Book excerpt: FIRST-AID KIT FOR EMOTIONAL INJURIES, WOUNDS OR PAINS. Life is full of emotional struggles - some small, some big. And while you may be coping fairly well, it's easy to suppress feelings, hold anger or resentment in the wake of rejection, hurt, injustice or abuse - and open sores can have a really tight grip on your life. In Emotional Wound First-Aid Kit, John Schurmann offers specific step-by-step treatments that are fast, simple, and effective. He defines the cause of emotional pain, wounds or injuries, and what you can do to repair, heal and maintain optimal health. Using real-life examples of transformed lives and drawing on 30 years of professional experience, Schurmann explains how to: Assess the severity of an emotional pain. Care for and nurse your emotional sores. Let go of the injustice, resentment, hurt. Protect and strengthen your emotions. Deepen and enrich your relationships, and feel closer to your loved ones, Forgive the person who hurt you. Love, trust and forgive yourself. Overcome negative self-talk. Communicate with assertiveness. Become a positive and happy person. Restore damaged relationships. Set healthy boundaries. Become your best friend, Love and enrich your relationship with God. Furthermore, the kit provides the central self-care skills to help you develop a healthy, vibrant and resilient mind, heart and spirit. Moreover, it can be used to develop your own self-help program or as an adjunct to therapy. How Are You Managing Your Emotional Wounds? Let's find out! If more than one of these statements apply to you, there is reason to suspect that an emotional injury, wound or pain is present in your life. I often suppress my feelings. I choose to keep hurtful events a secret. I hold anger or resentment. I have trouble trusting people. I struggle to forgive people. I have trouble sharing my feelings. I feel guilt and/or shame. I struggle to let go of betrayal, loss or hurt. I self-medicate with alcohol, drugs, sex or work. I still grieve the loss after so many year. Most people don't know how to nurse their emotional wounds or develop optimal emotional health. Wounds that don't heal can contaminate every aspect of your life. Open wounds affect how you view the world, how you relate to others and how you conduct your life in general. Because the FIRST AID-KIT FOR EMOTIONS has been nonexistent most people don't know how to nurse their emotional wounds. Untreated emotional wounds can cause physical, mental, emotional and spiritual problems. They can set off mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety or addiction. They can wipe out relationships, add to job failures, obscure life's purpose or direction, and ultimately destroy life. This workbook is full of stories of transformation. People who felt stuck, alone, in despair - finding the courage to face their emotional wounds, taking the risk to open up to their feelings, changing in ways they never imagined possible. THE SAME CAN HAPPEN FOR YOU. If you are looking to restore and enhance your emotional, intellectual and spiritual health, this workbook will be an invaluable resource.