Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People

by Elizabeth B. Brown

Overview

Unfortunately, the world is full of screwed-up people. But the good news, says Elizabeth Brown, is that your world no longer has to revolve around them. With brilliant insights and a keen sense of humor, this trusted author and sought-after speaker shows readers how to:
• stop the power of whatever is eating them alive
• productively respond when confronted
• remain poised and in control when everyone around them loses it
• win fairly in unfair battles
• let go of what has been, or what they wish would be, and live triumphantly now
Dozens of real-life success stories, brief diagnostic tests, and practical tools are included to help readers assess their own situations and gain confidence to change self-defeating behaviors. This popular word-of-mouth bestseller now has an updated look.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441207364
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	495 KB

About the Author

Elizabeth Brown is a teacher, speaker, and the author of Surviving the Loss of a Child. She and her husband, a physician, lead seminars around the country. They live in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Elizabeth B. Brown is a teacher, speaker, and professional counselor. The author of the popular Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People, Working Successfully with Screwed-Up People, and Surviving the Loss of a Child, Brown lives with her husband in Tennessee. Learn more at www.elizabethbbrown.com.

Table of Contents

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