Feel Better Fast and Make It Last

If you want to feel happier, more optimistic, more joyful, and resilient, Dr. Amen?s groundbreaking new book is for you.We?ve all felt anxious, sad, traumatized, grief-stricken, stressed, angry, or hopeless at some point in life. It?s perfectly normal to go through emotional crises or have periods when you feel panicked or out of sorts. It is how you respond to these challenges that will make all the difference in how you feel?not just immediately, but also in the long run. Unfortunately, many people turn to self-medicating behaviors, such as overeating, drugs, alcohol, risky sexual behavior, anger, or wasting time on mindless TV, video games, Internet surfing, or shopping. And even though these behaviors may give temporary relief from feeling bad, they usually only prolong and exacerbate the problems?or cause other, more serious ones.Is it possible to feel better?and make it last?Renowned physician, psychiatrist, brain-imaging researcher, and founder of Amen Clinics Dr. Daniel Amen understands how critical it is for you to know what will help you feel better fast, now and later. InFeel Better Fast and Make It Last, you?ll discover new, powerful brain-based strategies to quickly gain control over anxiety, worry, sadness, stress and anger, strengthening your resilience and giving you joy and purpose for a lifetime.ReviewDr. Daniel Amen keeps writing cutting-edge, easy-to-understand books on what is most important to a healthy and happy brain. This is his best book yet. Dr. Amen shows us how we can all have good brains, overcome life?s main stressors, and foster healthy lives.Feel Better Fast and Make It Last has motivated me to change my lifestyle, keeping the health of my brain in mind. This book will be on my ?must read? list for all my clients?and my family members.Dr. Amen?sFeel Better Fast and Make It Last is a get-you-thinking and start-changing book that doesn?t make you feel guilty but educates you into wanting to live with your brain as your first priority.I could not put downFeel Better Fast and Make It Last, as it was readable, easy to understand, and related to my life. It shook me up and gave me new habits of asking myself each day, ?Is this good or bad for my brain?? and making daily decisions based on ?Will this make me feel good now but not later?? Dr. Amen?s contribution to brain health is helping us all improve our lives. -- Sharon May, PhD, Founder of Safe Haven Relationship Center and author of Safe Haven MarriageFrom the Back CoverIf you want to experience greater happiness in life, strengthen your brain.Dr. Daniel Amen, a renowned psychiatrist and the founder of Amen Clinics, has learned that healthy brain function is correlated with improvedjoyenergyresiliencefocuslongevityrelationshipsschool performancebusiness successwealth managementcreativityUnhealthy brain function, on the other hand, is associated with a higher incidence ofsadnessanxietyfearpanicbrain fogpoor focusaddictionsdomestic violenceincarcerationlonelinesssuicidal behaviorsviolenceschool failuredivorcedementiaFortunately, there is hope for those who suffer from the emotionally painful and sometimes life-altering effects of a less-than-healthy brain. In these pages, Dr. Amen will introduce you to the latest research, as well as clinical experience, to help you feel better fast and make it last.No one feels joyful all the time, but with an understanding of how your brain, mind, and attachments work?and of strategies to enhance their functioning?you are more likely to love your life and feel better every day.Dr. Daniel G. Amen is a physician, a double board-certified psychiatrist, the founder of Amen Clinics, a 10-timeNew York Times bestselling author, and an international speaker. Together with Pastor Rick Warren and Mark Hyman, MD, Dr. Amen is also one of the chief architects of Saddleback Church?s Daniel Plan, a program to get the world healthy through religio