Telling Yourself the Truth
Find Your Way Out of Depression, Anxiety, Fear, Anger, and Other Common Problems
This book presents Misbelief Therapy, a Christian approach to identifying unhelpful self-talk and replacing it with more truthful beliefs.
Its method overlaps with cognitive approaches while grounding change in biblical teaching and connecting assumptions, emotional consequences, and chosen responses.
Identify
Write the recurring thought plainly and notice the feelings and actions connected to it.
Test
Examine accuracy, exaggeration, evidence, consequences, and alignment with Scripture.
Replace
Choose a more truthful statement and rehearse it alongside constructive action.
It gives faith-based readers a concrete way to connect self-talk, belief, emotion, behavior, and spiritual reflection.
Christian adults, ministry teams, pastoral care, educators, and mature students with thoughtful facilitation.
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By William Backus and Marie Chapian · Bethany House
This resource is educational and spiritual in nature; it does not replace qualified mental-health care.