Jennifer Aniston's self-help ban

**MaryJane** · February 2nd, 2006, 05:15 AM

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Jennifer Aniston has banned herself from reading self-help books.

The former 'Friends' beauty - who split from husband Brad Pitt last year - says she's stopped looking for advice about moving on with her life and has started trusting her own feelings.

She said: "You reach a point where you just say, 'Stop. Just stop looking at these other people's words. Your instincts are pretty all right'."

Jennifer insists she needs to move on with her life because she doesn't want to be known only for her high-profile relationship with Pitt, who is now expecting his first child with new love Angelina Jolie.

She added: "Look, I'm not defined by this relationship. I wasn't when I was in it, and I don't want to be in the aftermath of it. And that's really important to me."

The sexy star also revealed she wanted to show other women they can cope with divorce - and prove you can get over it without becoming an emotional wreck.

She told GQ magazine: "There are so many women who are crippled by divorce.

"I felt like there was a little part of it that I could put out there that was not about airing my dirty laundry but was sort of saying that you can get through something like this and be as happy, if not happier, again."

femalefirst.co.uk

olivia720 · February 2nd, 2006, 05:49 AM

She's not defined by her relationship with pitt? But thats the only reason she's this famous. And prolly the reason she has the film career she does.

Grimmlok · February 2nd, 2006, 08:18 AM

^^^ such as it pathetically is.

Bitch, you need to buy BETTER self help books, cuz the ones you got now tellin yo ass to yack endlessly about THE DIVORCE© is fuckin' you up. Aight? Seriously. I know they says to get it off yo chest an all, but DAMN girl! You ripped off the whole ribcage too!

Octopussy · February 2nd, 2006, 09:40 AM

^^^^ And some more!!!!! The venom of the posts actually even make me wonder the more, like its something personal.

Grimmlok · February 2nd, 2006, 10:40 AM

^^ I have my own frothing messageboard stalker! NOW I AM TEH FAMUS

ourmaninBusan · February 2nd, 2006, 10:41 AM

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She told GQ magazine: "There are so many women who are crippled by divorce....

...but their divorces have nothing on my DIVORCE©."

Honestly though, here's a self-help tip from Stephen Covey's book,
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People:

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Imagine the future, some thirty or forty years from now. You're in
a church. There's an open casket at the front; flowers are everywhere.
You get closer to the casket and see your own face. This is your
funeral...and some speakers are going to get up to talk about you;
what you did with your life, how your family life was, your success.

The first person comes up -- this person talks about your business life,
your career, the numerous achievements you made, or the books you
wrote, or the newspaper you managed for years...what do you want
this person to say about you when you're gone?

The next is a priest...the priest talks about how you served the
community -- how you helped out with the Lions' club or the
Starlight Foundation or the CNIB or the Human Society. What do
you want them to say about you?

(This is not, "what will they say about you?" -- "Oh, he was a wanker
in Busan with delusions of writing a great novel" -- but what would
you like them to say about you? "He was in the same league as
E.M. Forster ...")

Then comes your spouse, or one of your children -- how would you
like them to describe you? Did you make enough time for them?
Did you take heart in their triumphs?

The last person is your best friend. How would you like them to
describe you -- funny, generous, loyal to a fault? Could you tell
them to their face that they needed him without bringing them down?

There's more to the book, but I thought I'd share that with you,
to see if you think these things are a waste.

Octopussy · February 2nd, 2006, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Grimmlok

^^ I have my own frothing messageboard stalker! NOW I AM TEH FAMUS

Yep, yep, you exhibit the symptoms. Thinking very highly of yourself, don't ask me what the disease is called, I'd only tell you to look it up...............