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The Disease to Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome (Hardcover)

by Harriet B. Braiker (Author)
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Book Description
Who are people pleasers? They are the people who say yes, when they want to say no¿the perennial nice person whose resentment is concealed behind their public ¿happy face.¿ Now best-selling author and frequent Oprah guest Dr. Harriet Braiker offers help for anyone who has ever felt the resentment of giving 100% of themselves to others and getting nothing in return. The Disease to Please explodes the dangerous myth that ¿people pleasing¿ is a benign problem. It is the first book to treat people pleasing as a serious psychological syndrome and it breaks new ground in its approach to offer a cure. Dr. Braiker offers a 21-Day Action Plan for curing the Disease to Please. A daily psychological workout and skills-training program, it will help readers replace the compulsion to comply with a more conscious and reasoned choice to care. The Disease to Please includes: ¿ Extensive case studies ¿ Diary and journal formats to help recovery ¿ An effective three-stage short-term therapy approach

Book Info
A guide for those stuck pleasing others at their own expense. Shows readers how figure out their people-pleasing behaviors using a revealing quiz and the Disease to Please Triangle. offering a 21-day approach to curing the Disease to Please. Shows how to draw the line between personal desires and the demands of others.

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Product Details
  • Hardcover: 284 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 1st edition (December 8, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071364102
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071364102
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #284,871 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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  • In-Print Editions: Paperback (1) |  Audio Download  |  Audio CD (Abridged,Audiobook) |  Audio Cassette (Abridged,Audiobook) |  All Editions


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