Psychology books were a starting point for me. They gave me food for thought and clues for things I might not have considered. When I didn't have an idea as to how to tackle certain things, they provided me with a guide.
Now, I like to try to think for myself more, come up with my own solutions because what I find is that sometimes there is a lot of fluff, and what I want is something I can actually use. Or by the time they get around to the really interesting parts/the meat/crux of the issue, they move onto something else.
For example, the one thing that bothers me, not just with psychology books, is this sort of lack of underscoring the importance of a medical checkup.... I am so very wary of psychologists and psychiatrists because if everyone on the planet went to see them, I would bet money that every person that walked out of their offices would have some sort of "issue", which to me means that their diagnoses should be checked and double-checked and triple-checked, if necessary.
> curled up on my side in bed with my netbook and phat psp

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