Everyone knows that for cuts you need to apply a bandage, for a cold you need to drink hot tea with raspberries, and ice helps with bruises and abrasions. However, most people have no idea how to heal the everyday emotional trauma caused by failure, hurt or loss. By leaving them unattended, we, according to psychologist Guy Winch, only aggravate our condition and risk facing serious complications. In this easy-to-follow, engaging, and incredibly helpful book, he shares the mental health first aid we desperately need. Dr. Winch explains the unpleasant consequences that seemingly small worries and stress can lead to. He also offers readers exercises based on the latest advances in psychological science and examples from the lives of real people—his patients.