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Key Phrases: emotional bad habits, negative emotional habits, habitual negative behavior, Impostor Syndrome, Mary Ann, Marilyn Monroe (more...)
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Based on a popular course given at the New School in New York City, When Am I Going To Be Happy? teaches that many of the negative emotional habits that make us unhappy are learned behaviors which can be exchanged for habits that are life-giving, not life-wrecking. HC: Bantam.


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Learn to change the emotional bad habits that make you unhappy.

- Recognize Your Emotional Bad Habits (and start to break them)

- Throw Off Your Security Blanket (and accept that you can have happiness)

- Talk Tenderly To Yourself (and increase self-esteem)

- Use The "To You-Ness To Me-Ness" Technique (and respond to negative comments with firm conviction, not rage)

- Get Rid Of The Imposter Phenomenon (and stop devaluing yourself)

- Accept Praise (and cease being your own worst critic)

- Stop Measuring Your Self


Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam (January 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553282158
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553282153
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,339 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #83 in  Books > Health, Mind & Body > Mental Health > Happiness

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5.0 out of 5 stars Get off the Emotional Rollercoaster, December 12, 1998
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I bought this book on a whim and ended up reading it end to end, paperclipping most of it. I recommend it to anyone who feels insecure, guilty all of the time, and self-conscous as I have felt most of my life. I also refer to this book whenever I feel myself falling into a rut. Thank you Dr. Russianoff!
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing little book, June 20, 2004
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This is without doubt one of the best self help books I've ever read, I have been reading self help books for three years now trying to break free from the oughts and shoulds of life.

Its helping me find the authentic me and giving me a spine of self confidence to live life as I believe I'm meant to.

I thoroughly reccommend this book.

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars When in doubt, pick this book up!, April 11, 2002
Although I have not finished the entire book, I see myself evolving into a different person. Someone who feels more assured about herself, more confident and more loving towards herself. This book does not provide immediate cures, but it allows you to become aware of what is going on in your mind and heart and gives you the choice to detangle those bad habits from your life.

Russianoff provides a well written account of the issues facing many supposedly-successful individuals today. The book is fun to read, easy to use and a great treat for a brief respite. The one thing that is embarrasing is the title of the book... it makes it hard to bring it out in public to read.

Thumbs up... you won't regret this purchase!

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