Addiction Is the Symptom: Heal the Cause and Prevent Relapse with 12 Steps That Really Work
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0990820807 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 172 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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So Much More Than a Redefinition of "The 12 Steps." Scott Brown When I picked up Dr. Brown's 'Addiction is the Symptom' I felt like I might be an outsider. I am an addict. I struggle with anger, resentment, fear and frustration. I have sought to remedy all of these emotions with substance and vice. However, I have never been to a meeting. I don't know The 12 Steps by heart. What I do know is that addictive behavior has had a negative imp. Freedom can be addicting I wholeheartedly agree with the author that the addiction is the symptom. As someone who has followed Emotional Freedom Technique, I can see the clarity of her approach. The problem, I believe, is in the logistics of following her program. AA functions on the local level and meetings relatively simple to attend. However, Dr. Brown's program requires, at some point, meeting s. Mild spoilers, and my one issue. C. Marie Let me start by saying I agree with a lot of this author's take on the subject, but there is a key disagreement I have as well. I do feel like I've learned valuable information that was not available anywhere else, and so I would absolutely recommend it to friends struggling with any type of addiction. This book will be shared with one such friend now that I've had a chance
Brown herself, and it's been working for her clients and sponsees for 30 years. it's about near-universal control issues that profoundly affect our everyday lives and relationships. If you've never taken to the steps, you will likely find Dr. Here is a way to get your authentic self out from under the lifetime of conditioning that is fueling your addictive behaviors. What's wrong is all the garbage piled on top of you. There's a better way to work the Twelve Steps. Drugs, food, money, sex, re
Her academic research focused on relapse, in particular on why AA and its myriad Twelve Step offshoots proved ineffective for the majority of their members. She returned to the program determined to understand and solve the problem of relapse and devoted the rest of her professional life, and much of her personal life, to doing so. She graduated from Smith College as an Ada Comstock Scholar in 1989 and completed her doct
''A method for ending addiction in all its forms. This is what we've been missing.'' --Len Baltzer, Cofounder National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers