Is Self-Help Really Helpful?


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Dec 22, 2000


And yet, self-help books are a gateway into the world of psychology for the everyday, armchair student. I read them voraciously, though I don't always follow them or apply them. And many psychotherapists will refer their patients to self-help books they find helpful on a supplemental level. Thus, not only do you get the theory, but also help interpreting it during your sessions with your therapist. Such a situation is well balanced and ideal.

But, still, the question remains: is self-help truly helpful? Yes, as long as you understand its limitations. As long as your expectations are realistic. As long as you're open to change. And as long as you know when self-help becomes inadequate and when real help, in the form of psychotherapy, is necessary.

Check out Psychotherapy & Self-Help's Help Yourself Self-Help Contest. Match the name of the self-help author to their book. The first person to e-mail me with the correct matched pairs by Jan. 5, 2001 will win a free self-help book by Robert A. Johnson. Also, read a review of Robert A. Johnson's book We: The Psychology of Romantic Love.

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