The Lies We Tell Ourselves: How to Face the Truth, Accept Yourself, and Create a Better Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780988378889)

Do you feel stuck in your life? Do you wonder why? Does something seem wrong, but you can't put your finger on it? In The Lies We Tell Ourselves, psychotherapist Jon Frederickson reveals the ways we fool ourselves and how to get unstuck. Through dozens of stories and examples, he demonstrates that the apparent cause of our problems is almost never the real cause. In addition, he reveals what we really fear and how to face it. In the spirit of Stephen Grosz and Irving Yalom, Frederickson shows how to recognize the lies we tell ourselves and face the truths we have avoided--and stop saying yes when we really mean no. Although we may use falsehoods to escape pain, clinging to our fantasies actually becomes the source of greater suffering. This book shows how to create a better life by letting go of our lies and facing reality. It also demonstrates that therapy is not merely a chat; it is a relationship between two people devoted to facing the deepest truths of our lives so we can be he

Author: Jon Frederickson
ISBN-10: 0988378884
ISBN-13: 9780988378889
Publisher: Seven Leaves Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2017
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/15/2016 pg. 75