Comments on: The Great Self-Help Scam? http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/ Looking at life through the prism of psychology, philosophy, mental health and more. Originally created by counsellor, psychotherapist and philosopher Dr Greg Mulhauser, this blog is now the work of an international team of contributors. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:49:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: The debate over "self-help" and other alt medicine - MBWorld.org Forums http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/#comment-50435 The debate over "self-help" and other alt medicine - MBWorld.org Forums Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:20:32 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/#comment-50435 [...] Agree or disagree? http://www.quackwatch.com/ http://www.selfhelpfraud.com/Home_Page.html http://counsellingresource.com/featu.../15/self-help/ [...] [...] Agree or disagree? http://www.quackwatch.com/ http://www.selfhelpfraud.com/Home_Page.html http://counsellingresource.com/featu…/15/self-help/ [...]

]]> By: Daniel Allen http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/#comment-50377 Daniel Allen Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:05:42 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/#comment-50377 Yes there is so many self help scams going on. A lot of it is so easy to spot. However, its the really scientific sounding stuff that is the most fake and the most misleading. For example, neurolinguistic programming sounds really like pseudoscience if you have a science background. But if not, then it can be misleading. The fact is, NLP is now among a top 10 most discredited interventions. Higher levels of literacy, information literacy, and science literacy will sort this out eventually. In the meantime, there will be a lot of people wasting their time and resources. Yes there is so many self help scams going on.

A lot of it is so easy to spot. However, its the really scientific sounding stuff that is the most fake and the most misleading.

For example, neurolinguistic programming sounds really like pseudoscience if you have a science background. But if not, then it can be misleading.

The fact is, NLP is now among a top 10 most discredited interventions.

Higher levels of literacy, information literacy, and science literacy will sort this out eventually. In the meantime, there will be a lot of people wasting their time and resources.

]]> By: Mariana http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/#comment-48763 Mariana Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:11:11 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/#comment-48763 I agree, wholeheartedly. There are too many books in the market that are a living proof of this. And I think the dangerous side to it is the fact that some people do believe once they complete a CD course or finish a book on self-help they are licensed to "heal or cure" others as well. I agree, wholeheartedly. There are too many books in the market that are a living proof of this. And I think the dangerous side to it is the fact that some people do believe once they complete a CD course or finish a book on self-help they are licensed to “heal or cure” others as well.

]]> By: So Much More Than A Mom http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/#comment-48758 So Much More Than A Mom Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:33:31 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/#comment-48758 Interesting that the main ad on this post is for a self-help book (The Principles Of Successful Manifesting)! I am also a sponge AND a book-nerd so I have read quite a few self-help books. Many of them are complete nonsense. A few offer a gentle first glimpse into your own psyche that can lead you to more technical books and further self-awareness. Interesting that the main ad on this post is for a self-help book (The Principles Of Successful Manifesting)!

I am also a sponge AND a book-nerd so I have read quite a few self-help books. Many of them are complete nonsense. A few offer a gentle first glimpse into your own psyche that can lead you to more technical books and further self-awareness.

]]> By: Laurie Siegel http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/#comment-42670 Laurie Siegel Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:57:55 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/01/15/self-help/#comment-42670 It is true, the market is saturated with self-help, or what I like to call bibliotherapy books. Most of them are truly useful and provide the tools one needs to work through in a particularsituation. The problem is with readers like myself, who want to know everything on a given subject, with mind like sponges. What the end result is - we're so preoccupied absorbing new information, we forget to take what we have learned an actually apply it. That is often the case with procrastinators and/or ADDer's like myself. Hyperfocusing on new information is exciting. Putting it to work is, well, work. It is true, the market is saturated with self-help, or what I like to call bibliotherapy books. Most of them are truly useful and provide the tools one needs to work through in a particularsituation. The problem is with readers like myself, who want to know everything on a given subject, with mind like sponges. What the end result is – we’re so preoccupied absorbing new information, we forget to take what we have learned an actually apply it. That is often the case with procrastinators and/or ADDer’s like myself. Hyperfocusing on new information is exciting. Putting it to work is, well, work.

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