Títulos en Adicción y recuperación

Social worker Jack Trimpey’s major breakthrough in recovering from substance addiction is an unprecedented process that is fully explained in Rational Recovery, your first step towards freedom. For those who are looking to make an extreme change in their lives, Rational Recovery is a proven recovery process and accessible instructional guide for all who are dealing with substance addiction. If you have been discouraged by traditional approaches to addiction recovery, then Rational Recovery will show how you can defeat addiction and remain sober for the rest of your life.

Sei un fumatore abituale, e spesso ti viene in mente l'idea di smettere per te stesso e per la tua famiglia? Questo è già un primo passo verso l'individuazione del problema, infatti, come te, oltre 3 milioni di fumatori vorrebbero smettere, senza però avere successo. La principale motivazione per la quale non riesci a eliminare il fumo dalla tua vita, è dovuta in grandissima parte ad un atteggiamento mentale sbagliato verso il problema.

Have you found yourself doing something and thinking, Why do I keep doing this? We all have an unhealthy habit - or two, or three. Yours may be as simple as wasting time on the Internet, constantly checking your email, or spending too much time in front of the TV. Or it may be more serious, like habitual drinking, emotional overeating, constant self-criticism, or chronic worrying. Whatever your harmful habit is - you have the power to break it.

When high speed Internet became widely available a few years ago, growing numbers of people began to worry that their porn use was running out of control. Far from preparing them for fulfilling relationships, viewing an endless stream of porn videos led to unexpected symptoms.

Crack explains why, in a de-industrializing America in which market forces ruled and entrepreneurial risk-taking was celebrated, the crack industry was a lucrative enterprise for the "Horatio Alger boys" of their place and time. These young, predominately African American entrepreneurs were profit-sharing partners in a deviant, criminal form of economic globalization. Hip Hop artists often celebrated their exploits but overwhelmingly, Americans - across racial lines - did not. Crack takes a hard look at the dark side of late 20th-century capitalism.

Here, Dr. Lawrence Peltz, who has worked as an addiction psychiatrist for more than two decades, draws from his clinical experience and on the techniques of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to explain the fundamental dynamics of addiction and the stages of the recovery process, and also gives us specific mindfulness exercises to support recovery.

Elizabeth Burton-Phillips is a teacher, an ordinary middle-class mother who had always tried to do the best for her children. She never imagined that her identical twin sons, who had been doing so well at school, would become involved in drugs. She was shocked when they were suspended from school for smoking cannabis, but this was just the start of a terrible, unimaginable journey - culminating in the knock on the door in the early hours by the police. They gave her the devastating news that her son Nick had killed himself in despair at his heroin addiction.

Este es un libro escrito a cuatro manos por un padre y un hijo. La historia es la misma, contada desde el lugar protagónico de ambos. Juntos cuentan cómo se reencontraron y aprendieron a vincularse. Cómo, a cuatro manos también, y con la inestimable ayuda de amigos y profesionales, reunieron los pedazos de una familia rota y volvieron a mirarse a los ojos con afecto y compasión.

What could possibly be “lucky” about addiction? Absolutely nothing, thought Laura McKowen when drinking brought her to her knees. As she puts it, she “kicked and screamed . . . wishing for something - anything - else” to be her issue. The people who got to drink normally, she thought, were so damn lucky. But in the midst of early sobriety, when no longer able to anesthetize her pain and anxiety, she realized that she was actually the lucky one. Lucky to feel her feelings, live honestly, really be with her daughter, change her legacy.

Craig Beck is known as the Stop Drinking Expert because he helps people to see the truth about alcohol. The shocking reality that is hidden behind the smoke and mirrors of the marketing and our own self-created social conditioning. In this specially extended edition of his Alcohol Illusion series, Craig explains how you are not your addiction. You are not weak willed or broken. Alcoholism affects millions of people regardless of their gender, location, intelligence, or social standing.

Women started smoking in huge numbers in the mid-20th century, thanks to massive campaigns by the tobacco industry. The result has been generations of smokers whose health has been compromised and whose lives have been shortened. This book helps women understand why they smoke, how to quit, and how to make sure they don't start again. Smoking cessation expert Cynthia Pomerleau emphasizes proven strategies that demystify this most potent and pervasive of drugs.

The Unconventional Addict is a powerful and inspiring account of the rollercoaster journey from addiction and trauma to freedom and joy. Whether you're sober curious, navigating codependency and people pleasing, or simply feeling that something in your life needs to change, The Unconventional Addict is your guide to clarity, healing, and self-discovery.

Giulia è appena maggiorenne e deve reinventarsi, o forse semplicemente trovare il suo posto nel mondo. Eppure non è felice, perché è cresciuta nel vuoto, in una famiglia piena di irrisolti, in un silenzio assordante che non sa come zittire. Abbandonarsi all'alcol sembra l'unica strada: il corpo che si assottiglia, la mente che si frantuma, la sensazione di essere sempre altrove mentre la vita scorre. Ci vorrà tempo per arrivare al fondo e risalire, per imparare a guardare il buio senza più annegarci dentro, per scoprire che è possibile perfino amarsi, ascoltarsi senza giudicarsi.

Are you tired of feeling stuck in a cycle of cannabis use? Do you struggle with motivation, focus, or withdrawal symptoms every time you try to quit? Whether you've been smoking for years or just realized that weed is holding you back, this book is your roadmap to a clear mind and a more fulfilling life.

STOP SURVIVING THE CRAVINGS. START DEFEATING THE MONSTER. Do you ever promise yourself you won't drink today, only to find yourself reaching for a glass by 6: 00 PM? You aren't weak. You are simply caught in a tug-of-war with a biological and psychological "Monster" that has hijacked your reward systems. In Alcohol Monster, Nick Acton provides a day-by-day roadmap to deconstructing your habit from the inside out. This isn't a lecture on the harms of alcohol: it is a 31-day masterclass in regaining your autonomy.

Addiction didn’t drown Brent Wright overnight. It discreetly infiltrated his life, initially presenting itself as a good time. It first offered laughter and fun, followed by relief and numbness. Addiction didn’t take everything at once; it gradually consumed him—dreams, values, relationships—until he found himself isolated and alone. Addiction thrived on loneliness, stole joy, crushed ambitions, and devastated everything in its wake. It broke what it promised to fix.

When the drug habit Nikki thought she'd kicked ends her brief stint at the University of Hawaii, she starts flipping her stash to make ends meet. Before she knows it, she's an up-and-coming player in Waikiki's drug trade, the new "it girl" on the scene who can always get you what you need to keep the party going. But every party winds down eventually, and Nikki soon finds herself face to face with the consequences, her life threatened by her "colleagues," and her freedom threatened by law enforcement. With nowhere left to run, her past finally catches up with her.

Do you think excessively about your food and weight? Are you plagued by food cravings? Do you wonder how other people get "full" so quickly while you just want to keep eating? Are you able to go long stretches with your program, only to crash and burn and have to dig out of the ditch-yet again...

This is no ordinary book on how to overcome an eating disorder. The authors bravely share their unique stories of suffering from and eventually overcoming their own severe eating disorders. Interweaving personal narrative with the perspective of their own therapist-client relationship, their insights bring an unparalleled depth of awareness into just what it takes to successfully beat this challenging and seemingly intractable clinical issue.

Quit Smoking Hypnosis: The Sleep-Shift Method uses deep relaxation and guided sleep hypnosis to gently reprogram the subconscious patterns that drive nicotine cravings and the smoking habit. Instead of forcing yourself to resist cigarettes, this program helps the mind release the habit naturally—because what was learned can be unlearned.