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Fragile Power
- Author
- Dr. Paul L. Hokemeyer
- Narrator
- Mike Lenz
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 24 December 2019
- Run Time
- 8 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The exclusivity of living behind the velvet rope or the gilded gate doesn't guarantee happiness for the rich, famous, and powerful; there are downsides to attainment as well. We all—including people who seem protected by their privileged lives—can experience the self-destructive behaviors common to modern life, including chronic stress, addiction, anxiety, imposter syndrome, infidelity, negative body image, and narcissism.
Division marks our era. There's a growing separation between the haves and have nots, men and women, as well as the empowered and the disenfranchised. At the same time, our culture is defined by celebrities, and the powerful, affluent people we put on a pedestal to idolize and emulate. Too often, we think our lives would be better if we could have what they have or be more like them. It's time to realize that even the most admired people can go through life feeling unloved and unable to escape their problems.
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Details
- Author
- Dr. Paul L. Hokemeyer
- Narrator
- Mike Lenz
- Duration
- 8 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 December 2019
- ISBN
- 9781977300294
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Society and culture: general, Social classes, Psychology: emotions
Synopsis
Having treated some of the world's most successful people, psychotherapist "Dr. Paul" sets out to answer why so many people who have everything end up feeling like their achievements are never enough—as well as what that pattern can reveal about ourselves and the society in which we live.The exclusivity of living behind the velvet rope or the gilded gate doesn't guarantee happiness for the rich, famous, and powerful; there are downsides to attainment as well. We all—including people who seem protected by their privileged lives—can experience the self-destructive behaviors common to modern life, including chronic stress, addiction, anxiety, imposter syndrome, infidelity, negative body image, and narcissism.Division marks our era. There's a growing separation between the haves and have nots, men and women, as well as the empowered and the disenfranchised. At the same time, our culture is defined by celebrities, and the powerful, affluent people we put on a pedestal to idolize and emulate. Too often, we think our lives would be better if we could have what they have or be more like them. It's time to realize that even the most admired people can go through life feeling unloved and unable to escape their problems.
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