How to stop feeling like sh*t : 14 habits that are holding you back from happiness / Andrea Owen

Includes bibliographic references and index.

1. Being an asshole to yourself : learn to manage your inner critic -- 2. Go away and leave me alone : isolating and hiding out isn't protecting you -- 3. Checking out : are your numbing mechanisms still working for you? -- 4. Compare and despair : the never ending mind f*ck -- 5. The demolition derby of your life : self-sabotage -- 6. Feeling like a fraud : the imposter complex -- 7. The dog and pony show : people pleasing and approval seeking -- 8. Perfectionism prison : Self-destruction at its finest -- 9. Being strong : the illusive tough exterior -- 10. Just let me do it : start letting go of control -- 11. The sky is falling : brace yourself for catastrophe -- 12. The blame game : your ticket to disconnection -- 13. Zero f*ck mentality : cynicism on steroids -- 14. Nobody likes a slacker : the downside of overachieving -- 15. Values : your road map -- 16. What I know to be true.

For everyone who loved You Are a Badass and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - a cut-through-the-crap guide to quitting the self-destructive habits that undermine happiness and success How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t is a straight-shooting approach to self-improvement for women, one that offers no-crap truth-telling about the most common self-destructive behaviors women tend to engage in. From listening to the imposter complex and bitchy inner critic to catastrophizing and people-pleasing, Andrea Owen - a nationally sought-after life coach - crystallizes what's behind these invisible, undermining habits. With each chapter, she kicks women's gears out of autopilot and empowers them to create happier, more fulfilling lives. Powerfully on-the-mark, the chapters are short and digestible, nicely bypassing weighty examinations in favor of punch-points of awareness -- Provided by publisher.