Why am I Afraid to Tell You Who I am? - Softcover

Powell, John

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9780006278498: Why am I Afraid to Tell You Who I am?

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ISBN 10: 0006278493 ISBN 13: 9780006278498

Publisher: Fount, 1995

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This book deals with the fear involved in allowing others to see the "real" you. It recognizes that people are afraid of rejection, but that maturity is reached through communicating with other people. Sharing yourself with others is beneficial, enjoyable and essential for a full and satisfying life. Powell shows that the courage to be open to others can be developed. Honesty about our emotions, understanding of the roles we adopt to defend our fragile ego and recognition of the games we play with each other to avoid love are the first steps in this direction.

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INSIGHTS ON SELF AWARENESS, PERSONAL GROWTH AND COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS

Why do we continually hide our real selves from the people around us? Why are we so insecure and afraid to open up ? We reach maturity as people by communicating and interacting with others. What happens to our real selves if no one else finds out what we are really like?

John Powell explains how to be more emotionally open, and shows how people adopt roles and play psychological games to protect their inner selves. The courage to be our real selves can be developed, he says: only then can we begin to grow.

John Powell, a Jesuit priest, is the author of the best-selling companion volume ' Why Am I Afraid to Love'

About the Author:

John Powell, of the Society of Jesus, had a run-away success with his books Why Am I Afraid to Love? and Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am? in America in the late sixties. First published in the UK in 1975, they have remained popular ever since.

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