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Women Who Try Too Hard: Breaking the Pleaser Habits

Women Who Try Too Hard: Breaking the Pleaser Habits
By Dr. Kevin Leman

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Are you trying to make things better for others at your own expense? Learn how to say no and break the habit of pleasing everybody but yourself.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #302612 in Books
  • Published on: 1998-05-01
  • Released on: 1998-05-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 320 pages

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Discovering the Habits that I needed to break...5
Dr. Leman, in his typical witty way, gets right to the heart of the problem- and talks right to me! I was confronted in my patterns of being a Pleaser, which only allowed me to feel comfortable with controllers. I am at a point in my life where I want to get off the merry-go-round of bad relationships. Dr. Leman discusses very practical ways to change my habits, which will in turn help me choose healthier relationships. I have already recommended this book to many of my girlfriends who are ready for change in their relationships- friendships, marriages, dating relationships, family relationships, etc. (Interesting how it all starts with changes in our own perceptions, etc.)

Good for what it's about4
I think the title is a bit misleading. We, as women, have so many different hats we wear and roles we play (well, so do men for that matter). But, as busy as I am as a female and everyone demanding a piece of me and not having much time left for myself, I thought that's what the book was about. It's more about women in abusive relationships, which I'm not. So, I guess it's good for what it's worth, but not what I had in mind.

A Professional Counselor's Opinion5
This book was originally titled THE PLEASERS. As a licensed mental health counselor, I have recommended this book to many of my clients. Dr. Leman helps any woman break free from the demeaning and self-debilitating habit of trying to please everyone but herself. Women have long been taught by society that they take a back-seat to everyone else and been discouraged from being their own person. This book was an instrument of healing in my own life many years ago and it still stands up as a leader among books on this subject. By-the-way, the principles can work for men caught in the "pleaser" trap, too. I hope it never goes out of print! I am using a pen name only due to personal reasons related to safety.