Self- defeating Behaviors

At each new moment of life, we make choices that lead, ultimately, either to self-defeat or healthy growth.

Some Common Self-Defeating Behaviors:

• Procrastination

• Defensiveness

• Alcohol/Substance Abuse

• Depression

• Suspiciousness

• Shyness

• Overeating

• Smoking

• Hostility

•Worrying

Self-defeating behaviors are universal but not inevitable. Groundbreaking researchers Milton R. Cudney and Robert E. Hardy share proven methods for understanding and abandoning our habitual, often-unconscious destructive patterns. Uncovering how we perpetuate these destructive cycles, they offer practical methods for incorporating new life-enhancing behaviors and breaking through to the happy, healthy inner self.

"A fine book . .. I recommend it heartily. Some of my patients would not need therapy if they would read this book."

-DR. ALAN LOY MCGINNIS, author of The Power of Optimism