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On the road to Self Improvement

Wilgrove
14-08-2006, 21:51
I have decided to start on my road to self improvement. As most of yall know I made a post on here (and on another forum) about whether my reason for my plastic surgery were legit. I have decided that they were because they made me look better physically and they made people stop looking at me. So now, I need the inside to match the outside. I am going to try to be less reclusive. To help me on this journey, I have ordered two book. "The Feeling Good Handbook" which was suggested by Smunkeeville, and "New Psycho-Cybernetics". The reason I chose this one was what my friend said when he suggested this book.

It was written back in 1950's or 1960's, I'm not sure exactly when. You should be able to find this book at any bookstore. Maxwell Maltz was a plastic surgeon, and he observed that some of his patients did not change after their plastic surgery and they still were in their old self-defeating mode. So, he wondered about it, and he did so much of research on this problem. As a result of his work, he wrote that self-image is the main problem, and he shows techniques in how to improve your self-image. Unlike many self-improvement books, this book is purely based on scienitific principles and the author's experiences with his patients. The book is all about improving your self-image and how use your imagination to direct your "success mechanism" to accomplish what you want in your life.

Hopefully these two books will help. However I am going to try to hold on as much of my personality and ideology as I can, because hey they're me, some of the traits I've picked up while being reclusive have actually help me. So there's a balance I have to strike. So wish me luck.
LiberationFrequency
14-08-2006, 21:53
I dunno it might be a bit dated, society has changed alot since the 50s and/or 60s.
Wilgrove
14-08-2006, 21:56
I dunno it might be a bit dated, society has changed alot since the 50s and/or 60s.

Yea, but it can still help. People still read Dr. Spock for their babying.
Smunkeeville
14-08-2006, 21:57
Hopefully these two books will help. However I am going to try to hold on as much of my personality and ideology as I can, because hey they're me, some of the traits I've picked up while being reclusive have actually help me. So there's a balance I have to strike. So wish me luck.
the book I suggested will only change how you talk to yourself and how you deal with others who are unhinged (not a medical term) it really shouldn't change your personality or ideology much, you will just feel better, and be able to brush off jerks more effectively. ;)
Liberated New Ireland
14-08-2006, 22:06
"New Psycho-Cybernetics".
Sounds sorta like a Hubbard book...
Wilgrove
14-08-2006, 22:08
Sounds sorta like a Hubbard book...

It's not, it's written by an actual doctor with verifiable degress proving that he's a doctor.
Whereyouthinkyougoing
14-08-2006, 22:25
Well, I certainly wish you luck. And if you succeed, let us know how you did it, will ya? ;)
Fascist Dominion
14-08-2006, 22:28
the book I suggested will only change how you talk to yourself and how you deal with others who are unhinged (not a medical term) it really shouldn't change your personality or ideology much, you will just feel better, and be able to brush off jerks more effectively. ;)
Hey! Those bristles hurt!:mad:
Jello Biafra
14-08-2006, 23:03
However you change, I hope it makes you happier.
Nermid
14-08-2006, 23:08
I'm told that these books are good:
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff (and it's all small stuff)
and
How to Meet Friends and Influence People
Fascist Dominion
14-08-2006, 23:11
I'm told that these books are good:
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff (and it's all small stuff)
and
How to Meet Friends and Influence People
I've heard as much of them as well. Very highly spoken of.
Harlesburg
15-08-2006, 12:29
I was not even aware of this Wilgrove.
Fascist Dominion
15-08-2006, 12:37
I was not even aware of this Wilgrove.
Well, now you are.