Self-Defeating Behaviors

“The most detailed examinations of self-defeating behavior I have ever read. Contains some very useful methods of defeating self-defeatism.”–Albert Ellis, PH.D., President, Institute of Rational-emotive therapy, and author of “A New Guide To Rational Living”“Some of my patients would not need therapy if they would read this book.”–Dr. Alan Loy McGinnis, author of “The Power of Optimism”“We can choose to use self-defeating or life-enhancing behaviors. The first time a self-defeating behavior eased a difficult time was probably an accident. After that, we chose it. Now, we can un-choose it….”[Self-Defeating Behaviors] “is logical and most helpful.”–“The Phoenix”

Milton R. Cudney, Ph.D., (1930-1992) was a professor of counseling at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dr. Cudney originated the theory to eliminate self-defeating behaviors which asserts that at each new moment people have the ability to make a choice for either a self-defeating or life-enhancing behavior.