New Year's Superstitions & Phobias

Another New Year's Day is coming and that means high anxiety for people who suffer from Tropophobia, Katagelophobia, Kakorraphiaphobia and Eleutherophobia, the unreasonable fears of change, embarrassment, failure and success. Will you be prepared?

Lucky for you, Dr. Dossey has done extensive research on the superstitions, rites and predictions surrounding the new year. Unusual mythical folklore, ancient rituals, and traditional recipes for attaining love and riches are at your fingertips!

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Fun as it is, the holiday also brings its own special brand of stress. As the turkey carcass and the bits of tinsel from the dried out tree become only memories, thoughts turn from the dim old year's successes and failures to the bright new year's promise of opportunity and hope. Commitments are made, to self and others. We’ve resolved that this year, “I will not overeat; I won't procrastinate anymore; I will stop being so negative and fearful; I will quit eating Snickers bars at night...” And on and on and on. “This year, I resolve to do, be, and have the very best!”

And then, as in some “B” movies of the thirties, the pages are torn from the calendar, and January becomes July becomes November and we're back on the same old horse on the same old carousel with guilt, anger and frustration, resolving, “NEXT YEAR will be...!”

We wonder why New Year's Resolutions don't work! Our heart is certainly in the right place. However, our habits, lifestyles, and fears often keep us locked in the same old patterns.

HOLIDAY FOLKLORE, PHOBIAS AND FUN: Mythical Origins, Scientific Treatments and Superstitious “Cures” has potent information and powerful T.I.P.S. (Tested Insights for Predictable Success) for audiences throughout the world on how to combat the maladies of broken commitments and how to make this year's resolutions work!


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