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Fuck Feelings

by Michael Bennett, MD, Sarah Bennett

🎧 14 min listen Psychology

A psychiatrist's blunt guide to accepting flaws, managing impossible problems, and choosing action over feelings.

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Chapter 1 The Anti-Self-Help Manifesto.

The authors argue that feelings are unreliable and trying to change others is futile. True strength comes from "strategic apathy," accepting limitatio…

Chapter 2 The Myth of Self-Esteem and the "Confidence" Trap. 🔒

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Chapter 3 Relationships: You Can't Fix Them. 🔒

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Chapter 4 Parenting: The Illusion of the Perfect Sculptor. 🔒

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Chapter 5 Work, Bosses, and the Art of Strategic Apathy. 🔒

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Chapter 6 Addiction and the Finite Supply of Willpower. 🔒

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Chapter 7 Trauma, Fairness, and the uselessness of "Closure". 🔒

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Chapter 8 The Psychiatrist’s Secret. 🔒

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Chapter 9 Conclusion: The Freedom of Not Caring. 🔒

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Fuck Feelings

In this anti-self-help manifesto, a psychiatrist and his

daughter argue "fixing" yourself is a myth. Instead of

chasing self-esteem, learn to manage flaws, accept

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