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Ellenhorn, Ross D.
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Resistance (Psychoanalysis)
Change (Psychology)
Habit.
Behavior modification.
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Ellenhorn, Ross D.
Resistance (Psychoanalysis)
Change (Psychology)
Habit.
Behavior modification.
MARC Display
How
we
change
: (and
ten
reasons
why
we
don
't) / Ross Ellenhorn.
by
Ellenhorn, Ross D.
HarperCollins, 2020.
Call #:
155.24 E45h
Subjects
Resistance (Psychoanalysis)
Change
(Psychology)
Habit.
Behavior modification.
ISBN:
9780062961112 (hc.)
Description:
xxix, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Many of us are familiar with the tension between wanting to
change
a behavior pattern and the seeming impossibility of making that
change
. Whether you're trying to quit smoking, struggling over a diet, or attempting to abstain from another any number of bad habits or negative behavior patterns,
we
often feel a sense of failure when
we
don
't succeed in making the shift to more positive ones. This often sets off a cascade of bad feelings and discouragement, making it even harder to
change
. The voice in our head tells us:
Why
bother? Ross Ellenhorn's approach will forever
change
our relationship to
change
. His decades-long career as a pioneer in helping people overcome addiction and psychiatric disorders-especially those for whom the mental healthcare system has failed them - has helped him to develop an effective, long-term method to approach
change
from the simplest shifts to the most profound. Ellenhorn argues that only by understanding the powerful pull to stay the same, can
we
begin to make the steps towards
change
. The problem isn'
t
that
we
lack the right skills or knowledge to achieve the changes
we
want to make; instead, successful
change
depends on our understanding of
why
we
don
't
change
rather than on learning some new strategy to
change
. The tendency to stay the same is often based on evolutionary coping mechanisms that mess with our greater reasoning about wanting to
change
. Ellenhorn addresses the 10
reasons
not to
change
and in doing so, he helps us to understand the logic of staying the same, rather than believing our resistance to
change
is something that is broken inside of us. In
How
we
change
, Dr. Ellenhorn brings his decades of clinical experience and his research on fear of hope together to help readers understand the beauty and vunerability inherent both in trying to make a
change
and staying the same. Ellenhorn speaks to the core of our insecurities and fears about ourselves, both soothing and encouraging the reader. He approaches difficult ideas, like the existential nature of
change
and fear of failure, with a humor and kindness that will draw readers in and allow them to confront, and ultimately accept, the parts of themselves that keep them from making a
change
.
How
we
change
, is a brilliant and counterintuitive approach that will forever shift our perspective on
how
to make important and positive changes in our lives by first accepting our resistance to it."--From publisher.
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