Reinventing your life
by Jeffrey E. Young · first published 1993
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a miracle and a must read for almost everybody !!!!!!!!!!
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…planet to a strange but much happier, more loving planet. You can be (much) happier than you think; you're just stranded on a miserable planet, one that would make anybody sad. I'd suggest checking out Reinventing Your Life by Jeffrey Young: it provides the tools you need to get to that happier planet, where you can feel safer and loved and accepted.
on “The cause of depression is probably not what you think” ↗…failure: you believe you can't accomplish anything in life There are a few more. I found this book very helpful in understanding Schema Therapy and the lifetraps that apply to me: https://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Your-Life-breakthrough-be... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_therapy
on “Ask HN: How do I overcome mental laziness?” ↗…Things that did not help: -Books about people who were affected by narcissistic people. -All reddit groups about narcissism. -Writings of Vaknin and other famous narcissists. Things that did help: -Reinventing Your Life by Young (general audience). -Schema Therapy by Young (professional audience). -Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations by Greenberg (professional audience). -Learning how to be aware when…
on “Ask HN: How did you fix your narcissism?” ↗…Standards Lifetrap 11. "I can have whatever I want" - The Entitlement Lifetrap One way we cope with them is by avoiding the feelings they cause and we do that by numbing ourselves. LE: The book is called "Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior" by Jeffrey Young.
on “Whatever happened to the noble art of the manly weep?” ↗…Overcoming Common Obstacles in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy [http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Unstuck-ACT-Clinicians-Overcom...] Both by Jeffrey E. Young: Schema Therapy - A Practitioner's Guide, and Reinventing Your Life [http://www.amazon.com/Schema-Therapy-A-Practitioners-Guide/d...] Steven C. Hayes, - Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life [http://www.amazon.com/Get-Your-Mind-Into-Life/dp/1572244259] Charlotte Kasl…
on “Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore” ↗Will read it after I finish 'Reinventing Your Life', another book that was recommended to me.
on “Ask HN: What ways have worked for you to overcome 'imposter syndrome'?” ↗I'll add to my Amazon cart. Currently reading: "Reinventing Your Life" and rereading "Think and Grow Rich" for the dozenth time. I like to be the dumbest person in the room, I force myself into situations where my ego is starved so I can grow from the inside and learn…
on “Ask HN: What ways have worked for you to overcome 'imposter syndrome'?” ↗