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The Self-Sabotage Cycle: Why We Repeat Behaviors That Create Hardships and Ruin Relationships

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I came across this book by chance and the very word "cycle" in the title called my attention. What a nice surprise it was! This is not your typical self-help book where the author claims to be authoritative and then goes on to offer a nicely packaged solution. It is a brilliant book where you can follow the author's own efforts to understand and help people who suffer from repeating self-defeating behaviors. It is an insightful journey where the author provides a unique view of the relationship doctor-patient in a psychotherapy. You will be challenged to put this book down.

The cover is off setting and the prose is a bit wordy but the insight and knowledge is right on! I am an introspective person who often spends times wondering why I did things and try not to repeat mistakes. I just wish more people were open to self analysis and self critism. That sounds like a Maoist slogan but by the time we're past 30 years old I think we all need to be accountable for what we do and why we repeat certain behaviours.
Starting from the intro when the writer cites the books' inspiration from a mundane conversation w/ a hotel doorman we get a glimpse as to the depth of this books' ideas.