Among Friends

[chrystaltree]

I went through that phase too.  It was back in my sahm days after the girls were in school and I was bored out of mind with not much to do after I drove them to school and cleaned the house.  I was very unhappy but I didn't know why.  So, I started reading self-help books.  Barnes & Noble became my second home.  They had a huge self-help section.  I was trying to figure my life out or fix myself so I didn't actually enjoy those books.  At the time, I did think the authors knew what they were talking about.  I was naive.  I think those books confused me and made things worse.  I just need the intellectual stimulation and income from a job....and I was fine.  

[cotton4me]

One of my favorites was: There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem by Wayne Dyer.  It helped me understand energy (negative and positive), how to raise it, etc.  I still remember one of the affirmations - - “I can choose peace rather than this.”

[Regal Bee]

Toxic People by Lillian Glass really changed my life and opened my eyes. I will always appreciate this author.

[Susan in California]

I have a dear friend who reads and listens to self help books.

She gets a lot of solace, and she has had some tough times

over the years.

Many years ago, I had a family tragedy, and I found literature

really helped.

I also read the autobiography of Mark Twain, and it was filled with

tragedy, and it made me feel somewhat one with the world.

After all these years, I still remember how much it moved me.

[chiclets]

Neville Goddard and Wayne Dyer.

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

[Snowpuppy]

I read quite a bit years ago.

I grew up with a drama queen mother who chased every man she could who would solve her problems for her. Of course he will, right?

I liked Dr. Dyer in his later years as he seemed to mellow. In high school some of his earlier books like Pulling Your Own Strings were required reading.

[AnikaBrodie]

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@qualitygalwrote:

..... I have one that was really good, but it's down the basement on the bookcases there.  I'd have to go look it up.   I read Dyer, B? Bas.........(he's gone now) lot of love in his books. Many others, there's bunches....

@qualitygal

Are you referring to Dr. Leo Buscaglia?  He wrote a lot of books on the topic of love and I have read many of them.  He was an author, motivational speaker and professor.  He was often referred to as Dr. Love, a well deserved title. 

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[AnikaBrodie]

@qualitygal

Here is a list of some of Dr. Buscaglia's books.  I'm going to check my public library for several of them.  They are all worth re-reading.

Bibliography

1. Love (1972)
2. The Way of the Bull (1973)
3. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf (1982)
4. Living, Loving and Learning (1982)
5. Loving Each Other (1984)
6. Amar a los demás (1985)
7. Personhood (1986)
8. Bus 9 to Paradise (1987)
9. Papa My Father (1989)
10. Because I Am Human (1972)
11. The Disabled and Their Parents: A Counseling Challenge (1983)
12. Seven Stories of Christmas Love (1987)
13. A Memory for Tino (1988)
14. Born for Love (1992)

[Gayle2]

I love this topic.  I have read a number of these type of books on many different subject matters..  Parenting, step parenting, positive attitude etc.   I have finally come to the conclusion that the most important self help book that everyone should buy is/are books on communication.   Most people go about this all wrong and don't even know it.  This can help at home, in the workplace etc.  

[VaBelle35]

I like to read them on a variety of topics.  I'm a psychology major and enjoy reading various psychologist books.  I think The Road Less Traveled was the first one I read and his second book, People of the Lie, was really interesting.

I can't think of any book where I agreed with every point made, but I always took away some nugget that I could use or was able to look at something in a different way.