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Introduction : Dr. Frederick Woolverton's personal and professional connection -- Is your habit addictive? : caffeine, web surfing -- Write to find out what you think : anorexia, social functions and dysfunctions -- Learn to rely on people, not substances : cigarettes, alcohol, sugar -- How to cultivate core pillars : ecstasy, extreme sports -- Feelings misinform : cocaine, sex and shopping -- Understanding how addicts think : hallucinogenic drugs and stealing -- Commit to stopping one addiction at a time : promiscuity and alcohol -- The secrets of soft habits : binge eating -- The hidden perils of all addictions : cigarettes -- Learn how to suffer well : overeating, cigarettes -- The importance of the right social life : painkillers and food addiction -- Quitting an addiction everyone loves (and encourages) : gambling -- Beware the substance shuffle : piercings, tattoos, oxycodone -- Why an addict needs rules to live by : overexercising -- Chipping the edge off narcissism : pornography -- Switch to healthy substitutes : surviving bulimia and alcoholism -- The realities of relapse : crack and crime -- The dangers of addiction therapy : alcohol, violence -- Staying clean and careful forever : recovery -- Keep holiday "cheer" from turning harmful -- The problem with depending on people. |
| Summary |
From the publisher. Is smoking, alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, the internet, or sex addiction holding you back from getting what you want most -- in work and in love? We're all addicted to something -- but when the crutch gets in the way of living a happy and productive life, it must stop. Over the past twenty-five years, renowned addiction therapist Dr. Frederick Woolverton has used his dynamic, empathetic approach to help thousands of addicts achieve long-term recovery -- including himself. He sees the specific habit as less important than the underlying chaos and fear that motivate the urge to sooth ourselves with bad habits. The solution, he has found, requires only a better understanding of yourself and a change in attitude. Unhooked: How To Quit Anything is an intelligent, readable, and actionable guide to conquering any addictive habit. Using real patient examples as well as research and his own experience, Dr. Woolverton and coauthor (and former patient) Susan Shapiro show how to thrive without self-medicating. The approach involves an unorthodox blend of straightforward changes to behavior and open and honest conversation with another person. Woolverton's specific instructions do not require an expensive therapist, rehab, 12-step program, or a higher power (but he does make readers aware of those viable options). Let him help you kick your addiction and find what's missing in your world. When you conquer a toxic habit, you are leaving room for something more beautiful to take its place. |
| System details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Format: Adobe EPUB eBook. |
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Format: Kindle Book. |
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Format: OverDrive READ. |
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Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle. |
| Other edition |
Original 9781616084189 |
| Subject |
Compulsive behavior -- Treatment -- Popular works.
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Compulsive behavior -- Psychological aspects -- Popular works.
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Drug addiction -- Treatment.
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Alcoholism -- Treatment.
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Nicotine addiction -- Treatment.
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Addicts.
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Addicts -- Rehabilitation.
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Self-help techniques.
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Compulsive behavior.
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Substance abuse.
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Add'l Names |
Shapiro, Susan.
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| Other corporate author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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| STANDARD # |
OverDrive. E33DFD86-75C1-411E-93D2-7F5749C9677F |
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