Doyoufeelstuckinyourlife?Doyouwonderwhy?Doessomethingseemwrong,butyoucan’tputyourfingeronit?InTheLiesWeTellOurselves,psychotherapistJonFredericksonrevealsthewayswefoolourselvesandhowtogetunstuck.Throughdozensofstoriesandexamples,hedemonstratesthattheapparentcauseofourproblemsisalmostnevertherealcause.Inaddition,herevealswhatwereallyfearandhowtofaceit.InthespiritofStephenGroszandIrvingYalom,Fredericksonshowshowtorecognizethelieswetellourselvesandfacethetruthswehaveavoided--andstopsayingyeswhenwereallymeanno.Althoughwemayusefalsehoodstoescapepain,clingingtoourfantasiesactuallybecomesthesourceofgreatersuffering.Thisbookshowshowtocreateabetterlifebylettinggoofourliesandfacingreality.Italsodemonstratesthattherapyisnotmerelyachat;itisarelationshipbetweentwopeopledevotedtofacingthedeepesttruthsofourlivessowecanbehe
