A Psychologist Tells You Why You Need To Escape The Toxic World Of Self-Help

Summary

This article by Mark Travers, writing for Forbes, makes the following points:

• A recent study showed that those who consumed self-help books showed above-average signs of stress.
• Many self-help books promote a one-size-fits-all approach to mental health.
• The goal of self-help book authors is to sell books.
• The content is often oversimplified and provides false hope and meaningless praise—toxic positivity.

References

References from the Web:

• NOV 2020 Why Self-Help Books aren’t Worth Reading and why they Are—Medium  
• SEP 2021 The industry rakes in billions each year but does self-help actually work?   

Source Information:

• Article Source: Forbes
• Media Check: Forbes - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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