The Dark Side of The Human Needs
Help Clients Answer the Question 'Why Do I Do That?' and Stop Self Sabotage

Do your clients ever ask you 'why did I do that'?Do they wonder why they sometimes self sabotage or act against their own self interests? This book is the answer. It will guide you to help them to untangle the strange reasons why we all make bad decisions in life from time to time. And in understanding this, they’ll understand themselves, and they’ll be able to make better decisions in the future. In this book, you will discover: How you can be manipulated through your natural need for attentionHow the need to feel safe and secure can lead to chronic anxiety and people-pleasing – and could land you in a cultHow the need for love and intimacy can lead to you accepting abuse and tolerating toxic relationshipsHow the need to feel a sense of control can ruin relationships, cause political tyranny, and lead to depressionHow the need for community and connection can lead to distress, cruelty, and self-destructionHow the need for status can lead to bullying and self-destructionHow the diverted drive for meaning and challenge can wreak havoc in your lifeThis book will show you how to help your clients stop messing up their lives with unmet emotional needs – and how to start feeling happier and making better decisions today. If you are a therapist or coach of any persuasion; counsellor, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, life coach, bodyworker, in fact anyone who works in the helping professions, you will glean valuable, actionable ideas, tips and techniques from the Uncommon Practitioner Series of books.This book is also useful for anyone wanting to better understand human nature – you don’t have to be a mental health practitioner to get something from it. It’s written in a clear language that’s easy for everyone to understand.