What is a "psychological trap" In ancient times, Chinese people making the transition through the jungle, which were tigers, worn on the neck mask with the image of a human face. They knew that the Tigers have a tendency to creep up unnoticed to the victim and gang up on her from an ambush. Taking the mask on the back of the head of a human face, tiger thinks that a person looks at him and understands that sneak quietly fail. If the tiger is not hungry and annoyed, as a rule, in this case, it does not attack. Thus, the tiger, making erroneous conclusions based on certain information obtained by it, falls into the set by it for the man psychological trap. Psychological trap - a situation in which a person (or other living being), for whatever reason, is not able to perceive and evaluate the incoming information and operates erroneously, in particular, to their own detriment. The psychological traps get people doing the wrong conclusions based on insufficient or incorrectly interpreted the information by virtue of excessive emotional involvement in the situation or for some other reason. There are many types of psychological traps that people deliberately arranges for other people. These include Chinese stratagem, different ways of manipulating, fraud and deceit. Once in the trap set by the other man, as a rule, sooner or later he realizes his mistake. Psychological traps, puts other people or circumstances prevailing in a special way, we call external psychological traps. Avoid external traps helps us experience, intelligence and the ability to calmly collect and analyze information. Fall prey to external psychological traps, no doubt frustrating and disappointing, but far worse and more dangerous to fall in the internal psychological trap that is the trap that a man himself, it is not aware of, puts himself. Once in the network of its own incorrect conclusions or misconceptions, people usually do not notice it. Having made one mistaken action, it is compelled to reinforce its new series of erroneous actions and conclusions. The further a person follows the path of wrongdoing and false reasoning, the harder it is to turn from this path. Admit one small mistake, as a rule, is not difficult, but to recognize the wrong his whole life strategy, a way of thinking and acting is extremely difficult. Paradoxically, at a subconscious level, people would rather prefer to be unhappy than wrong - so they maintain their self-esteem. It was getting into their own psychological trap leads people to neurosis and depression, forcing again and again to make the same mistakes, feel suffering and lost. The consequence of entering into the inner psychological traps are all kinds of psychosomatic disorders such as dystonia, headaches, insomnia, functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, and so on. D. Errors of thought and behavior that are typical of people who were victims of internal psychological traps that are the basis of for the development of character flaws - traits that hinder spiritual growth and development, prevent establish warm relationships with others, achieve their goals, and, as a result, do not allow a person to feel satisfied with life and self-fulfilling. Some psychological traps begin to act as a psychological defense mechanisms, transformed then into neurotic behaviors, depriving a person of correct orientation and make it act adequately, efficiently and to their own detriment. In this book, we list the main internal psychological traps and steps to be taken so as not to fall into them or out of them.