How to Escape the No-Win Trap

A practical approach to resolving life's catch-22 situations You're late for a meeting and you realize you're driving 85 miles-an-hour on the freeway. You've already gotten two tickets and you can't afford to get another. You also can't miss this meeting. What do you do? Your divorce has been finalized for a year and a half. You're dating someone you like very much, but you're not sure you want to get married. She insists that if she's going to continue seeing you, you at least introduce her to your kids, but you don't want your kids to get involved in case she isn't "the one." What do you do? From everyday dilemmas to difficult relationships or jobs, life's problems can seem like catch-22s. But whatever the predicament, you can turn no-win situations into win-win victories--if you are willing to make changes. bull; bull;In How to Escape the No-Win Trap, psychotherapist Barbara A. Berg helps you gain the insight to detect impending no-win traps--also known as double binds--and stay one step ahead them. This invaluable book reveals: bull;How to assess where you are now in your life--and how you got there bull;How to detach from predicaments that don't work for you bull;The three types of double binds: situational, interpersonal, and circuit overload bull;When to keep trying, when to alter your course, or when to let go Prepare to embark on a journey toward a better way to live, and learn to free yourself from the no-win traps of unhealthy patterns and unsatisfying situations. The choice is yours.Berg, Barbara is the author of 'How to Escape the No-Win Trap' with ISBN 9780071423618 and ISBN 0071423613.