Self-help books

There are many other good and helpful books that can be accessed either from libraries, bookshops, online, some GP surgeries etc, therefore the books listed below are just a few of a vast selection available, which may be of some use. It will be important to take into consideration that self-help reading can be very subjective and depends on personal circumstances.

Please follow the links below for a list of relevant books:

Books available to borrow from the Wellbeing Service

The books listed below are some of a selection available for students to borrow from our service:

  • The Tao of Pooh
    Benjamin Hoff, Mandarin, 1989 
  • The Te of Piglet
    Benjamin Hoff, Mandarin, 1992 
  • Yesterday’s Child
    Mary Patches, Hodder & Stoughton, 1990
  • I’m Ok-You’re Ok
    Thomas Harris, Pan, 1973
  • Dibs in Search of Self
  • Virginia Axline, Penguin, 1990
  • Guide to Life
  • Dorothy Rowe, Harper Collins, 1995 
  • What’s Really Going On Here?
  • Susie Orbach, Virago, 1994
  • The Broken Body: Journey to Wholeness
  • Jean Vanier, Darton, Longman and Todd, 1994
  • Room to Listen, Room to Talk: A beginner’s guide to analysis, therapy and counselling
  • Tony Lake & Fran Acheson, BSP, 1988
  • A Dance of Anger
    Harriet G Lerner, Harper Collins, 1989 
  • Beating Anger: The eight point plan for coping with rage
    Mike Fisher, Rider, 2005 
  • Self-help for Self-injury: A Guide for Women Struggling with Self-injury
    Lois Arnold, Bristol Crisis Service for Women, 2002
  • Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
    Dan Kindlon & Michael Thompson, Penguin, 1999
  • Perfect Women: Hidden Fears of Inadequacy and the Drive to Perform
    Collette Dowling, Fontana, 1990
  • Coping with Bulimia
    Barbara French, Thorsons, 1994
  • Anorexics on Anorexia
    Edited by Rosemary Shelley, Jessica Kingsley, 1997
  • Eating Your Heart Out
    Julia Buckroyd, Macdonald, 1989
  • Susie Orbach on Eating: Change Your Eating, Change Your Life
    Susie Orbach, Penguin, 2002
  • Anorexia Nervosa: The Wish to Change
    A H Crisp et al, Psychology Press, 1998
  • Fat is a Feminist Issue: The self-help guide for compulsive eaters
    Susie Orbach, Arrow, 1988
  • Golden Cage: The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa
    Hilde Bruch, Vintage, 1978
  • The Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter: Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa and the Repressed Feminine
    Marion Woodman, Inter City Books, 1980
  • How to Survive Anorexia
    Peter Lambley, Frederick Muller, 1983
  • Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide for Sufferers and their Families
    R L Palmer, Penguin, 1980
  • Men Who Hate Women & The Women Who Love Them
    Dr Susan Forward & Joan Torres, Bantam, 1987
  • Power and Control: Why Charming Men Can Make Dangerous Lovers
    Sandra Horley, Vermilion, 2002
  • Women Who Run With The Wolves
    Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Rider, 1994
  • From Pain to Violence: The Traumatic Roots of Destructiveness
    Felicity De Zulueta, Whurr Publishers, 1994
  • Loving Yourself Loving Another: The Importance of Self-Esteem for Successful Relationships
    Julia Cole, Vermilion, 2001
  • The Book of Love: The Home Doctor Book of Sex and Marriage
    Dr David Delvin, New English Library, 1974
  • Make it Happy, Make it Safe: What Sex is All About
    Jane Cousins-Mills, Penguin, 1988
  • He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
    Robert E Johnson, Harper & Rowe, 1989 Revised edition
  • A Woman In Your Own Right: Assertiveness and You
    Anne Dickson, Quartet, 1995 Revised and Updated
  • Refusing to be a Man: Essays on Sex and Justice
    John Stoltenberg, Meridian, 1990
  • The Psychology of Romantic Love
    Robert A Johnson, Arkana, 1987
  • Surviving Sexual Violence
    Liz Kelly, Polity, 1988
  • You Can Be Free: An easy-to-read handbook for abused women
    Ginny NiCarthy & Sue Davidson, Seal Press, 2006
  • Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse
    Mike Lew, Quill, 2004
  • Surviving Secrets
    Moira Walker, OUP, 1993
  • A Special Scar: The Experience of People Bereaved by Suicide
    Alison Wertheimer, Brunner Routledge, 2nd Edition, 2001
  • The Courage to Live
    Dorothy Rowe, Fontana, 1989
  • Coping with Suicide
    Maggie Helen, Sheldon Press, 2002
  • Climbing Out of Depression: A Practical Guide for Sufferers
    Sue Atkinson, Lion, 1994
  • Depression: The Way Out of Your Prison
    Dorothy Rowe, Routledge, 1991
  • I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
    Terence Real, Newleaf, 1997
  • Understanding Panic Attacks and Overcoming Fear
    Dr Roger Baker, Lion, 1995
  • Beyond Fear
    Dorothy Rowe, Harper Collins, 1994
  • Coping Successfully with Panic Attacks
    Shirley Trickett, Sheldon Press, 1992
  • Coping Successfully with Anxiety and Depression
    Shirley Trickett, Sheldon Press, 2002
  • Managing Stress
    Terry Looker & Olga Gregson, Hodder & Stoughton, 1997
  • The Stress and Relaxation Handbook: A Practical Guide to self-help techniques
    Jane Madders, Vermilion, 1997
  • Understanding Obsessions and Compulsions: A self-help manual
    Dr Frank Tallis, Sheldon Press, 1992
  • Creating Self Esteem: A Practical Guide to Realizing Your True Worth
    Lynda Field, Element, 1995
  • Asserting Your Self: How to feel confident about getting more from life
    Cathy Birch, How to Books, 1999
  • The Assertiveness Workbook
    Randy J Paterson, Harbinger, 2000
  • Embarrassing Problems
    Dr Margaret Stearn, Health Press Oxford, 1998
  • Taking Control of Your Headaches
    Paul N. Duckro et al, Guildford Press, 1995
  • Alcoholism: A reappraisal – its causes, problems and treatment
    Neil Kessel & Henry Walton, Penguin, 1989
  • Controlling Your Drinking
    William R Miller & Ricardo F Munoz, Guildford, 2005
  • On Death and Dying
    Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Routledge, 1993
  • A Time to Mourn: Growing Through The Grief Process
    Verena Kast, Daimon, 1988
  • Bereavement: Your questions answered
    Ursula Markham, Element, 1998
  • Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss
    Hope Edelman, Hodder & Stoughton, 1994
  • Families and How to Survive Them
    Robin Skynner & John Cleese, Cedar, 1983
  • The Drama of Being a Child
    Alice Miller, Virago, 1995