Ending the Struggle against Yourself (Inner Workbooks) (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: integrated ambivalence, unconditional warmth, deep confidence, Agree Disagree, Integrity Time, Overcoming the Misconceptions of Self-Doubt (more...)

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Product Description

Here is a dynamic, self-directed workbook featuring step-by-step exercises for achieving deep self-confidence. This hope-filled workbook will motivate readers to truly examine and change negative core beliefs that affect every aspect of their lives. "An important contribution."--Nathaniel Branden

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher (October 26, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874777631
• ISBN-13: 978-0874777635
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #320,841 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book if you are willing to do the work, November 21, 1999

By A Customer

Taubman has created a great workbook to help uncover the inner negativity and battles we carry around. It isn't a great read. The benefits come from doing the assigned exercises. Going through the book is a long-term project (it took me more than six months), but it's worth sticking it out. This isn't a self-help fad-of-the-month title; it is a guide to a difficult and immensely rewarding journey of self-discovery.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece for Learning to Accept Yourself, September 8, 2001

By A Customer

If you are one that has struggled with self confidence issues and have always looked for acceptance/approval from other people or you find yourself alienated from others because you are unhappy, then this book is for you. I have bought many self help books and will admit to being a skeptic before I read the book. However, once I started doing the exercises and keeping a journal, I immediately began to learn more about myself and discovered why I have struggled with self confidence for so long. There are great exercises here that help you look back at specific events in your childhood and perhaps discover the root of your confidence issues. I was also glad to find that the author does not assume everyone that has confidence problems grew up in an environment with alcohol or physical abuse. He uses all kinds of examples that can help anyone consult their past for potential causes regardless of your background. This is a guide you can refer to over and over again.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars of lasting value, March 29, 2000

By A Customer

I have found this book to be of lasting value and have returned to it time and again in the last five or six years when I get stuck. My first encounter with this book resulted in spending many hours over several months going through the material. Doing the exercises in this book and sticking with it for many months resulted in many positive changes in my life. I have read and looked at a lot of self-help books and find them lacking in depth or ability to effect change. Not this book. I recommend it highly.