The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living

The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living

by Russ Harris
The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living

The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living

by Russ Harris

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Overview

Free yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity, and instead build a rich and meaningful life with the updated and expanded edition of the world’s best-selling guide to escaping the “happiness trap.”


Over 1 million copies sold!

In The Happiness Trap, Dr. Russ Harris provides a means to escape the epidemic of stress, anxiety, and depression, unlocking the secrets to a truly fulfilling life. 

Updated and expanded in its second edition, this empowering book presents the insights and techniques of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), covering more topics and providing more practical tools than ever before. Learn how to clarify your values, develop self-compassion, and find true satisfaction with this bigger and better guide to: 

• Reducing stress and worry 
• Handling painful thoughts and feelings more effectively 
• Breaking self-defeating habits 
• Overcoming insecurity and self-doubt 
• Building better relationships 
• Improving performance and finding fulfilment at work 

The Happiness Trap is for everyone. Whether you’re lacking confidence, facing illness, coping with loss, working in a high-stress job, or suffering from anxiety or depression, this book will show you how to build authentic happiness, from the inside out. 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781645471165
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication date: 07/05/2022
Pages: 320
Sales rank: 16,459
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

DR. RUSS HARRIS is a world-renowned trainer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). As a physician he became increasingly interested in the psychological aspects of health and well-being, which led to a total career change. He now works in two different yet complementary roles as a therapist and a coach, and he is the author of numerous books. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Table of Contents

What's New in Edition Two? ix

Part 1 Why Is It Hard To Be Happy?

1 Life Is Difficult 3

2 The Choice Point 12

3 The Black Hole of Control 26

4 Dropping the Struggle 47

Part 2 How to Handle Difficult thoughts and Feelings

5 How to Drop Anchor 55

6 The Never-Ending Stories 69

7 Off the Hook 84

8 Frightening Images, Painful Memories 98

9 The Stage Show of Life 105

10 Leaving the Comfort Zone 114

11 The Value of Kindness 124

12 Hooked on a Feeling 133

13 The Struggle Switch 141

14 Making Room 144

15 TAME It with Kindness 157

16 Being Present 163

17 Reinhabiting Your Body 175

18 Worrying, Ruminating, Obsessing 179

19 The Documentary of You 189

20 Healing the Past 196

21 The Art of Appreciation 202

Part 3 How to Make Life Meaningful

22 A Life Worth Living 209

23 One Step at a Time 221

24 The HARD Barriers 232

25 Difficult Decisions 238

26 Breaking Bad Habits 244

27 Staying the Distance 252

28 Breaking the Rules 259

29 Ups and Downs 267

30 A Daring Adventure 275

Acknowledgments 283

Resources 285

Index 289

About the Author 299

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