writing style that had been used; informal and friendly. I also liked the explanations of what I was going through and why because it made me realise that I wasn't the only person feeling the way I was. I did the first few exercises that day, such as an exercise where you minimise the size of a mental photo of your ex and turn it to black and white, and then stopped reading so I could absorb what I'd already read. I found that after that, any time I thought of my ex he was minimised and black and white! That night I tried the CD. I've never really been a hypnosis person and felt a little bit stupid while listening to it. I don't know if it worked. I listened to it a 2nd time after a day where my ex was in my thoughts more than I liked and the following day he was absent from them. Is that because of me or the CD? I don't know. I can't tell you what they say on the CD because I genuinely don't remember and with two people talking at once, it's sort of hard to follow the 'conversation' anyway. So that was last month, this month I feel great: optimistic, confident, free.... I haven't used the CD or the book since then. Were they just both so good that I only needed them for that short time or was it me feeling ready and wanting to move on or a combination of both these factors? I don't know. If I ever break up with someone again (which I hope I don't), I'll be using both the book and CD - that tells me something. To me it doesn't matter how or why they work, it just matters that they seem to.