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You can be positive—no matter who tries to bring you down.
Unfortunately, the world is full of screwed-up people. But the good news, says Elizabeth B. Brown, is that your world no longer has to revolve around them. With brilliant insights and a keen sense of humor, this trusted author shows you how to:
take back the power from the difficult people in your life
respond productively when confronted
remain poised and in control when everyone around you loses it
win fairly in unfair battles
let go of the past and live triumphantly now
Dozens of real-life success stories, brief diagnostic tests, and practical tools are included to help you assess your own unique situation and gain the confidence to live successfully with screwed-up people.
You can stop being the victim of others and start loving life in spite of them.
Introduction to the 2010 Edition 9
1 Put On Your Glasses 13
2 When the Pressure Is On 26
3 Who Is Screwed Up? 37
4 Get Off the Fence 48
5 Pull Out the Splinters 62
6 Heal the Hidden Wound 69
7 Can Ailing Relationships Make You Sick? 83
8 Handling Frazzled Emotions 92
9 Let the Past Go 106
10 Buttons and Triggers 118
11 Make Anger Your Ally 126
12 Fight Fair with Unfair People 136
13 How Can I Ever Forgive? 155
14 How Many Times Do I Say "Sorry"? 165
15 Touch with Words 177
16 Is "Different" Screwed Up? 193
17 When You Want to Help 203
18 See the Possibilitie 219
19 Dancing with Porcupines 234
Notes 243
Anonymous
Posted March 7, 2007
This book is fantastic. If you want to center yourself and see that you are not always the problem, don't have to be the fixer of every situation in life, and learn to trust and relax in knowing that God will take care of you and them, this is the book to read. It's helped me to see that I can't always solve the problems and I'm not always the problem to someone else. The faith chapter is the greatest. It helped me in seeing that God is there and I'm not alone.
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Posted September 13, 2007
This has become a required reading for our family. The author's idea that, 'it only takes one' to change a relationship is our keystone to success.
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Posted December 29, 2011
This book gives me hope. It also provides practical tools to use in a relationship with difficult, irrational and volitile people. I have bought copies for friends who are at the end of the line with certain family members or co-workers. You can survive and actually be able to remain calm in a conflict.
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Posted November 22, 2011
Loved this book. It is real and realistically hits every corner of anyones life; no matter what the situation. I find that anyone reading this book can use it as a guide, a foundation to living and understanding life and others around them.
Reading this book, helped me to get a better understanding of myself and others that I interact with, how I interact with them and how much influence a simple word, action can truly make a difference in my life and others.
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This one was amazing! Easy to read! Its definitely a good tool to measure yourself by...
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Posted November 20, 2011
why is it that im getting just 20 pages of this book?
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Overview
You can be positive—no matter who tries to bring you down.
Unfortunately, the world is full of screwed-up people. But the good news, says Elizabeth B. Brown, is that your world no longer has to revolve around them. With brilliant insights and a keen sense of humor, this ...