I Do!: How to Choose Your Mate and Have a Happy Marriage

Most people have moments of self-doubt, when they wonder if their hopes and plans aren't overly grand or foolish. The authors note that this is a natural, healthy part of our psychological makeup, helping us keep in balance. But too much self-doubt can stifle creative ideas and inhibit risk-taking. That's the danger that psychotherapist and marriage counselor Gellman attacks. In chatty if hortatory style, dotted with anecdotal case histories, she shows the reader how to recognize the problem and how it can affect us at work and in our private lives, particularly in the form of alcoholism or drug abuse. Sections with questionnaires and worksheets highlight childhood roots of problems and encourage the readers to act as their own therapists. November