Self Help
So the love of your life has just broken your heart into a million tiny pieces. Never fear. Help is just a click away.
You too can mend the hole in your soul for as little as $9.95 (plus postage and handling). Self-help books might seem, like, so 2007, but rest assured, there’s still heaps available online.
If you’re on a deadline, try How to Mend a Broken Heart in 30 Days. Or maybe you’re after something a little more drastic. They say the Amazon best seller, Exorcising Your Ex is a real head-turner.
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As we tumble towards the festive season, on the back of an interest rate hike, with a bleak Christmas predicted for both retailers and consumers, once again I find myself sinking into a Santa-induced depression.
I truly hate this time of year.
And once again I find myself seeking temporary relief from my woes in the pages of the self-help books hidden under my bed.
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TheJester says:
You know somethings got to be good once its been on Oprah, The Secret has to be the biggest load of crap self help book ever. “Thoughts become things” ? All you have to do is focus of what you want and the law of attraction will give it too… Read more »
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Steve Wilkinson says:
You can’t speak to me like that, Major - I’m sensitive. But I know how to deal with people like you [clutches japa beads and begins chanting] Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama… Read more »
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