Emotional bullshit
Subtitle: the hidden plague that is threatening to destroy your relationships and how to stop it
By: Carl Alasko
Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781585426669
Subjects: Interpersonal relations; Emotions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The anatomy of emotional bullshit. Defining emotional BS and the toxic trio ; How fear and desire drive emotional BS ; The internal structure of emotional BS: how our BS beliefs and internal BS perpetuate unhappiness; title: Recognizing the emotional BS in your life. Looking for bullshit in all the right places ; Emotional BS on the dating scene: how to spot it and avoid it ; Emotional BS and long-term couples: how to stop emotional bs from destroying trust and happiness in a committed relationship ; Parenting: how the toxic trio can create serious problems for both parents and children ; Emotional BS in the workplace: how our need for a job is manipulated by bosses, coworkers; title: and ourselves; title: Emotional Bullshit: how to stop it. Discovering your core needs ; How self-care keeps you focused on your core needs ; Facing the fire: using constructive conflict in your relationships ; Constructive conflict in action.