When Am I Going to Be Happy?: How to Break the Emotional Bad Habits That Make You Miserable

by Penelope Russianoff

Book Overview

Learn to change the emotional bad habits that make you unhappy. - Recognize Your Emotional Bad Habits (and start to break them) - Throw Off Your Security Blanket (and accept that you can have happiness) - Talk Tenderly To Yourself (and increase self-esteem) - Use The "To You-Ness To Me-Ness" Technique (and respond to negative comments with firm conviction, not rage) - Get Rid Of The Imposter Phenomenon (and stop devaluing yourself) - Accept Praise...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553282158
• ISBN13: 9780553282153
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Easy to read, to the point

This book is very easy to read and gets right to the point. The author is very insightful and really helps you to recognize your emotional bad habits and gives practical, almost simple (in a good way), suggestions to overcome them. It's easy to flip back to the reviews at the end of the sections for the main points to remember. I ordered a 2nd book for a close friend who is now reading it.

Amazing little book

This is without doubt one of the best self help books I've ever read, I have been reading self help books for three years now trying to break free from the oughts and shoulds of life. Its helping me find the authentic me and giving me a spine of self confidence to live life as I believe I'm meant to.I thoroughly reccommend this book.

When in doubt, pick this book up!

Although I have not finished the entire book, I see myself evolving into a different person. Someone who feels more assured about herself, more confident and more loving towards herself. This book does not provide immediate cures, but it allows you to become aware of what is going on in your mind and heart and gives you the choice to detangle those bad habits from your life. Russianoff provides a well written account of the issues facing many supposedly-successful individuals today. The book is fun to read, easy to use and a great treat for a brief respite. The one thing that is embarrasing is the title of the book... it makes it hard to bring it out in public to read. Thumbs up... you won't regret this purchase!

Practical help without the usual "psychobabble"

Vivid mental pictures and eye-opening advice for overcoming crippling and destructive emotional habits. Learn to deal with your "Insecurity Blankets", "Hidden Contracts", and "Center-of-the-Universe Syndrome" until you can finally proclaim "Aha, I See!". Your life will never be the same again.

Get off the Emotional Rollercoaster

I bought this book on a whim and ended up reading it end to end, paperclipping most of it. I recommend it to anyone who feels insecure, guilty all of the time, and self-conscous as I have felt most of my life. I also refer to this book whenever I feel myself falling into a rut. Thank you Dr. Russianoff!