# The Happiness Trap - Stop Struggling, Start Living

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- Authors: [Dr Russ Harris](https://www.bookquiver.com/dr-russ-harris)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2016-05-09

## Description

Do you ever feel stressed, worried, miserable or unfulfilled yet put on a happy face and pretend everything's fine? If so, you are not alone. Stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem are very common. In one way or another, it seems almost everyone is struggling. We are all caught in a hidden psychological trap: the more we strive for happiness the more we suffer in the long term. Fortunately, we can all escape from the 'Happiness Trap' using ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), a groundbreaking program based on mindfulness skills. This empowering book is for everyone-from CEOs to sales staff, young professionals to housewives. Whether you're lacking in confidence, facing illness, coping with loss, working in a high-stress job or preparing for the performance of your life, this book will teach you scientifically proven techniques to: reduce stress and worry rise above fear, doubt and insecurity handle painful thoughts and feelings effectively break self-defeating habits improve performance and find fulfilment build satisfying relationships and, above all create a rich and meaningful life 'Dr Harris shines a powerful beacon forward into the night. Enjoy the journey. You are in excellent hands' Steven Hayes, bestselling author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life

## Editions

### The Happiness Trap - Stop Struggling, Start Living

- Publisher: pan_macmillan_india
- ISBN: 978-15-0984-026-7
- Pages: 100
- Published: 2016-05-09
- Language: en_GB