jenk

Nice Guy Syndrome[tm] has a self-help book by a local therapist. Or maybe it's "Mr Insecure, Dependent or Depressed". Says one Seattle psychologist who hadn't heard of the book:

[I]t sounded on first blush like "another marketing ploy." After reviewing Glover's first chapter, however, psychologist Robert Strazicich revised his opinion upward. [...] Specifically, says Strazicich, "He seems to be describing an insecure, dependent and probably depressed adult male."

From a "packaging" standpoint, he adds, it's much easier to hook readers by describing them as Mr. Nice Guy, "instead of saying this is something for 'Mr. Insecure, Dependent or Depressed.' That's not very appealing, is it?"

I'm sure my [male] friends who feel they suffer from "Nice Guy Syndrome" wouldn't like this; it's so much easier to say "It's not my fault women hate nice" than "Hm, maybe I'm a bit insecure or dependent". I think it has something to do with responsibility.

So I emailed it to them :)

(Hey, I didn't say I think *I'm* too nice... :)