The Happiness Trap : How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT

are You, Like Milllions Of Americans, Caught In The Happiness Trap? Russ Harris Explains That The Way Most Of Us Go About Trying To Find Happiness Ends Up Making Us Miserable, Driving The Epidemics Of Stress, Anxiety, And Depression. This Empowering Book Presents The Insights And Techniques Of Act (acceptance And Commitment Therapy) A Revolutionary New Psychotherapy Based On Cutting-edge Research In Behavioral Psychology. By Clarifying Your Values And Developing Mindfulness (a Technique For Living Fully In The Present Moment), Act Helps You Escape The Happiness Trap And Find True Satisfaction In Life. The Techniques Presented In the Happiness Trap Will Help Readers To: • reduce Stress And Worry • handle Painful Feelings And Thoughts More Effectively • break Self-defeating Habits • overcome Insecurity And Self-doubt • create A Rich, Full, And Meaningful Life to Learn More About The Author, Russ Harris, Go To Www.thehappinesstrap.com. publishers Weekly physician Harris Challenges Some Basic Assumptions About The All-american Tradition Of The Pursuit Of Happiness, Drawing Heavily On The Acceptance And Commitment Therapy (act) Work Of University Of Nevada Professor Steven Hayes, Which Argues That Happiness Is Not A Normal State Of Being; Pain Is Inevitable And What Matters Is How It Is Dealt With. The Act Prescription Is To Be Mindful Of Negative Thoughts And Emotions, Reconnect With Core Values, Act In Accordance With Values And With The Psychological Flexibility To Adapt To Any Situation. Act Techniques Include Diffusion-decreasing The Impact Of Self-defeating Thoughts (without Making Them Go Away), Turning Off The Struggle Switch, Practicing Expansion To Make Room For Self-observation And Connecting With The Present Moment. While These Concepts Might Sound Like Typical Self-help Fare, Harris Makes Key Distinctions: Act Is Not A Form Of Meditation Or A Path To Enlightenment-to Reap The Benefits, Action Is Imperative. More Of An Act Primer Than Anything Else, There's Enough Interesting Content Here To Keep The Reader, Um, Happy. (june) copyright © Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved. Build a more satisfying and meaningful life with this best-selling guide to freeing yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity through Acceptance and Commitment TherapyAre you, like millions of Americans, caught in the happiness trap? Russ Harris explains that the way most of us go about trying to find happiness ends up making us miserable, driving the epidemics of stress, anxiety, and depression. This empowering book presents the insights and techniques of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) a revolutionary new psychotherapy based on cutting-edge research in behavioral psychology. By clarifying your values and developing mindfulness (a technique for living fully in the present moment), ACT helps you escape the happiness trap and find true satisfaction in life.The techniques presented in The Happiness Trap will help readers to:• Reduce stress and worry• Handle painful feelings and thoughts more effectively• Break self-defeating habits• Overcome insecurity and self-doubt• Create a rich, full, and meaningful life“... a powerful beacon showing us another way forward.” —Steven Hayes, PhD, author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life Are you, like milllions of Americans, caught in the happiness trap? Russ Harris explains that the way most of us go about trying to find happiness ends up making us miserable, driving the epidemics of stress, anxiety, and depression. This empowering book presents the insights and techniques of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) a revolutionary new psychotherapy based on cutting-edge research in behavioral psychology. By clarifying your values and developing mindfulness (a technique for living fully in the present moment), ACT helps you escape the happiness trap and find true satisfaction in life. The techniques presented in __The Happiness Trap__ will help readers to: • Reduce stress and worry • Handle painful feelings and thoughts more effectively • Break self-defeating habits • Overcome insecurity and self-doubt • Create a rich, full, and meaningful life "This empowering book presents the insights and techniques of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), a revolutionary new psychotherapy based on cutting-edge research in behavioral psychology. By clarifying your values and developing mindfulness (a technique for living fully in the present moment), ACT helps you escape the happiness trap and find true satisfaction in life. The techniques presented in this book will help readers to: Reduce stress and worry; Handle painful feelings and thoughts more effectively; Break self-defeating habits; Overcome insecurity and self-doubt; Create a rich, full and meaningful life."--Publisher This book shows you how to apply (ACT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in your life to increase self-awareness, develop emotional intelligence, enhance relationships, create a sense of meaning and purpose, and transform painful thoughts and feelings so they have less impact in your life The million copy bestseller that teaches you how to stop struggling for perfect happiness and lead a richer life How you set the happiness trap Transforming your inner world Creating a life worth living Acknowledgments.