The author, a clinical psychologist, addresses the unique challenges faced by people she calls “super feelers,” those who “are wired to experience… emotions at a very intense level.” She gives examples of situations experienced by her clients, and tells how the ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) technique can be helpful. The writing style is very down-to-earth, and there’s a good balance between practical and scientific information.

I’ve always said that I feel things 10x stronger than most. I’ve read countless books to try to manage them. This is the first time I was introduced to ACT; a helpful method. What I love about this book is that it demonstrates practical steps I can use on a daily basis.

This book is like a reliable friend who can give you great practical advice. 
I read a lot of self-help/psychology books and this is one of the best ones I've ever read.  People have told me my entire life, even when I was a child, that I'm way too sensitive and that I take things too personally.  I want to know what to do about this to improve my relationships with people. Often you may feel like the people around you are going out of their way, behaving like jerks on purpose but you cannot understand why.  Maybe you feel that no one takes the time to understand why you're upset more often than other folks, while you really try to be nice and you still don't get the results from interactions that you want.  Many self-help books spend a lot of time explaining WHY your are like this but don't say much about how to make changes besides, "You need to love yourself more!" or "Don't be so hard on yourself! Accept yourself," which is not very practical advice in the day to day, for immediate needs. 
I've noticed that the most accessible help-yourself books strike a conversational tone with the writing, and Dr. Zurita-Ona writes intelligent, comprehensive text that is easy to understand and apply to your life, without talking down or dumbing down. If I need some personal or relationship help, I want it as quickly as possible in a structure that I understand; I want efficiency in delivery.  Reading this book, it's like having a conversation with a friend about difficult emotional experiences,  and you can tell by talking with them that they totally get it, they understand what you are going through, and can give you simple steps on how to break things down into a few separate categories, look at your thinking and feeling process, and make adjustments that are useful and practical, without having to be fake or phony.  This is a key thing, you can't really ask other people how you are supposed to handle very personal problems, because each person has a unique set of values, and you need to define those for yourself and then use that as a template, and learn to communicate clearly what is important to you, and have those conversations effectively with other people when you begin feeling the conflict arise.  She also has great workbook pages at the end of book sections, to learn simple-step processes for maintaining a calm mind, which is great if you feel constantly defensive about having hurt feelings.  I can't recommend this book enough, for both very-emotional people, and people who want to improve their communications and understanding with the very-sensitive people they love.  5 stars!  I got a limited-time look at an advanced copy gratis and I'm going to purchase a hard copy and keep it for reference.  I like it that much.  I feel kind of lucky I came across something so useful to me.  Grateful, and thank you! 

Amazon Review ID: M Arcade