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 enlarge | Author: Steven C. Hayes
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 2357
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 206
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1572244259
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.89142
EAN: 9781572244252
ASIN: 1572244259
Publication Date: October 2005
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 I'm free December 30, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've been in and out of therapy for over thirty years,and have read at least fifteen self help books. Basicly I was told, kill the negative self talk,say positive affirmations and one therapist said, "just snap out of it."
I constantly battled with my self. I also suffer from anxiety attacks. I've work for 20 years for a very large orginazation with a few thousand employees. Once it became obvious that I was suffering from anxiety and self esteem issues, I became the subject of the rumor mill. I really don't know how I lasted on the job so long.
But this book changed everything. I've learned to seperate myself from my thoughts and feelings, accept them, and then move on to live the life that I want. I realize now that my life will never be pain free, but in spite of that pain I can live the life I want. I don't have to battle my painful thoughts any more. They don't last as long, hurt as much, or stop me from doing my thing.
This book is not for everybody, but neither is any religion or spouse. But I can bear witness that it has changed my life for the better.
plain english November 14, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is not a technical book. If one doesn't grow from it, then you're probably in a coma. You can pick it up, put it down, read for a short while or long. I can't emphasize how great this book is.
Life changing October 20, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Exellent book if you truly want to eliminate painful memories and emotions and self destructive behaviors this book can help. It is on the cutting edge of the latest research about how your mind works and shows you how to make permanent changes. It changed my life.
Stellar resource for those willing to do the work July 3, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I purchased this book with no prior knowledge of either it or its methodology. What a stroke of luck. After 9 months of slow but diligent completion of the exercises contained within, my life has changed dramatically for the better. Dr. Hayes does not lie, however, when he states that the concepts are subtle and difficult to grasp, and that the work is hard. But the work does pay off. It offers not only relief from constant mental self-attack, but also an alternative way of looking out from "self" to the rest of the world. Thanks to the tools provided in this book, I am beginning to experience true knowledge of self and life as shaped by conscious direction, rather than as a string of reactive experiences lived by default due to prior conditioning.
Recommended April 4, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This self-help book was a general recommendation by a professor at my grad school. It's an interesting read and is useful even for people who are not in crisis but are interested in ACT.
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