Has anyone read, "I'm OK, You're OK"? I did a search for it in this forum, and I'm surprised that it's not mentioned here. I'm thinking about borrowing it from the library, and I wanted to read any recommendations/feedback/thoughts that there might be about it.

Once I have read it, I might post my thoughts on it here. It sounds like a great book.

Hi Lilly:

I really have been enjoying reading, Lucinda's book, from Panic to Power! just a thought..

Yes,I have read that book.When I read it I wasn't depressed or having panic attacks.I was reading many books on psychology at the time.It was very interesting,as most of the older ones are..................Malikye

I did read that. It's been awhile though. My doctor also suggested "Feeling Good." I've been reading that in increments and it's basically the same as what this program is about. I haven't recieved me package yet though.

I have never heard of that one. If you read it please post here if you like it. I love to read!

I appreciate your responses :-). I actually have read many books that I like on this subject and others. I tend to enjoy Buddhist philosophy quite a bit, and I eat psychology books for lunch (it was one of my majors while I was in college).

I just have heard so much about this book that I guess I was surprised that it hasn't been mentioned on this website. I picked up a copy of it at the library yesterday, and it looks like it might be interesting. It's perhaps a little more technical than I would have thought, but it seems like it might be interesting. I will let you know what I think of it once I have finished reading it.

It's funny...I think that one of the things that I tend to do too much of is read--I need to get out of my own head sometimes *grinz*. I just have always loved to read--it seems to run in my family *LOL*.

Lily_Light

Lilly_Light,
I'm OK, You're OK is an interesting book, but it focuses on psychological conditions occuring solely based on behavioral factors, without taking any sort of biological factors, such as physical chemical imbalances, into account.

As it is older, it was written before the newer research about various psychological conditions occured.

Taking that into account, it is certainly an interesting read. I would be interested to hear what you think about it, if you decide to read it.

I decided to take this book back to the library, but keep it on my library book list so that I can read it in the future if I choose. Instead, I picked up a copy of "The Four Agreements" and I'm reading it and loving it.

Thanks again for all the feedback.

Lilly_Light

I read I'm OK, You're OKa long time ago -- probably 20 years ago. I don't remember much about the book now except that at the time I thought of writing the book I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional but I was too dysfunctional to ever get around to writing the book.

Now that I'm in week two of the program I'm thinking of writing I'm Not OK, You're Not OK, and That's OK

And that it is indeed OK is something I need to learn.

By the way, Lilly Light, reading too much is something that I, too, do. I've been listing the books I read for more than 30 years now (Is that an indication of an OCD tendency?) and the list is well over a thousand books. I simply love to read; I'm so willing to lose myself in another's thoughts.

NO I HAVE NEVER READ IT, BUT CAN YOU ALL GIVE ME THE TITLES AND AUTHORS NAME AND I WILL GET TO READING. ANY SUGGESTIONS WILL BE GLADLY APPRECIAITED. THANKS. DO YOU GUYS KNOW THAT EVEN KNOW WITH NOONE AROUND. I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE THINKING" SHE'S WEIRD"

Feeling Good by David Burns is a really excellent cognitive therapy book. I think he was one of the first to come out with this type of therapy and my book is so old it is now starting to fall apart because I have referred to it so much!

Hi, Mary.

Thanks for the tip :-). I went through Cog-Behav. Group Therapy for my depression/anxiety a few years ago, and I really enjoyed it and reaped a lot of rewards from it. I especially enjoyed the group setting atmosphere, as I have some social anxiety. It helped me to feel a lot more connected, and I would like to get back into a group setting again.

I have finished reading "The Four Agreements" and I'm now reading "The Disease to Please" by Harriet B. Braiker. My score on the in-book quizzes is actually in the healthy range in terms of my need to please others (which has dissipated quite a bit over the past few years, even though I'm only 28 years old *LOL*). Some of the statements on these quizzes seemed far too extreme, and I have never really taken much to the extreme, so they didn't resonate with me. I think the book, itself, is terrific. It hones in on the crux issues of those of us who deal with this.

Lilly_Light

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Originally posted by rosalinda:
NO I HAVE NEVER READ IT, BUT CAN YOU ALL GIVE ME THE TITLES AND AUTHORS NAME AND I WILL GET TO READING. ANY SUGGESTIONS WILL BE GLADLY APPRECIAITED. THANKS. DO YOU GUYS KNOW THAT EVEN KNOW WITH NOONE AROUND. I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE THINKING" SHE'S WEIRD"

Hi, Rosalinda :-).

The name of the book is "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel. It's an interesting book. I actually plan to buy a copy of it.

You mention that you hear negative statements in your head even when you know that nobody could be saying them. I "hear" those sometimes, too. It's actually lessened as I have become more assertive and less anxious. I have been told that some people who are severely depressed/socially anxious experience this, so please don't freak out about it, but do talk with your doctor about it to make sure that it isn't something else, as I'm not a doctor. As you work through your anxiety and depression, it should lessen and, hopefully, disappear...I'm still working on mine :-).

Lilly_Light

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Originally posted by Davidman:
By the way, Lilly Light, reading too much is something that I, too, do. I've been listing the books I read for more than 30 years now (Is that an indication of an OCD tendency?) and the list is well over a thousand books. I simply love to read; I'm so willing to lose myself in another's thoughts.

I have always loved to read :-). I remember picking up my much older brother's novel when I was only 5 or 6 years old, determined to read it because he seemed to like it so much. I went to my mom, and asked her what all the big words were, until I grew frustrated because I couldn't "do it all by myself" *LOL*. I was a funny little person :-).

I also like to make lists (just look at all my stickies and notes). You've read 1,000 books? Wow! I will probably have read that many, too *grinz*. I also like to get other's perspectives on things so that I can broaden my own.

Lilly_Light

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