Recover to live Kick any habit, manage any addiction : your self-treatment guide to alcohol, drugs, eating disorders, gambling, hoarding, smoking, sex and porn

Christopher Kennedy Lawford, 1955-

Book - 2013

"More than 100 of the world's top experts interviewed by [Christopher Kennedy] Lawford share their research and wisdom on how to determine if your bad habit is becoming a dependency through self-assessments and symptom lists and how to determine which treatments will work best for you"--Flap p. 1 of dust jacket.

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Published
Dallas, Tex. : BenBella Books c2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Christopher Kennedy Lawford, 1955- (-)
Physical Description
xlv, 384 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781936661961
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Introduction: Are We a Culture of Addicts?
  • Part 1. Is Your Unhealthy Habit Really Dependence?
  • I. Toxic Compulsion 1: Alcohol Abuse
  • II. Toxic Compulsion 2: Drug Abuse
  • III. Toxic Compulsion 3: Eating Disorders
  • IV. Toxic Compulsion 4: Gambling Dependence
  • V. Toxic Compulsion 5: Hoarding
  • VI. Toxic Compulsion 6: Sex and Pornography
  • VII. Toxic Compulsion 7: Nicotine Dependence (Smoking)
  • Part 2. Which Treatment Tools Work Best for You?
  • VIII. I Love an Addict, How Can I Help Myself?
  • IX. Dependency Starts ... and Ends ... in Your Brain
  • X. Seven Self-Care Tools with Proven Benefits
  • Tool 1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Tool 2. 12-Step Programs (and Other Groups)
  • Tool 3. Mindfulness
  • Tool 4. Meditation
  • Tool 5. Nutrition and Exercise
  • Tool 6. Body Work
  • Tool 7. Journaling
  • XI. A Guide to Working 12-Step Programs
  • XII. Having a Life Worth Living-the Art of Recovery
  • Appendix 1. Drug-Use Treatment and Health Facts
  • Appendix 2. A Resource Guide to Recovery
  • Appendix 3. Experts Cited in This Book
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Index