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Emotional First Aid by Guy Winch is a 2012 pop psychology book exploring how to treat common emotional injuries. Winch differentiates between seven types of emotional wounds—rejection, guilt, failure, rumination, loss and trauma, loneliness, and low self-esteem—comparing them to physical injuries to destigmatize them and promote awareness. He offers diagnostic and treatment protocols to manage these injuries and underscores the importance of "emotional hygiene" for overall emotional well-being. The book addresses topics such as trauma and loss.