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The Osiris Factor ............. Molly's Reviews, February 13, 2004
This review is from: The Osiris Factor: New Solutions for Overcomng Human Destructiveness (Paperback)
New Solutions for overcoming human destructiveness. Table of Contents
includes a Foreword by Lee Nelson who explains: Osiris was an Egyptian
god who judged people, often unfairly, when they died. The Osiris Factor
is about the unnecessary judging we do in our lives, that frequently
results in anger, guilt, shame and eventually depression, and how all
this can be avoided.
Introduction while the book notes the terrorist attacks against the
United States The Osiris Factor is not about terrorism. Rather, the
author states the book deals with everyday problems of the average
person. One: The Common Element the author reveals most people are
responsible for most of their problems, usually they do not know how they
sabotage themselves. People in general tend to tell themselves something
is and something should. I am wrong, and I should be different, Some is
wrong, and someone should be different. The 'should' is the thing that
causes us a lot of grief.
Two: Living in Two Unreal Worlds We all cling to the fantasy world we
held as a child even after we face the perceived world around us. Three:
Beliefs beliefs about self, about the world and about relationships are
all discussed. Fantasy and Perceived world beliefs and troublesome
beliefs are discussed before a plan for constructing new beliefs is
presented. Four: Mental Movies, we get caught up in mental movies when we
shift our attention from the world around us to our inner world.
Five: Goals learning what works and what does not helps us in formulating
the goals we need to overcome the 'should'. Six: Reprogramming the Osiris
Factor because we judge ourselves and others, assign blame fault we
experience life as a series of trials and prosecutions producing anger,
guilt, shame and depression filled with 'should' 'must' 'ought'. Seven:
Good-bye to Anger The first step to reducing anger is to consciously
decide to not become angry.
Eight: Overcoming Depression overgeneralization, biological imbalance,
behavior all contribute to depression. Depression is one of three forms
of sadness. Normal, appropriate reaction to upset is unhappiness. Grief
is a normal reaction to loss. Depression is an abnormal, potentially
crippling reaction to loss or upset. Nine: Our internal Committee
Difficult decisions often involve internal conflict. It is as though we
are composed of an internal committee. Ten: The Osiris Factor and The
Self Self-Esteem is the result of The Osiris Principle applied to the
self. Recent polls show self esteem ranked among the top five values
listed.
Eleven: Life without the Osiris Factor The last chapter shows how life
can change when we replace the Osiris Factor with the Humility Factor, we
are not god, when we accept that we are human our lives change.
Bibliography Bibliography included in the back of the book covers a broad
spectrum of works.
Writer Roos draws from his successful practice for the material fleshing
out his work. The Osiris Factor is written in plain, clearly understood
language and is meant for use by the layman as well as others in the
field of counseling. Dr. Roos is a licensed clinical psychologist who has
come to the conclusion that we are often our own worst enemy. The Osiris
Factor provides insight into many of the foibles we humans tend to pile
upon ourselves.
The Osiris Factor is a well written treatise filled with excellent
suggestions for eliminating much of the guilt producing activity we
engage in each day. Dr Roos offers recommendations for enriching our
lives by changing our thinking, attitudes and need for placing blame or
guilt upon ourselves or others. Roos presents a keenly focused work meant
to be read and then read again when things begin to overcome us.
Excellent book for the home library, those who want to better their
lives, and for the professional.
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