Addicted to Unhappiness: Free Yourself from Moods and Behaviors That Undermine Relationships, Work, and the Life You Want
 

Addicted to Unhappiness: Free Yourself from Moods and Behaviors That Undermine Relationships, Work, and the Life You Want

by Martha Heineman Pieper, William J. Pieper

Drawing upon their years of counseling experience, the bestselling author team of Martha and William Pieper explain how parenting styles based on discipline and excessive expectations condition children to equate unhappiness with love. This often persists into adulthood, leading to behaviors including eating disorders, compulsive gambling, disastrous romantic choices, substance abuse, and... (read more)

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  • Katie R
    • Rated 2 stars

    Sounds very promosing but in the end I couldn't finish it. Not much pratical advice, just keeps repeating that your parents' must have left you to cry too long as a baby, etc. I can understand the need for them to explain their theory but one chapter would have done. I would've liked to have seen more practical advice and exercises to overcome this addiction.

    Katie R wrote this review Saturday, March 8 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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