title: The Handbook Of Mental Control
author:  Daniel M. Wegner 
description: This volume brings together for the first time the research and theories of psychologists whose work explores the processes and strategies that are involved when people attempt to control their own thoughts, moods, and behaviors.
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  [Cover](NH38426-0001.xhtml#cvi)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Contents](NH38426-0003.xhtml#toc)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Foreword v](NH38426-0004.xhtml#fore)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Introduction 1](NH38426-0005.xhtml#intro)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [1\. The Unsettled Mind 9](NH38426-0006.xhtml#ch01)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [2\. Clinging to Self-Control 27](NH38426-0007.xhtml#ch02)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [3\. Control Skills: Self-Discovery 41](NH38426-0008.xhtml#ch03)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [4\. Control Skills: Mental Detoxification 63](NH38426-0009.xhtml#ch04)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [5\. Control Skills: Letting Go 83](NH38426-0010.xhtml#ch05)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [6\. Control Skills: Mindful Self-Acceptance 103](NH38426-0011.xhtml#ch06)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [7\. Control Skills: Strategies That Work 117](NH38426-0012.xhtml#ch07)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [8\. Maximizing Positive Intrusions 135](NH38426-0013.xhtml#ch08)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Acknowledgments 153](NH38426-0014.xhtml#acknow)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Appendix: Troubleshooting Your Mental-Control Issues
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