So why I often say, this Book is Likely the Most Important Education in a Lifetime for So Many … but of course, can’t compete against The BOOK which is the subject of Book’s section 4 :)!… & Why I have gone thru well over 33,750 Book cards as of 11/23, including during those COVID times when ventured out to talk to people minus Book cards in hand, since the Original Book was published (6/19/14), & why Drive/Passion continues to Grow, while personal Connections are just getting Stronger & Stronger?!..
Well, I always thought this Book could have a Huge Impact on So Many who Suffer, as I Suffered … but now, so far removed from all that Pain, because of what written… or actually for Most Anyone really, whether Suffer or not, Knowing this Book Covers All we can do Naturally for Ourselves as humans for Life Optimization! But what I’ve witnessed for Sufferers I’ve come across who are Willing to Read & Work on themselves, with Book in Hand Only with Diligence, were Tremendous Life Changing/Savings Impacts, Solidifying all thoughts concerning the Book’s Substance and Effectiveness, Completely Fueling my Fire!! In Essence, this Book covers All Life’s Issues which may arise, whether matters fall within our control (i.e. our own Thoughts and Actions), or outside our control… It supports Matters involving Our Spiritual, Mental/Emotional, & Physical Well-Being…
Remember, The TRUTH always rises to the surface, and if I were not speaking the Truth thru over 9yrs since that Original publication, I would have petered out a Long time ago! Besides, in No Way could I ever tell the untruth, with section 4 being about Our Faith, Our Foundation, & Our #1 Dependence :), GOD!… As I say in the opening paragraph in the Book’s “Preface” …”I (Author Ron) am one of those who is pretty much “Honest to a Fault” as they say, especially by today’s standards. And hope all understand there is No Fault in Honesty… When you understand that Honesty is not only the Best Policy but the Only Policy, you realize there is absolutely nothing to hide…”
Do I ever come across anyone in my escapades, who is as Passionate, Driven, Excited, & So Very Sure of a Specific & Total Mental Health Approach?… No, Not at all!… For Understandable Reasons, considering the Mental Health nebulous general standards & ways thru the years out there, as nothing really has changed, along with the Primary means & reliance on medicating, instead of Properly Treating Sufferers Naturally (as witnessed & been thru)… It is about time we change our Mental Health ways, because what is going on now Is Obviously Not Working!!! … with 70% of all prescribed medication being for Anxiety & Depression or related per stats I’ve seen & heard in the past, over 10 years ago is Appalling! & MH matters are just getting Worse, especially with the onset of those COVID times & beyond! But there are of course some who are not complaining considering all the $s being made… & as I say in 1.0 Intro in the Book …”And the Main reason behind this all stems from the only Biblical statement which I address in section 4: … i.e. “We can’t have two Masters, God and money… we are going to Love one and hate the other” … so which way is Society, or us humans taking us (as addressed in section 4.4)? Yeah, the Very Wrong Way”… Thus, Mental Health Changes will never happen from the top down where $s are involved, & Change will & can only happen from the bottom up… i.e. from the Individual(s) and on up… A Blog post I provided, with the words copied from the Book, Clearly IDs Details of why this be True, per an Objective view taken, from what I’ve witnessed as a resident in psych wards & out patient facilities 4Xs over, & also what observed from the private sector MH Community, besides, how we typically are & operate as humans… It all sums up to “Numbing…..” https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2019/09/05
I can’t imagine this Book & Approach, not being the True NATURAL Answer/Solution for all those negative thinking based conditions … for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, Addiction(Recovery), ADD, ADHD, & Likely BPD, Bipolar 2 (as my Son would attest to… “Meds for Life” they told him… Nonsense!). As for Bipolar 1 & Schizophrenia those who Suffer with may need or likely will need per the latter condition some level of meds or (?) to go along with the Process to balance themselves, but Certainly The Book’s Process would provide Significant HELP being human, without question!….. But in general for whatever one’s MH Issues are, it all depends on the Individual/Sufferer themselves, and their Willingness/Desire & Diligence to Read/Educate & Work on Selves!! … Bottom Line you get out of This what you put into This, 100%!… That is the dividing line separating those who appropriately Can & Will Turn their Lives Around vs. those that can’t or won’t !.. So few will do this based on human standards, especially these days… Truly, the Only matters preventing Sufferers from doing what is Necessary to Take Care of themselves, granted they are Able to (e.g. unless suffering with Brain Trauma), is their negative/unreal thinking ways, which initially gets Sufferers in their Holes of Pains/Issues, & subsequently prevents them from moving forward & doing what they need to do to accept Change, & TRY and Work on themselves…
(2) Key Facts associated with this Book addressing the Factual/Logical nature of the Book’s Positivity Tools/Skills Process:
A) Negativity impacts Brain/Body Chemistry in a neg way, negatively Impacting Feelings, Emotions, Creating Our Mental Health Issues & Positivity Normalizes/Reverses matters… &
B) The Basis & Lowest Level of Our Feelings, Emotions, Stresses & Issues are Our individual negative thoughts… How Best to drill down to Our individual negative thoughts and sources of those negative thoughts, Self-Personalizes the Process for All, getting us down to the Root Cause of our MH Issues! This Cognitive Behavioral Modification Process (CBT) ,along with the Necessary Details as written in the Main Book per sections 5 & 6 respectively, provides the Tools/Skills Necessary to convert us from negative thinkers to Positive thinkers via a Repetitive Training Process. This Repetitive Training CBT Process is KEY in Re-programming out Brains from being negative to Positive Thinkers! Note that the Early steps in the Positivity Tools/Skills Process, Conditions Sufferers up front, facilitating the Process to allow them to dig down to their negative thoughts & sources of. Besides, can’t forget about the selection of Our Master God over $s :), as sect. 4 Our Faith/Our Foundation involves the Basis of Our Positivity when we get that RIGHT, whereas, with a weakened Foundation, that would likely result in the basis of our negativity…!
Note that there are CBT processes offered out there by the Mental Health community, but based on looking into matters CBT Processes are Definitely not the same… Again as explained the Books CBT Positivity Process is Optimized as a Self-Helper, and is Self-Personalized for all allowing us to condition ourselves up front in Process & then allowing us to whittle down to our individual negative thoughts & sources of our negativity which is the Root Cause of our MH Issues we develop… Now who would know more about our negative thoughts than ourselves when we are properly conditioned to do that? The Answer is NOONE…! MH Pros offer CBT processes but they feel they have to personalize it for the people they are helping… Makes no sense to me knowing what I know about the Book’s Optimized Process, hence don’t know the make-up of MH based CBTs…
Regarding differences in CBT processes I came across, I was avidly trying to Help a young lady on Twitter who was pretty much Agorophobic and Suffered Badly, pretty much as I did in the past with Anxiety, OCD, Depression/Deep Depression (for 25 yrs in my case as a Worse Caser). Her Problem was, as most of us often think, not being Educated Appropriately about the facts of MH matters is, she felt she needed to stick to what the MH Pros were telling her 100% thinking they know best & they would provide the best approach to solve our MH matters; After all I Experienced thru the years that could not be any further from the TRUTH! Hence, she convinced by the MH Pros to go into residential care, for 4 months as it turned out and go thru a CBT Process, namely the “ERP” process where essentially, the Pros deal with an OCD sufferer’s Compulsions at the time… I did an evaluation on this supposed “Gold Standard” of CBTs for OCD which she was going into treatment for. Here is the blog post I wrote on the evaluation: https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2021/10/27/. As stated, the supposed #1 CBT approach to deal with OCD, is ERP (Exposure Response Prevention), I looked into it more… From what I read, this approach deals with exposure of the individual Sufferer to uncomfortable situations/triggers that they have difficulty with & with the trained therapists involved, they educate the Sufferer of what it takes to react differently to the specific problem that is troubling them… & they repeat the process it sounds like until they get that right, one trigger at a time(?)… Sounds kind of abrupt on first thought, & KNOWING, not getting down to the Root Cause up front (i.e. one’s negative/unreal thoughts which creates the triggers the reactions & compulsions), but further downstream in effect dealing with one’s Reactions to the individual’s triggers, makes no sense at all?! So here they are dealing with the compulsions one has at the time but they do not address what will happen in the future post treatment as more negative/unreal thinking comes to mind triggering additional, maybe endless #s of additional compulsions… YEAH, I KNEW deep down after the COSTLY!! 4 months in residential treatment this young lady was going thru at the time, that she would continue to have serious problems with Anxiety/OCD Issues besides developing increasing levels of Depression having not handled her OCD/Anxiety Issues appropriately; Anxiety/OCD Issues left unchecked over time becomes Very Depressing!! And YEAH, I was right, unfortunately! And it appears she is taking various types of meds on top of that just skewing her more. She now feels that she will be living with this condition for the rest of her life which she will unless she changes course. She continues to refuse to go with an alternate approach but always have informed her to contact me if/when she is ready… Hope to God she does not wait too long cause I know in the desparate troubling feeling she is living with and battling daily, hourly, that her life is in jeopardy! I Know that feeling all too well!
Book’s, Table of Contents (Expanded) Identifies the Extensive Coverage of Book ; ref Blog post: https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2019/09/01
In sum, I feel the Book’s Positivity Process including the Importance of Eating Well, Exercise, & :)s & laughs, also covered, encompasses close to half the Game in Life, while “section 4” (Spirituality & All), is at least half of the Game in Life as written in the Book’s Final Cut… As already stated, in Essence, this Book covers All Life’s Issues which may arise, whether matters fall within our control (i.e. our own Thoughts and Actions), or outside our control… It supports Our Spiritual, Emotional, & Physical Needs… & One more thing… Until you Try & Read/Work the Positivity Tools/Skills Process, & allow our Our Faith & Foundation to Grow (e.g. repetitively reading scripture)… you just would not Understand & KNOW the True Power in this Two-Fold Process’s..! Unfortunately as humans, Most won’t TRY to Change matters in their Life often because of the #1 negative that Most People have within them… That “I Can’t because….” which takes on different forms!
As a Sufferer, following the surge of Improvement we get & Feel as we step through the Process, this Positivity Process serves to crack open that negative shell which can surround or consume us if we Struggle or Suffer, clearing up Our Thoughts & Minds about Everything really… Then, in parallel, is a Real Good Time to start mending or Working on Our Faith/Our Foundation!… Or else we end up in Life, like a building with a rather strong upside, but with a weak/weakened Foundation… In such a case, we will most likely crumble with age, when/where our ok becomes actually not ok for the most part, struggling and limping away, or likely even/much worse… My Son (diagnosed with Bipolar Type 2, Meds for Life they said again) Learned about that First hand, but is now locked into all aspects of what written & hence has become Extremely Solid Emotionally (& a Tough Hombre+ :) minus any/All meds!… The Positivity Process encompasses the majority of the Book in page count, & as stated has all the Necessary Details & the Instruction Set stepping the Sufferer thru the Complete Positivity Process…& As for the Book’s section 4… Allowing Faith to Grow with age, which is its story line in essence, involves Our personal journey… Although, I do provide some suggestions in tune with allowing Faith to grow, since we just can’t gain that thru osmosis :)… Similar to the Positivity Tools/Skills Process & Repetitive Training scheme, or working out for our Physicality, Repetitive Training is likewise what it takes for Spiritual Growth as well…
The Lady I Learned from, Lucinda Bassett, I repeatedly bring up in the Book, including in the Book’s Bibliography: “… Dear Lucinda, You are an Angel, and You Saved My Life! …Thanks Graciously & God Bless,… Author Ron” … Incredible, Special Lady in what she & her Pro crew formulated & provided… unmatched per the 1999 Program I Learned from, or to this day… That I funneled into my Book, along with additions applied based on personal Experience/Growth over time… some of which I consider Key elements which Certainly Helped me & could Help Others, especially dealing with Depression, besides the Importance & Inclusion of section 4!… Lucinda has a Book “From Panic to Power” which I read thru, which serves as a pointer to her (2) Programs she had at the time, advertised in the back of the Book… But that Book does not have the Necessary Details nor Instruction Set which is Key per what is provided in her Program, as well as in This Book… Another Book I read of hers, “Truth Be Told”, she indicates why she had to leave her business… her husband’s suicide, where manic-depression (now referred to as Bipolar Type 1 from what understand) took his Life when he refused to medicate as needed… REAL SAD!!! After leaving her business, she was thereafter dealing with People who have gone thru suicide of loved ones as well… God Bless Her!!! She probably did or is doing an Amazing job with that!!… I contacted her maybe (3) times since starting to write my Book. She is fully aware of me writing this Book and all… & per the Last contact I told her, I am So Sorry what happened… She indicated in reply, she was in the process to find a church in her area for her and her 2 Youngins, or maybe early teens by that time(?).
Regarding Lucinda’s Audio/Workbook Positivity Process Program which Son & I Learned from, vs. what I have witnessed with Book in Hand, for those few Sufferers I came across who were Diligent about Reading & Working on themselves, the Effectiveness & the Extent of Time it Took for Matters to Really Turn Around in Lives seems to be virtually the same. Although in the long run thru Life, there is no question the Book’s Process by comparison, based on the additions made including, most Importantly, sect. 4… Our Faith/Our Foundation, & #1 Dependence along with extensive Rationale of Importance addressed in Book makes this Combined Process as Powerful as we can get being humans, NO DOUBTS! FIRMLY Believe, sect. 4 is Essential/Imperative for our Mental Health in the Long Run thru Life Solidifying our Positivity & Everything Essentially as I have Learned & Experienced!
Huge Positive Impacts per either approach will occur with both providing Glaringly Tremendous Life Changing/ Life Savings Impacts!!! Amazing Transformation(s) I felt and have witnessed(!), clearly demonstrating the Effectiveness & Substance of what written. Briefly, when I started to Work this process, by Process Standards, it took less then 5 week when I dropped down & cried like a baby feeling Positivity flow thru me Naturally & Automatically for the 1st time in my Life, & it Blew Me Away!… That is when I was totally motivated to continue thru the whole Process ( 15 weeks by Process Standards although made mistakes of Impatience which explain in Book)… As for the 3/3/20 Reviewer, after he started working the Process via the Book, within 5 weeks that is when he started to feel the Tremendous Positive impacts within him :), & when he wrote his Review (addressed below)… And again, I did add some Key elements, especially regarding Depression aspects, which Certainly Helped me and would Definitely Help others as well… I also provide mistakes I made going thru the Process… Mistakes you Certainly don’t want to make while going thru this Process!… As I Firmly Believe or Know, I Don’t believe there feasibly could be anything better in a TRUE Self-Help Book form… especially considering the Progression of writing the Book thru 4 Editions into It’s Latest Edition, “The Final Cut” ID’d on front cover!
Now, this is where the Program I Learned from Ends, & where/when the Book’s section 4 Takes Over… Section 4 again addresses Spirituality, Mindfulness, Our Faith, Our Foundation, & Our #1 Dependence, which again is the basis of our Positivity, & which Solidifies Our Positive Well Being overtime… Without this in Our Lives, & just depending on the Positivity Tools/Skills only, I’m Certain, Won’t Cut It in the long run… As I say in the Book … “At times, our Positivity which we can develop extensively/beautifully via the included Positivity Tools/Skills Process, can only take us so far, until we reach that threshold within us, past the burden we can bare, when we need More (i.e. Our Faith…); unfortunately, help from another human is very limited.” And in desperate times and Needs, what else or who else can we Rely on… Yep, NOTHING! ”
Some Details of what is included in the Book, vs. the Program: Most Importantly, the Book includes section 4, & in “The Final Cut” of this Book, adjustments and additional words were provided, Rationalizing/Clarifying why the Positivity Tools/Skills go hand in hand with Our Faith which were included in the previous Blog post mentioned (i.e. https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2019/09/17 ) … In section 4.4, I also address the Importance of combining Positivity Self-Talk statements we Learn & Say to ourselves, with Prayer statements as I indicate… “combining Positivity statements with Prayer, just may double up the Power for you :)!” One of those bulleted Positivity/Prayer statements written in section 4.4 is:
- “Look for the Good, the Pluses, and the Positives in anything,everything, anybody, everybody, anytime and all the time Through You God and Jesus, Because of You God and Jesus (& Have Faith & Trust!). This does not mean you need to always see the Good, but just keep on looking for it … and again Have Faith & Trust:)!”
(4) statements as such included in the Book, were actually formulated as I was in a Depressive state, during a particular time in Life… These Positivity/Prayer statements HELPED me Big time, pull myself out of the mud I found myself in… So, Yes, I found them to be Very Powerful! This Blog post addresses all (4) of these Positivity/Prayer statements and background of my Depressive state when I came up with them: https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2018/10/11.
By the way, the Book is written in a Christian way, but I do not discriminate against any Faith or Religion as written in the first paragraph in section 4.1 which is provided in the blog post below… FYI this paragraph was probably the most difficult paragraph to get right in the Book which finally came together in the Book’s Final Cut since being Christian & having read the Bible being very familiar with what it says, I did not want to push people away but to draw them into what is written; often see when out and about, Intense people speaking of the Bible pushing people away which I did not want to do… Paragraph written in post clears the air on matters as good as I could have written : https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2020/02/14
Now, regarding the Key question for All… Does this Book’s Process Really Work, with Book in Hand Only, & How Effective is It :)???.. Well, go to the Amazon Customer Review site link for my Book and take a look; Please do a copy and paste since it seems the link approach doesn’t seem to be working here(?):
https://www.amazon.com/RISE-SHINE-Anxiety-Depression-Management/product-reviews/1499010036
I have 10 Global Ratings, & 7 known reviews currently so far but…. ( FYI: rrr…actually should have been 8 known reviews since one of my 5 star reviews dated 3/23/16 was deleted which appears to be an Amazon account issue as looked into or a similar snafu…It was not deleted by the Young Lady who originally generated it using her Mom’s account at the time… Actually she tried to add another Review as a replacement, but to no avail due to not being up to snuff with all the Amazon standards they have for reviews interestingly (that loaded word)… Actually the Review she was trying to get in was captured in Blog Post: https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2020/09/06 )… Subsequently though, this Reviewer did provide a Review per the “Rise and Shine Parents Self-Help Guide for the Youngins” Book on Amazon.com, where she identifies the 2-Fold Impacts of this Book on herself as an Individual & In Support of her Child as mature, as she is a Great Mom now :) … SO PLEASING in Every Aspect! This is the Link to the Review : It will take away anxiety and depression for you and your children.
But Yeah This Book as written can be Controversial in the eyes of many, considering …
- it goes against the grain of General MH Professionals from what I’ve learned/witnessed when dealing with the Pros while I was going thru those 25 yrs of Pain/Issues (as a Worse Caseer) with Anxiety/OCD & Depression (DeepDepression), where I Learned Nothing about the Proper, Natural way of dealing with these Issues…
- it includes Spirituality & Faith, which is, as most know, is controversial in itself although should Never be as such…
- if Understand Mental Health, and what it Takes, whether or not this is comfortable, likable, or if willing to discuss or not, you would realize, this Book Covers All f/Most really! & Yeah the Truth does Hurts at times… If you ever Suffered Terribly & Truly found your way out of the Pains, You would Sooo Understand! & YES we have to Work hard on ourselves to be Good at anything, and that Certainly goes for our Mental Health! Unfortunately, us as humans don’t like to really work on themselves, as they feel, they can change without change… But of course it is Impossible, as we can’t Change without Change…
So Yeah, this Book is bound to draw negative reviews, & my 5th review was a 1 starer, written because of my unorthdox writing style Capitalizing words (based my inner Drive, Passion, & Emotion on matter etc. as I address in the Book & those words per the Blog post: https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2021/02/04/ ), and in this particular case, a rather spiteful review, which was clear when curiosity surrounded me and went to take a quick look at the reviewer profile at the time… hmmm… a degree in psychology(?) …self-proclaimed “Coffee & Chocolate Aholic” (=s a fair share of Caffeine)… a book blogger tending toward the negative side per other reviews seen… yeah, so does make sense :)… And a Sci Fi author as well(?)… And obviously, not a Person of Faith at the time of the review... Actually I felt rather bad for the Reviewer, considering All she could Learn from this Book, if she just got past the Capitalization hang-up and all… Including section 4 needs for Our Well Being, especially since I learned she was having Significant eye/vision problems, and was starting a collection for surgery or further investigations(?)…Very Sad!! I told her in an e-mail contact… in Life, when things get outside Our Control, then it would be Real Important and a Good time to lock into something much Bigger than we are… Regardless, I felt per the review as written, section 4 matters could certainly help, besides the Impacts of the Positivity Process…. She was launching a new Book at the time and told her best of luck in your endeavors and God Bless!… Hey, Remember, Life is all about Love and Forgiveness no matter what the circumstances… 2 comments were written against this review … The first one, by date at the time, I did, and the most recent one was written by an Individual I most recently Helped (as he was an English major in college as it so happened to be :)). [[Note that sometime in early 2021, all Comments were deleted by Amazon from all reviews… Although, my comment was captured in the 4th Final Edition/”The Final Cut” of the Book & also was provided in a Blog post ( https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2021/02/04/)]]. Anyway, the individual who provided the other comment, provided his 3/4/20 review on the Book… You may want to read the 3/4/20 review addressing the Book’s Impacts on this Individual/Sufferer who I came across during this past 2020 Holiday season…
3/4/20 Reviewer’s review is how he felt just a bit after the first 4 weeks of training, from a very low point in life to… :); i.e. at about the 5 week mark per Book training standards… The review is entitled “Life Changing” again dated 3/3/20… He was previously diagnosed with “Anxiety, Depression, OCD, & PTSD” ( which he suffered with “his whole life”) by the Professional Community he was dealing with for 5-6 years, taking a cocktail of meds, to no Positive avail, as that ride ended for him spending time in a psych ward. I Certainly know that ride as well in different ways! But Now, How things are/were Changing within him & will be continuing to Change in a Most Positive way, is a Certainty, since he is so Diligent about doing the Work :)… i.e. the repetitive training/reprogramming process he is in tune with as inferred… Now for him, he is the first individual who was really open, requesting some help upfront, and really for him or anyone really, this only requires upfront Encouragement & Cheer Leading, since this True Self-Help Book is Complete! He was in a low/dark place to begin with when I started dealing with him… & after about 1/3 of the way through the total Positivity Tools/Skills training process (12 week total), that’s when he generated his review. So I Know, he Is Going to Fly(!), as it was for me… It Is Inevitable :)! I was/am So Confident about this since, Hey, I’ve been through it all, on both sides of the fence… Noteworthy, when he started Working this he said he was reading other Self-Help Books of some sort… I told him I HIGHLY RECOMMEND to stop using those other Books, as the Process you will be Learning Now, per Book’s Process, is a Complete Comprehensive Process & Most Certainly you would not want to deviate in any way from what you will be Learning, with other matters which would Only CONFUSE you! He Readily dropped those others… Just about 6/14/20, this Gent did a one paragraph update at the end of his review after cycling thru the whole Book… This is a direct link in getting there to that review and “1 Comment”:“Life Changing!” :)…. Oh, and I ran into him on 9/18/20 as he asked to take a walk with him to brush up on how all is going/how’s Life… :) He is Doing Absolutely Tremendous… The Positive Changes I saw, then to now is Remarkable, as it was for my Son, & I, besides what I witnessed per the 9/1/15 Reviewer as well)…
Talking of which... Another Powerful, & likely Life Savings Impact related review you may want to read, is from a Young Lady in her early 20s, who was Very Spiritual for her age, but had Significant levels of Anxiety & Depression for understandable reasons… This review was my very first review entitled “This book literally saved my life” dated 9/2/15. Talked to that Young Lady last time, 3/13/22 :)… In the Book (The Final Cut), I refer to her as the “Golden Girl” being Very Spiritual at an Early age (early 20s) to, & So Special I could tell, but Suffered Terribly when first met her… Until she Read & Worked the Book… Hence her Review… Yeah she was the very 1st Reviewer on Amazon …. God Bless her as just found out, she has Spina Bifida :( … She Remains So Positive (a WOW!), sometimes needs walker… teaching Kids, including sign language Helping Impaired… Said she Brings what she LEARNED f/Book into her class… Hence She Remains Golden :)! Love that Young Girl!!
The latest Review have is dated 5/3/22… ! “The author of this book wrote from experience!“ … Yeah this Reviewer is more average Emotionally vs. the (2) Sufferers mentioned in the last 2 paragraphs, but she did Struggle or Suffer appreciably at times with Anxiety & PTSD Issues… Fortunately she had her FAITH to begin with which of course is at least 50% of the game in Life… & Of course a Solid Foundation to start off with does involve the Basis of our Positivity when we get that RIGHT!… I did provide her a quite a bit of Cheerleading/Coaching to Motivate her thru the Positivity Process while Keeping her on Track with the Process, along with providing some Key Tidbits addressed along the way to sometimes remind her of things she was Learning. As it turned out, I provided more Cheer leading/Coaching for her than anyone else I have reached out to Help who have Suffered More, Interestingly … In so doing, I Learned a good amount honing my own Cheerleading skills cause as she put it “she is a tough nut to crack :)”… … Lots of Cheerleading either via DM, E-mail, or Talking to her… Great Lady & Fam & She puts Lots of her Efforts forth in Life being a Great Mom+, doing all she can do for her child in school etc., Quite Understandable & Admirable!… I told her at times though, we need to put ourselves First in Process to be properly Focused on such All Important Matters at Hand, to Best Take Care of Ourselves! If we don’t Take Care of Ourselves First, PROPERLY, then How are we going to Take Care of Others, no matter Who they are?… She was saying How she Desires to Flow Down what she Learns to her Child which inevitably would be Very Helpful! As I say in the Main Book:….”Today’s youth, often are brought up in a bubble, I call it, where they are showered with Positives and spoiled to a certain extent but often with little if any reality checks flowed their way.” & as Parents we often feel the need to keep their environment as pristine as long as possible, which is Surely not for the Benefit of our Youth as Stresses begin to amount in Life, when, it may become a Grind as they mature if not Properly Educated with these Most Important Matters……. 11/8/22 Update:... As the story goes though, I was really never sure about this Reviewer’s Diligence in Working the Process, which is CRUCIAL to be able to Reap the Tremendous Benefits when Work It RIGHT!… Yeah, again as stated, she was Very Busy helping her Daughter which really was her main focus, but I kept on egging her to ask her husband to sub in for her while she was in Process per the 12 week Process so she could give the Process her Best & a more concentrated effort… Apparently that was not going to happen… So when I asked her a number of times on whether or not she was sticking with the Process per the 4Xs Repetitive Training steps, in the approximate scheduling requested/necessary, etc., contrary to such questioning towards others I have helped, she would mostly respond with a simple Yah :)… Hardly convincing especially since in Process, I found myself often reminding her of Key factors she already should have Learned while proceeding thru the Process… Also, she was merging the Book’s Process, along with a less Comprehensive Tapping approach she ID’d she often used, similar to what her Daughter was using at times dealing with Anxious moments… She felt she needed these additional tools, because she could not always write things down negative to Positive conversions as the Process calls for… Unfortunately, she didn’t understand as the Book Clearly IDs, after writing those individual negative thoughts on paper & converting them to Positives for some time, as continue to Work matters this way, we are Reprogramming ourselves. Hence the Positivity Process & more Positive Selves, does meld within us & does becomes Automatic & Natural as proceed eliminating needs for writing things down repeatedly thereafter or anymore per similar situations which may crop up… That’s how it works… But if don’t stick to it then who knows?… When first started working with this Reviewer, the 2nd item I brought up with her as a Key lead in FYI as written in an email, “Similarly as I was Helping the 3/3/20 Reviewer up front, he had told me he was reading multiple Books on Mental Health when he started reading the Book (The Final Cut) which I provided him… I told him, Please, drop the others for now (like a ton of bricks…)” to eliminate confusion in Process which would just muddy the waters, & as the Book says, Stick to the Process as the Process Is Complete/Comprehensive!… NOT GOOD At All mixing MH Approaches together which if anything would only Confuse !! Anyway, as time went on, she went along with with another Approach, as she felt more Comfortable in “dealing with one (negative) emotion at a time” with the Help of a Christian Based Hypnotist she came across… He did help her after guiding her thru several hypnotic sessions helping her uncover a Key Christian Based Issue she had with lack of Forgiveness associated with an Individual involved with her PTSD Issue which she did not feel was a problem at the time when I brought that to her attention in the past & clearly identified in a Direct Message to her about it being at least a Yellow Flag in effect... As such I did mention to her, as the Book says, Love without Forgiveness is No Love At All! I felt she would have Picked up on that Issue on her own being Christian, but she was stern in her reaction to the situation Needing a Spiritual Awakening regarding this Key Issue Troubling her… Yeah, it was Great to have had a Christian Hypnotist Gent come across her & provide that additional Help to have her Acknowledge the reason for this Issue she had which significantly Impacted her sleeping patterns, as she was dealing with insomnia for some time… Noteworthy: The Book’s Process was geared to allow us to be our own Therapist 24 hours a day!… So who would be a better Therapist than the Sufferer themselves, to be able to whittle down & understand their own individual negative thoughts & sources of when Properly Conditioned in Process & Works the Process Properly?… ABSOLUTELY NO ONE! As such this Eliminates the Needs for another human to Help us deal with any/all MH Issues!.. That’s Absolutely HUGE as I would think All would understand! & as a result, Bottom Line, we just Need Ourselves & Our Dependence on GOD, Ultimately for our MH Needs. Per the Latest discussions with this 5/3/22 Reviewer, she acknowledges she could have worked the Process Better & indicates she is going to go thru at least a Read thru again, but I suggested another time thru the Total Process to squeeze all she can get out of this for herself & for purposes of Helping her Daughter in the near future; she realizes this is as Strong as a True Self-Helper as it is going to get for us humans :).
I have been dealing with another individual who actually is living in Belgium in a town 1hr away from where my Mom was born… Wow, that’s Cool :)! Well he has been suffering Significantly for a number of years with OCD, Anxiety, Depression, & other more Extreme Issues which I’d rather not disclose. ... I’ve been doing some Cheerleading for him like I did for the 3/3/20 Reviewer, & the 5/3/22 Reviewer as well… He is as of 5/31/22 about 6 weeks thru the Process, with 6 weeks to go, & as he wrote in a message to me & visible to others: “I Can’t tell how much this book saved my life” & a subsequent message… “This book will help you feel so much better I really believe that. You won’t believe the energy boost in positivity. You will feel better+++.” & a follow-up to that: “You’ll feel 20x better, trust me.”…. Oh yeah his official Review will be coming out before too long as he progresses thru the program I do believe… But in his case, he will likely have to reach out for supplemental med/meds to Balance his Life considering what he is going thru beyond what it takes for Most MH Issues… What’s Really Great is that he was receptive to Faith & Faith Growth as Book Addresses, bringing That into his Life for the first time Ever :)! Such is why I did what I did & do what I do :)!
Regarding those (2) Strong reviews (3/4/20, & 9/2/15), both Individuals were in deep trouble at the time when they received the Book, & both NEEDED/DESIRED Change & were Willing to Read/Educate & Work On Themselves … The Results speak for themselves … You Get Out of the Process What You Put Into It… goes without saying!!!
Regarding the other (5) 5 star reviews I had, & again 1 of the 5 starers was dropped by Amazon as addressed. They are/were likewise strong, but you could say these Reviewers were more average emotionally and not Suffering, they may have done a onetime read thru like any Book… but maybe or likely more(?) including some level of repetitive training considering the Review dated 4/19/16 (?), & the Young Lady who provided her review on the Amazon.com site per the Parents Self-Help Guide for the Youngins, ID’d & provided above. The Key Point about a few of the reviews I currently have, is that this Book is Definitely suited for Anyone really, whether Suffer or just Struggle like lots of People do these days… In meantime, since started writing this post, received another 5 star review dated 4/14/20 entitled “Hope. The only person that will get you to your level of success is yourself”:”The importance of preparing your mind and your thinking for the journey of personal change is the key message of this book. This book is a must-read! Do not wait around for anyone, take action!” Short but Well Said :)! This was from a Young Spiritual Lady I came across rather recently when I was providing freebie Ebooks during the early stages of COVID-19, in early 3/20… This review is another indicator, that this Book Fits most Anyone, & as a Minimum would support Anyone’s Game Plan Adjustments in Life :).
As for the existence of professional reviews (more or less?), as I wrote a tweet about … “I KNOW How EFFECTIVE this is but as to how written… 2 Pro services contacted me to share costs for mainstream publishing & did Review of 3rd Edition Book, giving Book a “Very High” 8.92 out of 10, & other 8.6. They just Read It & Did Not Work It When Its True Power Is Understood!” :) I thought that was Real Cool & Impressive :)! A comment one of them provided: ‘‘This what sets author apart from other writers. Author’s unique way of stringing words together, formulating ideas, and relating scenes or images to the reader. In any piece of writing, the voice should be consistent and identifiable which the author has done a very good job.” :).
I first Realized the True Power in this Book, with Book in hand only, when I saw its Impacts on (3) Successive people I came across in an apartment complex who were willing to put in some Work for themselves… This was the time period when already had the 2nd Edition of this Book published, and was in process of formulating/publishing the 3rd Edition Book. One of those individuals was that 9/1/15 Reviewer (“This book literally saved my life“)… Regarding these (3) I do provide a paragraph in “The Final Cut” Book which addresses these:
“As far as impacts of the Book with Book in hand only for People I have personally witnessed, I have seen Tremendous Positive results +, and Yes even to the extent of being Life Saving while living at an apartment complex a while back. This was a rather social environment around the pool area, and I swam pretty much every day (the luxury of living in CA :)), keeping those endorphins a swimming/flowing :). I did get to know a number of People there… By the time I left the complex to live elsewhere, where I am now, some were calling me the mayor for whatever reason :), probably because of my frequency in the pool/Jacuzzi, and my many grey hairs :); otherwise, not sure why (?)… I was just being me … Anyway, Seriously, for Everyone I know who received my Book, and who did obviously Read and Work It, based on the before vs. after reactions/demeanor changes I witnessed, the Positive Impacts were Impressive ++! To see the initial Power of this TRUE Self-Help Book (per the 2nd and 3rd Editions), in the hands of two Young Ladies I came across, after about 2 1/2 months (ironically), from when initially getting the Book in both cases, not knowing how quickly they began working it, Validated Everything about its Effectiveness and why I wrote this Book! I Was Absolutely Blown Away :) twice over as things went! One of those Ladies provided their review on Amazon (dated 9/1/2015). As for this Young Lady, seeing her Improve ++ from having Significant levels of Anxiety and Depression for very understandable reasons, to having all this Positivity, Confidence, and Assertive nature towards people in her Life she had to be Assertive with (!) … well I really kind of lost it in the most Positive way :) … lost a lot of water that day and I had to reach way down to grab my heart it seemed, and put it back in place… Yeah, again, this did Absolutely Blow Me Away ++!! As for the other 20 something year old Lady, there were similarities in Confidence and Positivity (besides how she was carrying herself) coming from her as well. But to see her in that state following that time period, after we (with help from assistant manager), had to call the paramedics on her due to an apparent suicide in works (her body temp was 93-94 deg F), likewise Blew Me Away!… I Am and Felt So Humbled and Beyond! But, it is entirely up to the individual to put the work forth, doing the repetitive training, to reap the Benefits from this Education which can be nothing short of Tremendous, and to stick with it, since it is a way of Life, for Life, in how we operate and react to things! Besides, gots to have Our Faith :)! I do address a couple more cases witnessed at the apartment complex I lived at, on the Amazon site for the Book as the overview of Book addresses, which were likewise Eye Opening, especially for a 17-18 year older who I came across … This teen/young adult was panicky as he talked to me … After 1 month, 7 days of getting it (in a plumbed up 3rd edition form), diving into it, Obviously, it Positively had a Dramatic impact on his whole demeanor, from being So fearful, to being Excited! … I remember that same feeling after about a month and half of working the corresponding program I received, I felt that switch of Positivity being hit within me for the first time ever it seemed… In All, I felt/Feel Blessed living this and witnessing these Impacts!! Witnessing all this, again, completely Validated Everything about the Power of this Book that I thought it might be when I first wrote it …”
And with the 3/4/20 Reviewer, “who suffered with Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD his whole life”, well that was the Icing on the Cake Clearly addressing Its TRUE Power in the Book once again!… So witnessing 4 for 4 Glaringly Tremendous to Life Savings Positive Impacts with Book in hand up to that date, and besides the Huge Impacts this Total Process had on my Son (Anxiety Depression Bipolar 2), & I (Anxiety, Depression, OCD), Confirms Everything I Know of the Power & Effectiveness of this Process & Process with Book In Hand!… Hardly a fluke or stroke of luck my Friends :), especially considering the Extent of the Impacts FELT and witnessed…! Yeah, Exactly Everything I was hoping for as to the Substance & Effectiveness, making it Clear how Powerful this Book Is !!… Couldn’t be more PLEASED :)!
Regarding the influence of Faith, or otherwise, in Our Lives and what I have witnessed: Regarding that young early 20s Lady who had to call the paramedics on, I ran into her about 2 yrs. since that time when she was showing Significant Positive Impacts after receiving the Book… But she was not doing that well…?, so I chatted with her about why… It became Very Clear Why… As far as my section 4 … she was not really in tune with that, admittedly, not allowing Faith to Grow & struggling with Belief… That is what made her crumble over that time since she initially showed powerful signs of doing Real Good… ((Just like what I saw later on within my Son when he began faltering Big Time after having a handle on the Positivity Tools only, ignoring the Importance of Faith!)) I mentioned to her, keep on doing what you Learned from the Positivity Process … stick to it, but more importantly, you gots to Lock Into section 4… Without that Strong Foundation, we will Struggle thru Life… But with That, Our Positivity & Well Being Solidifies… She cried, and I told her please consider what I’ve said!! PLEASE for your sake!!!
Now, as for my Son…Son became real GOOD at the Positivity Tools/Skills Process per the Program he Learned from… he thereafter became familiar with my Book as that materialized, and said one day, Dad, I get the Positivity Process down real Good, but as far as your section 4 Faith/Foundation, & Dependence on Our Supreme Being, I am not sure about all that… Well that is when I told him, if you lose sight of that over time, you will be sure to pay the price, and it will haunt you… And Did He/ Did That Ever happen!!!! Consequently, when his Mom had him re-evaluated by another Professional, this time around, instead of just being diagnosed with Anxiety & Depression which he was previous diagnosed as, years prior, he was now diagnosed with Bipolar 2 … “medication for Life” they said… NONSENSE!!!… I eventually realized…, He eventually realized that himself, as I was talking to him about section 4’s Importance & Influence many times over…, but that is when I am Certain God took over and finally opened up his Eyes/Heart/& Soul to all this, as he finally locked in, & did what he had to do… so he began to shore up his Foundation, fix those chinks in his Foundation, make GOOD choices, and now focus on GOD/Jesus (as he is Christian as I am), as his #1 Dependence in Life… He did that, has shedded all those meds, & Doing Beautifully!!! He is now a Very Strong Hombre & I never have to worry about him ever again really!!!
Regarding the influence of having Faith & a Strong Foundation on our Well Being, as for myself, & the 9/1/15, & 3/3/20 Reviewers, we had Spiritual ties to begin with… As in the case of myself, & the 9/1/15 & 3/3/20 Reviewers, where we were all either rather Spiritual (me) or Very Spiritual (Reviewers), we all Suffered Significantly in Life until Worked the Positivity Process which Turned Matters Completely Around for us, Amazingly! So Yes, if Suffer or Struggle, the Two-Fold Process as written is KEY to Success & Peace of mind in Life! And as Clearly understood from my Experiences & what observed, as written in the Book, the Positivity Process allows us to crack open that negative shell which can consume us, allowing us to clear up our minds & connect with things of most Importance including our Faith, providing a enhancement of FAITH & a stepping stone to Greater Faith (NO DOUBTS)!
This Blog post provides the Total Scoop on the Substance & Effectiveness of this Book I Know it to be & as witnessed! … The only Editor I ever had for this Book & in Life is God :) … Good reason it turned out So Effective :)!… I Know, if People in general were ever to Magically Change and be more inclined to Educate & Work on themselves, as we should in taking care of ourselves, then this Book would rapidly climb the charts of those TRUE Self-Help Books which presumably are out there, and Likely would Top that List… Furthermore, if Mental Health Approaches everywhere were to align with this Book’s Approach, I’m Certain the Mental Health epidemic trends we are currently seeing would Significantly subside/diminish!
Just a few more “Truth(s) Be Told” matters to mention regarding could I Improve “The Final Cut” of the Book or in any way….? NO for the most part as the Book in a TRUE Help Form, is COMPLETE & is not Good but Tremendous when people are Willing to TRY & Read/Work on themselves… Although:
- Actually Post publication (5/15/2019), things happened where the Intended Relaxation media which was provided as a link to a freebie YouTube link in the Book, is no longer provided as a freebie… Instead of providing for an update in the Book I generated a Blog post about this providing options to purchase from the originating business which was sold by Lady I Learned from, or going with other options as ID’d including updates to the Relaxation Approach & Words written at the tailing end of section 5.3.1 in the Book (Was written as optional words to Help people in developing their own personal Relaxation routine which we end up doing as Progress) . This Blog post is included up front on top of all Book sites for the Book, & IDs link: https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2020/08/23
- I do have a contradiction in the Book in section 1.1 saying, as Bad as I had felt as a Sufferer, I would have likely needed Lucinda’s program to start off with, but I did correct myself in this same section in essence. Additionally, in a Subsequent section I made it Clear, No Matter How Bad Off we are with our MH Issues the Book is as Solid as it can Get in a TRUE Self-Helper meant for all Really inferring not need to revert to anything Else in the Process of Recovery whether being a Worse Case Sufferer as I am nor whatever Level of Pain & Issues one’s Living with…. I generated a Blog post addressing details of this: https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2022/03/28
- Just Like I ID’d to my Son & what I bring up in the “Rise and Shine Parents Self-Help Guide for the Youngins” I Suggest to anyone Struggling or who is not certain about their Faith which seems to be a norm these day… for Faith Formation, prior to starting off each day dealing with matters you were planning or need to do, with an Open Mind and Open Heart… being Receptive… being humble & relinquishing control which is an act of maturity
actually… start reading (1) Chapter a day in the New Testament, beginning at
Matthew, & also a Daily Devotional read per e.g. a Sarah Young Book, either
“Jesus Calling”, or “Jesus Always”(i.e. the Book I wanted when saw those
words… Why wouldn’t I :)!), where both New and Old Testament scriptures are
merged together in each Daily Read… After going thru the New Testament, continue to do that again, & when feeling more Positive in Process suggest start reading 1 chapter a day in the Old Testament as well, & which I currently do, which provides the historical/Biblical background leading up to the New Testament… This I Believe is KEY to our Individual Connection with God/Jesus (being Christian), & Spiritual Growth, Allowing Faith to Grow with Age :)…
Continuing…. As identified, the only coaching I really had to do, and would only have to, granted the Sufferer is Diligent in the process to Read & Work on themselves, would typically be to provide upfront Encouragement & Cheer leading thru approximately the first 4-5 weeks of the training process to Mainly Motivate & to Keep People Working Process on track & not deviate from Process which took 16 yrs to Optimize. At that stage, the Individual Typically would/should be Locked in & Excited about moving forward … besides, again, this TRUE Self-Help Book provides the Complete approach!! Actually, the Best of Therapists should only have to be Good Cheerleaders, & provide the Sufferer/Customer the Proper Material to do the Work from, since the Sufferer Needs to do the Work themselves 100%; no one can do the Work for them! Talk therapy which is Typically & the only Therapy I ever heard in those, wouldn’t call them hay days!, was talk therapy always… Completely Ineffective cause it sounds good & all at the time but as soon as that door closes, Nothing Really Changes!!!!!!!!
What I offer to everyone I come across now, or for anyone who is reading this, is you show the initiative and get this Book one way or another (in Ebook or Paperback form), and Desire to Read & Work It, I will provide you with such assistance (i.e. free Coaching/Cheerleading as it amounts to as Book Is Complete, or Guidance Tidbits along the way as I see fit, as needed, as desired), No Fee/No Charge!!! Seriously… Contact me at RonnyLG123@gmail.com & lets communicate if Serious & Interested!! Oh, I DO KNOW THIS as I Am the Book :) ! As for no fee, why would I Charge to Help God’s People :)?!…
Well that sums Everything up… Take Xtra Care, Contact me if Serious & Interested as mentioned , & God Bless You :)!!!
Ron
"Rise and Shine Anxiety & Depression & Life Management Tools" & "Rise and Shine Parents Self-Help Guide for the Youngins" 