Compassion and Self Hate: An Alternative to Despair - Softcover

Rubin, Theodore I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0684841991 ISBN 13: 9780684841991

Publisher: Touchstone, 1998

Synopsis

Free yourself from destructive behavior

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.

About this title

About the Author

Theodore Isaac Rubin, M.D., has served as president of the American Institute of Psychoanalysis and is the author of thirty books, including The Angry Book, Lisa and David, Jordi, The Winner's Notebook, and Lisa and David Today. His books have been translated all over the world. He lives and practices psychiatry in New York City.

Synopsis

Examines the nature, forms, and dynamics of self-hate and compassion, regarded as the strongest anti-therapeutic and therapeutic forces, respectively, and reevaluates society's more important destructive cultural values and conventions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Touchstone
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0684841991
• ISBN 13: 9780684841991
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288