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Disease to Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome

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ISBN-10: 0071385649

ISBN-13: 9780071385640

Edition: 2002

Authors: Harriet Braiker

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People-pleasers are those who say yes when they really want to say no. This book looks at the idea that people-pleasing is a serious psychological syndrome and attempts to offer a cure, through a 21-day action plan.
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Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 3/6/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.90" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Dr. Harriet Braiker (Pasadena, CA), is a practicing psychologist for over 20 ears, is the author of several psychology books and has been a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show as well as many other national talk shows.

Introduction
The Disease to Please Triangle: The Price of Nice
People-Pleasing Mindsets
Toxic Thoughts
It's Okay Not to Be Nice
Putting Others First
There's More to You Than How Much You Do
Nice People Can Say "No"
People-Pleasing Habits
Learning to Please: Approval Addiction
Why Can't You Get Your Parents' Approval?
Love at All Costs
Romantic Addiction
People-Pleasing Feelings
Once More,Without Feelings
The Fear of Anger
Words Can Really Hurt You
How Far Would You Go to Avoid a Confrontation?
Small Steps, Big Changes
The 21-Day Action Plan for Curing the Disease to Please
A User's Guide to the 21-Day Action Plan
Don't Say "Yes"When You Want to Say "No"
The Broken Record Technique
The Counteroffer
What to Say If You Want to Say "No": The Sandwich Technique
The Reverse Sandwich Technique
Rewriting the Ten Commandments of People-Pleasing
Rewriting the Seven Deadly Shoulds
Taking Care of You
Talking Yourself Out of Approval Addiction
To Do or Not to Do, That Is the Question
Tag, You're It
It's Okay Not to Be Nice
The Anger Scale
The Relaxation Breath
Anger-Up
Anger-Down
TIME OUT
Stress Inoculation
Solve a Problem with a Friend, Not for a Friend
Correcting Faulty Assumptions
Celebrate Your Cure
Epilogue: Some Final Thoughts