In September, Omega Plus and Dan Tri Publishing House jointly released the book The Happiness Trap (Stop Struggling and Start Living) by author Russ Harris, translated by Nguyen Khanh Chi and Nguyen Phuong Anh.
The work consists of 3 parts: Why it is so hard to be happy ; How to deal with difficult thoughts and emotions ; How to make life meaningful .
The Happiness Trap is about finding happiness using scientifically proven methods. The book has been translated into more than 30 languages, sold over a million copies, and is used by many psychological consultants around the world.
The book is based on the real story of modern society - where most of us try to find happiness but end up making ourselves miserable, stressed and anxious.
In his work, Dr. Russ Harris provides readers with a means to escape psychological struggles, unlocking the secrets to a truly fulfilling life.
It is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps you free yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity. You will build a meaningful life, understand your self-worth, develop compassion, and find true satisfaction.
Cover of the book "The Happiness Trap" (Photo: Omega Plus).
The Happiness Trap helps readers reduce stress and anxiety; process painful thoughts and emotions more effectively; break self-deprecating habits; overcome insecurities and self-doubt; build better relationships; improve performance and find job satisfaction.
New topics in the book include: activating compassion; how to cope with loneliness, grief, and trauma; how to work with difficult behaviors like people-pleasing, perfectionism, and procrastination; and how to make difficult decisions.
Instead of trying to chase happiness, The Happiness Trap focuses on creating a meaningful life based on the reader's values. The author describes the choice points at which we can decide to move away from or toward the life we desire.
To escape the emotional storm, the book offers a strategy that is repeated throughout, which is "anchoring", with the acronym "ACE":
A (acknowledge): be aware of your thoughts and feelings.
C (connect): connect with your body.
E (engagement): focus on what you are doing.
The Happiness Trap is a book for everyone, whether you are lacking confidence, facing illness, coping with loss, working under pressure, or suffering from anxiety or depression. This book will show you how to build true happiness, from the inside out.
Russ Harris, 61, currently living in Melbourne (Australia), is a world- renowned ACT trainer, therapist and coach, with a background in medicine (as a general practitioner).
He has conducted hundreds of workshops, trained over 50,000 healthcare professionals worldwide, and is the author of several best-selling ACT textbooks and books.
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