Main description:

Dr Bob Johnson - one of the country's leading psychiatrists in the treatment of severe personality disorders - believes that orthodox psychiatry has utterly failed. In this highly controversial book, he outlines his belief that adult emotional problems invariably can be traced back to childhood traumas; the irrational emotions many people are prey to are "stuck", leaving them incapable of solving the problems that confront them in an adult way. Bob Johnson shows - through the experience of his own patients - how this "frozen terror" can be treated and cured, by helping us to grow up emotionally - and retrieve the innately sociable and lovable self that has been smothered by faulty earlier training and experiences.

Contents:

What is "emotional fitness"?; dealing with problems with yourself; dealing with problems with others; debunking current "solutions" for emotional distress (i.e. electric shock treatment); strategies for an emotionally healthy society.