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quick diagnosis,
228
–29

reaction to,
81
,
88

your script,
229
–30

see also
PTSD

treatment,
314
–45

basic types,
323
–29

DIY lower-cost,
336
–38

getting,
315
–22

getting for the unwilling,
338
–46

support from,
319

as tool,
335
–36

when to end,
329
–36

your script,
322

tribal initiation ceremony,
157

triggers,
25
,
200

Trump, Donald,
41
,
168
,
169

trust:

and anger,
86

betrayal of,
103

delusions about,
304
–5,
307

and false accusations,
96

truth,
88
,
95
–96,
98

truth amulet,
125

tsunamis,
284

tuchus,
287

turd-based emoji,
243

Turner, Tina,
95

tush,
171

tutors,
272

twelve-step programs,
8
,
36
,
64
,
66
,
143
,
333
,
337

underdog, helping,
124
–29,
133

underwear, changing,
48

unicorn, seeking,
102

universe, putting your desires out into,
14

values,
30
,
33
,
36
,
37
,
44
,
56
,
89
,
90
,
93
,
96
,
103
,
171
,
177
,
196
,
294
,
306

Venn diagram,
142

veterans, and PTSD,
119

veterinarians,
319

video games, addiction to,
35

violence, threat of,
80
,
83
,
255
–56

visitation rights,
280
–81

vitamins,
337

voices in your head,
42

vulnerability,
62
–63

war, necessary but silent,
236

warlord, rival, attacks by,
158

war zone, life as,
78

weddings,
185

wedgies,
55

weight loss,
239
–40

white noise machine,
312

Winehouse, Amy,
120

Winfrey, Oprah,
7
,
14
,
15
,
42
,
49
,
238

withdrawal into one's self,
21

withdrawal symptoms,
35

witness protection,
83

Wolf of Wall Street,
53

words, difficulty finding,
51

workplace:

abusive boss,
58
,
311

anticipation of being fired,
28

assholes in,
220
–21,
288
,
308
–13

biased boss,
126

boss causing anxiety,
158

fair wages,
90

feedback in,
239
,
241

finding a career path,
29

look for new job,
93
,
309
,
311

loss of job,
332

new boss,
104

promotions,
91

racist boss,
233

recognition for hard work in,
312

secure employment,
35

shape up or ship out,
93

teamwork,
131
,
218
–19,
220

weak boss,
151
,
152
,
313

Y2K bunker,
233

Yes Please
(Poehler),
83
n

yoga,
150
,
337

zip tie,
108

zodiac signs,
171

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bennett, Michael, 1945–

 F*ck feelings : one shrink's practical advice for managing all life's impossible problems / Michael Bennett, MD, Sarah Bennett.

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 In the title, the [u] is represented by an asterisk.

  Summary: “The only self-help book you'll ever need, from a psychiatrist who will help you put aside your unrealistic wishes, stop trying to change things you can't change, and do the best with what you can control—the first steps to solving all of life's impossible problems”—Provided by publisher.

 ISBN 978-1-4767-8999-6 (hardback)—ISBN 978-1-4767-9000-8 (paperback)—ISBN 978-1-4767-9001-5 (ebook) 1. Problem solving. 2. Problem solving therapy. 3. Self-actualization (Psychology) 4. Interpersonal relations. 5. Self-help techniques. I. Bennett, Sarah. II. Title. III. Title: Fuck feelings.

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