Reseña del libro "Mentally Ill: Or Frustrated and Unhappy? (en Inglés)"
What do you do when you don't know what to do? What do you do after all your attempts to resolve your unhappiness have failed? Feeling powerless to resolve an unhappy situation can lead to physical illnesses and social and psychological problems. When failing to control someone, or something, that cannot be controlled, desperation can lead to creating other behaviors to alleviate frustration and unhappiness. These newly created behaviors are meant to give the feeling of control when feeling powerless. While they may not totally resolve one's unhappiness, they do serve to make the situation more tolerable and feel as if they provide, at least, some control in their lives. The most common creative behaviors are depression, anxiety, obsessing, eating disorders, delusions, hallucinations, substance abuse, and addictions, et al. At the core of all of one's unhappiness can be found a very common thread . . . unsatisfying relationships. Excluding natural disasters, war, and poverty, when was the last time you ever felt unhappy that it didn't involve someone who was important to you at the time? Understanding how we receive information and process it leads to the choices we make in our efforts to pursue happiness. Are these behaviors mental illnesses or are they the result of attempts to control and ease the frustration of an unhappy and unsatisfying situation when all else has failed? In "Mentally Ill or Frustrated and Unhappy" Rice explains why we do all of the things we do and how many of these choices result in the exact opposite of what we want to acquire. He shows how to immediately improve your connection in your world and relationships by way of Choice Theory®, created by the late Board Certified Psychiatrist, Dr. William Glasser, M.D.
