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A ground breaking book that offers new techniques using mindfulness skills to enable you to experience and full and happy life and to overcome depression and anxiety.
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Popular ideas about happiness are misleading, inaccurate, and are directly contributing to our current epidemic of stress, anxiety and depresssion. And unfortunately, popular psychological approaches are making it even worse. In this controversial, but empowering self-help book, Dr Russ Harries, reveals how millions of people are unwittingly caught in the 'The Happiness Trap', where the more they strive for happiness the more they suffer in the long term. He then provides an effective means to escape through a groundbreaking new approach based on mindfulness skills. Mindfulness is a mental state of awareness, openess, and focus. Mindfulness skills are easy to learn and will rapidly and effectively help you to reduce stress, enhance performance, manage emotions, improve health, increase vitality, and generally change your life for the better. The book provides scientifically proven techniques to: Reduce stress and worry. Rise above fear, doubt and insecurity. Break self-defeating habits. Improve performance and find fulfilment in your work. Build more satisfying relationships. Create a rich, full and meaningful life.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I felt compelled to review this book as seeing four stars for a book like this boggles my mind.
I've had a generalised anxiety disorder since 15 and had a nervous breakdown five months ago with intense anxiety and had to be checked in to a mental health hospital to recover, you'd think that I didn't know anything about psychology to get into that state, but I've read an almost silly amount. With this book and other ACT books I am now doing better than ever in my life and am grateful for what I went through as it led me to a life philosophy I will never give up on, in fact i've only just started living at 24 thanks to this. I must have bought every book with even a grain of wisdom on this whole site!
That was just adding to the problem, constantly telling my brain that this anxiety is not acceptable was just sending messages to my brain of how dangerous this anxiety was and the cycle never broke no matter how much insight I got into my own mind.
This book explains brilliantly and in simple terms how to get out of this trap, if you follow the advice and actually act on it then you can't fail to enhance your life.
ACT is definitely borrowed from Buddhism which seems to bug some people, like they stole it or something, which is bizarre, I really don't think the Buddha would be complaining about how his wisdom is being passed on in a different way more appropriate for people with genuine mental health problems. And one reviewers mention of this book's "political correctness" warps my mind, I genuinely have no idea what he's even referring to. Also i'd say that any form of therapy that works incorporates something the Buddha said as he essentially did figure out the crux of human suffering, so whether they notice it or not they will be repeating his theories for a modern age. The word buddhism has a stigma, that despite it's efficiency, turns some people off. Therapy has to stay away from that so as not to alienate people.
All i can say is that I bought probably 100 + books on therapy or ancient wisdom or philosophy and gave them my full attention and all that did was make things worse, had I found this book and realised buying books was part of the problem I could have lived a much fuller life up to this point. Russ Harris reads like a genuinely nice, down to earth guy and this book is also great for people without mental health problems that just want to cope with life a bit better. Don't make the same mistake I made!
I've had a generalised anxiety disorder since 15 and had a nervous breakdown five months ago with intense anxiety and had to be checked in to a mental health hospital to recover, you'd think that I didn't know anything about psychology to get into that state, but I've read an almost silly amount. With this book and other ACT books I am now doing better than ever in my life and am grateful for what I went through as it led me to a life philosophy I will never give up on, in fact i've only just started living at 24 thanks to this. I must have bought every book with even a grain of wisdom on this whole site!
That was just adding to the problem, constantly telling my brain that this anxiety is not acceptable was just sending messages to my brain of how dangerous this anxiety was and the cycle never broke no matter how much insight I got into my own mind.
This book explains brilliantly and in simple terms how to get out of this trap, if you follow the advice and actually act on it then you can't fail to enhance your life.
ACT is definitely borrowed from Buddhism which seems to bug some people, like they stole it or something, which is bizarre, I really don't think the Buddha would be complaining about how his wisdom is being passed on in a different way more appropriate for people with genuine mental health problems. And one reviewers mention of this book's "political correctness" warps my mind, I genuinely have no idea what he's even referring to. Also i'd say that any form of therapy that works incorporates something the Buddha said as he essentially did figure out the crux of human suffering, so whether they notice it or not they will be repeating his theories for a modern age. The word buddhism has a stigma, that despite it's efficiency, turns some people off. Therapy has to stay away from that so as not to alienate people.
All i can say is that I bought probably 100 + books on therapy or ancient wisdom or philosophy and gave them my full attention and all that did was make things worse, had I found this book and realised buying books was part of the problem I could have lived a much fuller life up to this point. Russ Harris reads like a genuinely nice, down to earth guy and this book is also great for people without mental health problems that just want to cope with life a bit better. Don't make the same mistake I made!
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been struggled with the concept of true acceptance on a day to day basis. I've read many great books on a similar theme, such as 'The power of now' by Eckhart Tolle and 'Self help for your nerves' by Dr claire Weekes, both extolling the virtues of letting go and acceptance to just be. While these books have helped me tremendously I never really felt completely at peace because of the continual negative commentary going on in my mind. Finally, this brilliant book describes fun and easy ways to enable the reader to just observe this negative mind-talk, whilst putting it into perspective at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Its clear and practical and more importantly for me, it works a treat!
59 of 61 people found the following review helpful
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I have number of books on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) but this is the most lucid and easy to read. It gets straight to the point and explains ACT very clearly. I am still pleased I have my other books as I like to read about ACT in great detail but this book has really answered a lot of questions for me. It also also brings in concepts that I must of missed in my other books.
Russ Harris presses quite strongly that ACT was not inflenced in any way by Buddhism. ACT came completely from western scientific research and has powerful but simple methods for developing mindfuleness. It needed to do this as ACT is a therapy not a spiritual journey and needs to work fairly quickly. But there are many similarities between ACT and Buddhism validating both traditions. ACT has no religeous or metaphysical components, it is hard cutting edge science designed to improve the lives of people.
Well done Russ for an excellent concise book on ACT.
Russ Harris presses quite strongly that ACT was not inflenced in any way by Buddhism. ACT came completely from western scientific research and has powerful but simple methods for developing mindfuleness. It needed to do this as ACT is a therapy not a spiritual journey and needs to work fairly quickly. But there are many similarities between ACT and Buddhism validating both traditions. ACT has no religeous or metaphysical components, it is hard cutting edge science designed to improve the lives of people.
Well done Russ for an excellent concise book on ACT.
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Excellent book
Giving this book a 5-star review seems a bit generous, as the writing isn't perfect. But I found this book incredibly helpful during a difficult period I was going through. Read more
Published 6 days ago by erherma
Wow, the end of my self help seeking!
Believe me, I have read (and re-read) so many self-help books that my husband thinks we should open our very own self-help bookshop. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Positive Psychology Lover
Nothing New Here
This book is average in my opinion. A few little tricks suggested to `diffuse` the power of `thoughts` and to raise awareness - A much more effective method would be to practice... Read more
Published 4 months ago by E. Morton
Interesting and helpful new 'take' on psycho-stuff
I'm a therapist and like everyone else have my own 'stuff' to deal with on a daily basis: so I've found reading Russ Harris's book very stimulating and thought-provoking. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Self-help junkie
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very good book if your suffering with depression, would encourage anyone to read this if your really down, makes you think about things in a different way and helps you to overcome... Read more
Published 5 months ago by lillypinky
A helpful, practical book
The author offers a fresh and interesting insight into why we are so affected by our thoughts and feelings, and how we can overcome them. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Cordelia Thornton
Excellent and prompt service..
This book arrived rapidly and in excellent condition. One of two books in the order, both arrived very promptly. Very happy with the service :-)
Published 8 months ago by deb550
The happiness trap
I got this book as I am having therapy at present and my therapist recommended this book and lent me her copy, it was so good and easy to follow I got myself a copy but in large... Read more
Published 9 months ago by KAREN
One of the best self help books I have ever read.
I was advised to look at this publication by a clinical psychologist, as I suffer from anxiety and consult with her now and then. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mrs. Pa Denyer
Great approach to mental health
I am currently reading The Happiness Trap for the second time and I now work with an excellent ACT therapist. It's making a real difference after years of struggle with depression. Read more
Published 11 months ago by vincent ryan
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