dramallama Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Hi. I was looking for some recommendations on some good self-help books for a beginner like me who hasn't read one before. Particularly for dealing with depression and being happy. (Is suppose their a millions of books out there on the latter subject.) Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anya1607307555 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I haven't read it myself, but The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living - Dr Russ Harris comes well recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodi Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I agree with Anya, I'm reading that book right now and it's very informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savignon Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Codependent No More is a good book by Melody Beattie. The title suggests you're codependent on people or you control them, but the book also talks about relying on any outside circumstance for your happiness (ex I'm happy *when* I have a good job, I have money...etc.) It talks about detaching from outside circumstances/people and finding your own happiness. link removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LousySpy Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I haven't read it myself, but The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living - Dr Russ Harris comes well recommended. Thanks for this anya, just ordered for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anya1607307555 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 ^ You're welcome. Another one recommended to me and which I've been considering buying, is Stumbling On Happiness - Daniel Gilbert. But on reflection I suspect the jokey manner in which it's written would annoy me after a while. Still undecided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGeo Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 It's Only Too Late if You Don't Start Now -- Barbara Sher. Really helps put things into perspective and includes exercises and inspiration to get you out of "stuck" and into action. A little bit of a heavier read, but very good for someone contemplating making a change in their life is: Changing for Good -- Prochaska, Norcross, DiClemente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LousySpy Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I haven't read it myself, but The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living - Dr Russ Harris comes well recommended. Started reading this yesterday and it's a brilliant read so far. Seems ideally suited to my way of thinking and just what I needed. Thanks again anya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthropic Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Another one recommended to me and which I've been considering buying, is Stumbling On Happiness - Daniel Gilbert. But on reflection I suspect the jokey manner in which it's written would annoy me after a while. Still undecided. I thought Stumbling on Happiness was great. It's not really a self-help book though, more like an analysis of happiness. Anyway, here are two good talks by the author on some of the topics he covers in the book: link removed link removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raining.stars Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I just read a great one "What Happy People Know" by Dan Baker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anya1607307555 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I thought Stumbling on Happiness was great. It's not really a self-help book though, more like an analysis of happiness. Anyway, here are two good talks by the author on some of the topics he covers in the book: link removed link removed Yeah, that's why this one appealed to me. Thanks very much for those links, I shall definitely check them out later when my connection is running better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insecurefool Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 The Five Things We Cannot Change by David Richo. Was recommended by a friend to me and I'm going to start that one soon (just arrived in the mail.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raining.stars Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I haven't read it myself, but The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living - Dr Russ Harris comes well recommended. Thanks for the recommendation, just read this one and it is great! Very practical and valuable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anya1607307555 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 ^No problem. From this thread it appears to be a good choice, perhaps I should read it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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