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Originally Posted by Alvin  I've never read those. Why did they drive you crazy?  |
The books focus on emotional healing, on forgiving an letting go of the past. At the end of one of them Louise Hay tells her story, and she survived incest and cancer - so when she talks about forgiving, she must be one of those persons who really knows what she's talking about.
There are some excercises along the book, in a diluted form; I mean, is not a step by step or week by week program (I confess I like those, they help keeping me focused with tasks and a linear approach). I remember I liked one exercise directed at the inner child, and I think she gave a list of other sources (books).
But as I remember, a big part of the work was based on affirmations. I was trying to change the way I think, my beliefs, as Steve would say, and I tried really hard for two
years with all kind of affirmations. But I confess I found that really, really annoying and for me, it didn't work. They kind of had the opposite effect, reminding me of all that's evil, of what can go wrong. Something like what Jung said, about strong lights producing big shadows... (I must find the right quote). So I should have said: affirmations drive me crazy!!
In conclusion: I was reading other things at that time, too. I think my problem is not with her books, but with affirmations. It would be good to browse them and have other people's opinions, I'm afraid I'm not being fair to her!
As for me, I should start a thread asking about efficient ways to change your beliefs....