Derren Brown's Boot Camp for Emotion
About this book
Our emotions play a powerful role in everything we think, everything we say and everything we do. In this series of Boot Camp, Derren Brown is joined by top behavioural scientists and diverse experts to reveal how we can control these powerful and mysterious forces which often hijack our rational thinking and lead us seriously astray. By increasing our emotional intelligence we can improve our lives in every conceivable way.Episode 1: Nothing to Fear but Fear ItselfWhat are emotions, what they are for and why do they cause us so much trouble? To start answering these questions, Derren focuses on one of our most basic emotions – fear.Episode 2: The Green Eyed MonsterDerren explores how the roots of our emotional problems are to be found in our childhood and he confronts the twin green-eyed monsters - jealousy and envy.Episode 3: Shame on YouDerren reveals how the often crippling effects of embarrassment, shame and guilt can be held in check.Episode 4: What’s Love Got to Do With It?Derren dives headlong into love, exploring its powerful role in our lives, along with its brasher companion, lust.Episode 5: The Joys of BoredomDerren takes a brief break from being witty and entertaining, to explore the turgid depths of boredom.Episode 6: Such Sweet SorrowDerren wallows in sadness, to reveal how this seemingly negative emotion can be a powerfully positive force in our lives.Episode 7: What Anger Can Do For UsDerren looks at the things which trigger our anger and at how we can apply the safety-catch.Episode 8: An Emotional EducationDerren’s exploration of human feelings reaches an emotional conclusion.This series contains discussions about mental health. There are a number of organisations who offer additional help and support Samaritans - call 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie.You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).SANEline - If you're experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - You can call the CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if you are struggling and need to talk. Or if you prefer not to speak on the phone, you could try the CALM webchat service.Other international crisis helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org Derren Brown 7digitalNow available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.