Compassion and Self Hate: An Alternative to Despair

Free yourself from destructive behavior and learn how to break your patterns of self-hate and achieve personal fulfillment with this sympathetic and practical guide from the author of The Angry Book.

Many of us know that self-destructive patterns are rooted in self-dislike, but few of us understand how to break them. In this wise and compassionate book, bestselling author and eminent psychiatrist Theodore Rubin shows us realistic ways to break these negative mental and emotional attitudes and build a strong sense of well-being and self-understanding.

Dr. Rubin looks of how self-hate begins, is sustained, and eventually leads to destructive and defeating behavior—from alcoholism and drug dependency to perfectionism and fear of failure (or success). Offering practical and reassuring advice, he shows that the key to freeing yourself from these restricting emotions and habits is to find and examine the self-hate that generates them, and then to release your innate and powerful capacity for compassion.

This warm, sympathetic, and ultimately practical guide to personal growth and fulfillment is timelier and more helpful than ever.

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• Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself
• One To One: Understanding Personal Relationships
• 12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery: Avoiding Relapse through Self-Awareness and Right Action
• 12 Smart Things to Do When the Booze and Drugs Are Gone: Choosing Emotional Sobriety through Self-Awareness and Right Action
• Overcoming Indecisiveness: The Eight Stages of Effective Descision-Making
• Love Me, Love My Fool: Thoughts from a Psychoanalyst's Notebook
• Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
• Recovery of Your Inner Child: The Highly Acclaimed Method for Liberating Your Inner Self