With wisdom and humor, Thank You for Being Such a Pain offers gentle and compassionate guidance for understanding and healing relationships with difficult people. By embracing four fundamental premises and putting into practice the author's many helpful and practical suggestions, you'll acquire the skills and insights necessary for turning around even the most troublesome relationship. What you need to keep in mind is that: (1) nothing in your life happens randomly and your difficulties have a deeper purpose; (2) frustration and even emotional pain are as necessary for your personal and spiritual growth as love and joy; (3) transforming enmity and completing unfinished business may be the most important skills you can learn in life; and (4) when you make an effort to work on your inner self, your outer relationships will be transformed.

This groundbreaking book draws upon state-of-the-art psychological principles and timeless spiritual practices from all traditions. Filled with enlightening exercises and entertaining stories, Thank You for Being Such a Pain will forever change the way you see the difficult people in your life . . . as well as the way you see yourself.

馬剋•羅森(Mark I. Rosen)

美國威斯康星大學心理學博士，現任波士頓本特利學院的副教授，專門從事人際衝突和人際溝通的研究。

創作本書跟他個人經曆有關：父親是經曆過納粹大屠殺的幸存者，從小就體會到深受人際關係摺磨之人的痛苦，並努力琢磨應對之道。

從事研究之後，他收集瞭上萬個案例，從中發現瞭解決人際關係問題的“三把鑰匙”，並成功讓幾萬人走齣瞭人際關係的陰影！