Addicted to Unhappiness: Free Yourself from Moods and Behaviors That Undermine Relationships, Work, and the Life You Want
Addicted to Unhappiness: Free Yourself from Moods and Behaviors That Undermine Relationships, Work, and the Life You Want
Drawing upon their years of counseling experience, the bestselling author team of Martha and William Pieper explain how parenting styles based on discipline and excessive expectations condition children to equate unhappiness with love. This often persists into adulthood, leading to behaviors including eating disorders, compulsive gambling, disastrous romantic choices, substance abuse, and more. This book supplies readers with powerful tools, including self-assessments, checklists, diaries, and
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Addicted to Unhappiness: Free Yourself from Moods and Behaviors That Undermine Relationships, Work, and the Life You Want
Addicted to Unhappiness: Free Yourself from Moods and Behaviors That Undermine Relationships, Work, and the Life You Want
Drawing upon their years of counseling experience, the bestselling author team of Martha and William Pieper explain how parenting styles based on discipline and excessive expectations condition children to equate unhappiness with love. This often persists into adulthood, leading to behaviors including eating disorders, compulsive gambling, disastrous romantic choices, substance abuse, and more. This book supplies readers with powerful tools, including self-assessments, checklists, diaries, and
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Review by Sunny California for Addicted to Unhappiness: Free Yourself from Moods and Behaviors That Undermine Relationships, Work, and the Life You Want
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This is a quick read. The reason I picked it up was trying to understand why a bully at work had me down. On pg 224 the matter is addressed, “Frequently there is someone in the workplace who is snappish, constantly angry or agitated, or who has an emotional hair trigger. The addiction to unhappiness can cause you to take other people’s grouchiness personally, when in fact it’s not about you but about them. If these difficult coworkers or managers treat everyone else the same way, there is certainly no reason to feel particularly singled out or attacked. By taking their behavior personally, you gratify your addiction to unhappiness and ruin an otherwise good day.”
Okay… I feel like I’ve been given a pat on the head and told to run along.
Every problem outlined is blamed on one’s parents and sends you back to their previous book, Smart Love, to understand how the failures of your parents are to blame for everything from eating addictions to my problem with a bully.
Having said that, I think they have identified a real issue – it is mysterious but some people do shoot themselves in the foot when life looks good – but this book is a disappointment if you think it will help you overcome this tendency. The Piepers tout the magic of their therapy sessions which may indeed be true, however this book recycles typical self-help ideas: make a plan for change and be vigilant that you don’t backslide, but mostly they repeat over and over again the idea that you are either preventing yourself from achieving happiness or you are actively choosing to cause your own unhappiness.
Review by Amy Cooper for Addicted to Unhappiness: Free Yourself from Moods and Behaviors That Undermine Relationships, Work, and the Life You Want
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I have been so discouraged in my life trying to make changes. This is the first self-help book that has really helped me. First, it described me and my problems exactly both in relation to my work and also my attempts to stay healthy and fit. Then it gave me really down-to-earth suggestions, most importantly including what to do when I hit a wall. For the first time I have been able to get past my failures and keep going on my resolutions. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!!
Review by L. Scott for Addicted to Unhappiness: Free Yourself from Moods and Behaviors That Undermine Relationships, Work, and the Life You Want
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I have gone through my share of self-help books, but I have yet to read one that helped me understand WHY I’m the way I am. This book definitely did that. By understanding the cause of my behavior, I am more confident I can make the improvements that will make a positive impact on so many areas of my life. I am grateful to the authors for their insight. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who experienced overcritical parents or who had responsibilities to take care of beyond their years. I would have liked to see more detailed step-by-step instructions or possibly some written exercises, but, overall, a big help!
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I can’t recommend this book enough. It has helped me see my relationships in a whole new light- both with my spouse and also at work. The relationship questionare really helps you focus on what matters in a relationship and then you learn exactly what to do to get out of those ruts that are so easy to get stuck in.
Review by Bratin Chakrabarti for Addicted to Unhappiness: Free Yourself from Moods and Behaviors That Undermine Relationships, Work, and the Life You Want
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Everything that this book talks about is true. It’s difficult for some people (usually, people with the exact same problem that the authors are talking about) to admit that they’re messed up. The notion that their subconscious is making them do things that are not necessarily good for them, is a truth that’s hard to swallow. That’s why concepts like Transactional Analysis introduced way back in the 60s are still not as mainstream as they ought to be. These are concepts that need to be taught in school, so people don’t grow up believing, “This is the way I am, and there’s nothing I can do about it”, only to realize much later in life that they don’t HAVE to be miserable all their lives. They can change it for the better! The first step is to admit that they have a problem. It’s amazing that it’s so difficult for some people to even get past the first step! According to Dr. Eric Berne, the originator of Transactional Analysis, “We’re all born princes and princesses, the civilizing process turns us into frogs”. To learn more about Transactional Analysis, watch this wonderful DVD: Are You OK?, from Lightworksmovies, available on Amazon.com