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Life Support (Paperback)

by Derek Draper (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Hay House UK Ltd (19 Mar 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1848500440
ISBN-13: 978-1848500440
Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.4 x 1.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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If you're a little wary of therapy, then Derek Draper's book 'Life Support' may be the next best thing to help you tackle life issues such as addiction, anger and depression...Derek's words can improve self-awareness and, even for counselling novices it offers fascinating insights. --Clare Nasir, Now Magazine, April 2009

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Psychotherapy helps thousands of people every day: they feel happier, achieve more success and enjoy better relationships. Prominent psychotherapist Derek Draper has chosen to share his tips and tools from the therapy room to help exactly those people. In this groundbreaking book he explores 40 key issues that impact almost everyone's lives, uses examples drawn from real life to help you gain a better understanding of why things happen, and provides clear insights and advice that will help you think about life's challenges in new, more positive ways.

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1.0 out of 5 stars dire, glad I didn't spend my own money on it, 2 May 2009

By	Titus Groan (London) - See all my reviews

Someone at work abandoned a copy of this in the kitchen so, with Draper being in the news, I picked it up out of interest. I read the first 50 pages or so on a train the following day and I was amazed at just how bad it was. I'd kind of assumed that Draper had some talent, albeit the kind of talent I really don't approve of, but how wrong I was. A pointless book that simply rehashes advice from other, much better, works by people with some real understanding of human nature. I can't think that this would have been published if the author hadn't been (in)famous for other reasons.

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1.0 out of 5 stars why was my first review deleted?, 13 April 2009

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My first review has been removed. I presume Derek Draper has complained about negative comments and Amazon have foolishly caved in to him.

Let me repeat it briefly, therefore: I have read several books designed to assist those with mental health problems, particularly depression, and the majority of these offer informed insights and useful advice. This book is not one of them being rather glib, shallow, and vacuous.

The expression "snake oil salesman" comes to mind.

Now go on Derek, start complaining again and see if you can get this one removed. You and your pals really don't like free speech do you?

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By	schlockhorror "schlockhorror" (london) - See all my reviews

This book contains sections entitled "Telling the truth", "Acting your age", and "Being your own worst enemy". Really, it does. Check the "Look inside" feature.

It absolutely beggars belief that someone with Dolly Draper's issues and track record could presume to offer other people advice on such matters. There's a huge great beam in his own eye he needs to attend to before attending to the mote in other people's.

It's also unclear what his formal qualifications to offer advice in this area are. His claimed MA "in Berkeley" has been challenged by blogger Paul Staines. Staines has alleged - and Dolly has not disproved - that Draper was actually expelled from the college from which he claims an MA in psychotherapy, and that he did not graduate.

On that basis, Draper would appear to be no more qualified than anyone else to write a book like this. On the basis of his actual behaviour as a blogger and political activist, he's positively disqualified.

I have often pondered the nature of the problem to which Derek Draper is the answer. After reading his book, I'm still stumped.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Fakery
As long as I have a hole in my *rse Draper will never be a psychotherapist. Now, if he had wriiten a book about how to be a (particularly bad) spin doctor/smear campaigner/blogger... Read more

Published 5 months ago by xenophon athenian

1.0 out of 5 stars Life is too short to read this rubbish
Utter bilge. If you don't have anything better to do with your time and money, you are probably dead

Published 6 months ago by Michael Martin

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I have to say I gave up after the second chapter

I think the author should stick to politics

Published 6 months ago by Damien McBride

1.0 out of 5 stars You Gotta Be Joking
Was this written by a retard? I did not know if he was having a joke or if he has learning difficulties. Certainly not for me.

Published 6 months ago by martin

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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Time
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I looked at the reviews upon this website and suspected immediately they may have been written by politically motivated critics. Read more

Published 7 months ago by A. Bowker

5.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful, engaging read
I have read the other reviews and find them shallow. They were obviously written by Conservatives with no interest in or awareness of the complexities of our inner worlds... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Anna Price

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Read
I read this through and didn't really enjoy it. Plot was thin, and was very amatuerish, waste of a read.

Published 7 months ago by L. Branaghan

1.0 out of 5 stars I read this whilst cleaning the Moat
...and a very good read it was too! Surprisingly, since I only had the front and back covers to read. Read more

Published 7 months ago by PDS

1.0 out of 5 stars Dire
Pick any other self help book in the Amazon catalogue and it will be better than this. Dire.

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