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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT by [Russ Harris, Steven C. Hayes]

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Build a more satisfying and meaningful life with this best-selling guide to freeing yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Are you, like millions of Americans, caught in the happiness trap? Russ Harris explains that the way most of us go about trying to find happiness ends up making us miserable, driving the epidemics of stress, anxiety, and depression. This empowering book presents the insights and techniques of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) a revolutionary new psychotherapy based on cutting-edge research in behavioral psychology. By clarifying your values and developing mindfulness (a technique for living fully in the present moment), ACT helps you escape the happiness trap and find true satisfaction in life.

The techniques presented in The Happiness Trap will help readers to:

• Reduce stress and worry
• Handle painful feelings and thoughts more effectively
• Break self-defeating habits
• Overcome insecurity and self-doubt
• Create a rich, full, and meaningful life

“ . . . a powerful beacon showing us another way forward.” —Steven Hayes, PhD, author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life

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June 3, 2008
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Top-notch guidance

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2023

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The first edition was good; this updated edition is fantastic. Love this author's writing style.

Great book for self improvement

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2023

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Helped me control my anxiety

a crucial book ti read

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2023

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We all get so hung up in our lives we forget to be present, mindful and aware of our own thoughts, feelings and emotions. This book was one of the best books ever.

New Way to See Life

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2023

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No matter what your circumstances you can live a meaningful and fulfilling life. Focus on your values and change the kind of person you are.

2 people found this helpful

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2023

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The author wrote it in layman’s terms which make it quite easier to read and understand.

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2023

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This was very helpful for me. It offered a new perspective on living with anxiety.

life changing work

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2023

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Brought me back from the brink of despair. Simple, the opposite of pretentious, and profoundly helpful. I highly recommend this book.

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a life changing (for some) narrative

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2012

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I am a middle-aged white male with a typical job, and I lead a typical life. I don't know if my opinion will persuade anyone to pick up this book. To be honest, I am not terribly concerned about that. I suppose I am writing this primarily as a thank you to the author. The book changed my life forever--in a good way. It brought together many things that have interested me for many years and made sense of them. It took the things I loved most about Zen Buddhism and framed them in a largely scientific context. In this scientific characterization, the power of these concepts is magnified and they are much more accessible to westerners. The writing seems compatible with ideas presented in formal epistemology. The recommended actions and ideas seem at home in the mind of an epistemic skeptic. More than just the book, ACT itself deserves much praise. To me, ACT seems a natural extension of evolutionary psychology. They fit together so seemlessly, at least in my opinion. For those in whom ACT is destined to resonate, the book is definitely a life changer. I thought he brilliantly and patiently encouraged the reader to participate in the many exercises presented in the text. The exercises are not embellishments or superficial ornaments. They are essential challenges to help one become immersed in the theory, help one reach competency in daily life. The exercises are extremely on target and extremely well balanced and measured. One of my favorite things is that when you finish the book, perhaps having left some of the exercises undone, it instantly becomes an incredible reference for the world view it describes. You can go back and finish the exercises. You can flip to a random page and study it. You can systematical refresh yourself on some pre-selected topic. In short, you can become and remain very, very familiar with the material. I am a little sheepish to admit this, but this is the best book I have ever read. I don't mean that it outdances the prose of Tolstoy (etc.). I mean in terms of pure impact on my life. I am sure the book would not effect everyone in this way. As we all know, life is a problem with many solutions (or something along those lines). Some of us might like an entirely different intellectual framework from which to view and interact with the world around us. For them, this book will probably seem ordinary, or worse. But, as for myself, I have found a magnificent text to aid me in the days ahead. My only betrayal of its role is that I know I will always be on the hunt, to some extent, for an even better formulation. Until I find one, I am set.

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Wow!!!!

Reviewed in Japan on November 5, 2021

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I always felt guilty about my negative emotions, criticize myself more than others.....for so long time, I thought it was the right thing... Until reading this one.
Tears in my eyes!💓

Fred

A major update on the the first edition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2022

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I bought the first edition of the Happiness Trap about 5 years ago. It was a great book then, but Russ really has made a massive upgrade with this second edition.

There is 50% new material inside and it reflects much of the honing and refinement that I have noticed in Russ' other work in the past few years. The book ties together core Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) practices with some of Russ' signature concepts, such as "Dropping Anchor", which is a practice you can use manage emotional storms that arise. There's a great "urge surfing" technique too, but perhaps the highlight is the application of the techniques to specific problems, such as rumination, healing of past hurts, making decisions and breaking habits.

To my surprise, Russ places emphasis on self-talk as a beneficial add-on to the standard ACT approaches. I haven't seen many other instances in ACT literature of helpful self-talk as a valuable practice so it was refreshing to see it in the Happiness Trap. Note, however, that the ACT idea of self-talk is not the unrealistic, wishful thinking variety preached in positive thinking books.

One thing I noticed more in this edition than the previous was the explanations of how ACT practice ties in to the bigger picture. Russ explains that by repeatedly taking charge of your inner world and behaviour, you can recondition your neurology and improve your quality of life. This longer view is sometimes missing from ACT books, partly because ACT is a very present-centered approach.

Anyway, there isn't a human being alive that couldn't benefit from this book. It's instantly among my most treasured books for managing myself and improving my life. The Audible version, in which Russ narrates, I recommend as a complement to the book.

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Emma

One of the best books I’ve ever read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2022

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This book is absolutely brilliant and has changed my life. If you are not sure whether to buy it I would say go ahead as you won’t regret it.
It’s a book that I will go back to many times when things are a bit difficult and the reassuring no-nonsense approach is comforting in times of increased anxiety and discord.

5 people found this helpful

Dan

Lifesaver

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2022

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Highly recommend this book to anyone, whether you are struggling or not. The advice and tips in this book I believe can benefit any reader.

4 people found this helpful

Julie Bourne

some good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2022

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Some new stuff it a lot of what I’ve read before. Still useful if you’re struggling with life. Would recommend

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