advice file #8: don’t read self-help books
December 2, 2008
I hate self-help books. I do my best to avoid reading them. But I was weak. I got sucked into one not too long ago, and darned if it isn’t making me second guess myself way too much as my latest e-dating relationship progresses. Self-help books, all too often, seem to make people crazy. This one is having a bit of that effect on me. So my latest advice to all my fellow edaters out there is: DON’T READ THEM! :-)
I have a suspicion that a big cause of mental illness is people repeating stock statements (”I’m so fat”, “That was stupid”, “You’re number one”, etc.) to themselves. Maybe many self-help books encourage people do this.