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This book is designed to help you learn how to cope with addicts, alcoholics or substance abusers. Like most people, you are probably exhausted from trying to cope with all of the lies, arguments, anger, broken trust, stealing, manipulation, and insane behaviors that accompany having a relationship with an addict. Perhaps you have lost all hope for change and find yourself caught between loving who the substance abuser once was with all of your heart and hating the addict that they have become.

After years of working as an image-obsessed actress in Hollywood, Roxanne finds herself at rock bottom from a disease that is anything but glamorous. In her first year of recovery, Roxanne has to take accountability for her past. From tales of being mistaken for a prostitute at the Hotel Bel-Air to botching a threesome attempt with an A-list celebrity, she must face the truth about herself and stop playing the victim.

Are you tired of feeling like a slave to alcohol and want control over your health and well-being? Have you tried everything to improve your drinking habits and are still looking for an effective solution? Do you want to be empowered, and discover freedom from your dependence once and for all? Utilizing the most relevant research in health and addiction, this guide combines scientific facts with compassion and offers flexible solutions that anyone can use. You can be in control of your drinking and leave this toxic relationship behind.

Engage with effective healing meditation practices. Karen Casey offers invaluable wisdom, encouraging women in recovery to learn the art of compassion, acceptance, creativity and more. Spiritual meditation exercises are peppered throughout the book, allowing you to heal with each coming day.

Addiction is a serious problem. There are many people who battle with it every day. Some never recover, but sadly, most never receive the help needed because they don’t admit that they have a problem in the first place.

If you’ve been battling the chains of addiction and long for a life of freedom and peace, the comprehensive path to recovery and transformation awaits you! Has addiction taken control of your life? Do you long for a sense of freedom, to understand what it means to live without the crushing weight of addiction? Are you seeking a lifeline filled with practical solutions, empathy, and hope to navigate this painful journey? The fight against addiction can be overwhelming, but remember that you are not alone in your struggle.

Holly Anne Ellison is a recovered gambling addict. After spending decades wasting both time and money as an addicted slots player, she is sharing the knowledge that enabled her to identify why her previous recovery attempts failed and the concept she discovered that finally was the game changer in her own recovery. In her short book Fear of Gambling Addiction Recovery, she will introduce you to concepts and ideas that may provide you with the understanding and motivation to make the conscious decision to get a grip on your gambling habit once and for all.

Med denne revolutionerende metode, bliver du ikke-ryger for altid! Her finder du ikke skræmmekampagner med billeder af åreforkalkning eller rygerlunger. Her får du ikke brug for viljestyrke. Her vil du ikke tage på i vægt. Her behøver du ikke at bekymre dig om abstinenser. Her har du ikke følelsen af at lide afsavn. Her er der ikke brug for at sætte noget i stedet, hverken mad eller medicin Metoden er 100% naturlig.

It is said that once the pain of the addiction is greater than the reward, that is when change occurs. Sex addiction is a shameful topic. There are some books written for male sex addicts, but few from a female sex addict’s point of view. I am an American middle-class mom who works as a physician.

Mari A. Lee is the founder of Growth Counseling Services, a counseling and recovery center in Southern California specializing in working with sex and porn addicts, and partner and spouse betrayal trauma. With over 10 years of clinical experience, Mari has written Healing Betrayal for the partner or spouse who has just learned that their significant other may be dealing with sex and/or porn addiction. Having had her own personal journey as a former partner, Mari knows how heartbreaking and emotionally draining it is to be in relationship with a person who is sexually deceptive.

Addiction is costly on many levels to the individuals affected, their families, and society as a whole, but science may soon be able to offer treatment options to make the road to recovery a little smoother. First, we investigate why and how people succumb to a veritable prison of the mind as sections one and two delve respectively into the psychology and the neurochemistry behind addiction. Subsequent sections break out addictive substances individually: recreational drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and nicotine. Finally, section seven examines new avenues for overcoming addiction.

From a junkie addicted to methamphetamines to a federal judge, Mary Beth O'Connor's memoir shares her inspiring journey from rock bottom to resilience as she forged a personal path to recovery from trauma and addiction. Searing, unsettling, and ultimately triumphant, Judge O'Connor's debut memoir takes listeners on a wild ride through the rock-bottom underbelly of intravenous drug addiction to the hallowed halls of justice, where she rose to the pinnacle of success as a federal judge.

I am just a bloke who got in a mess with booze. I arrived at the doors of AA without a hope in the world and found a worthwhile life. I don’t claim to be anything special, but I do have a good memory. As part of my own recovery, I have discussed the program with many people and I am certain that there is only one obstacle - our own thinking. I have compiled the “light bulb” moments and common pitfalls I have encountered over the years to pass on to other people.

My name is Alan Markham, and this all happened a while ago, but the memories don’t go away. Looking back, I can see that our lives had been carried along like a rudderless ship in a storm. The life we had is gone. It sank beneath the ocean waves, and I was powerless to prevent that. I’m controlling my problem, but I’m under no illusions. I could come apart at the seams any time, should I pick up a drink.

Speaking to an enthusiastic AA crowd, Father Joseph Martin talks about AA and then proceeds to talk in order about the 12 Steps. A very good example of Father Joseph Martin's excellent AA message.

Gain a better understanding of the oppressive drug world, which has transformed and adversely affected so many lives. This book gives an in-depth look at why individuals turn to drugs, what happens chemically, signs and symptoms, intervention strategies, treatments, recovery and so much more. Additionally, the real stories submitted by ex-addicts (and loved ones of ex-addicts) demonstrates the power of substance abuse. These stories will take you through their journey from life before drugs to its after-effects.

Drawing on personal and professional experience, psychotherapist Andrew Susskind examines issues such as shame, grief, narcissism, and codependency to demonstrate how people use out-of-control sexual behavior to cope with brokenheartedness. He offers strategies to cultivate sustainable sexual sobriety, sharing his own healing narrative, as well as those of others who’ve chosen to bear their truths. No one is ever too hurt or isolated to achieve reliable relationships and emotional intimacy. This is a guidebook for every person seeking long-term healing from sex addiction.

Have guilt, regret, or bad decisions ever led you to say I'm Never Drinking Again? Are you tired of waking up with a hangover? Do you wonder if you drink too much or too often? Are you spending too much money on booze? Is drinking affecting your health, your relationships, or your career? If 12-step programs feel like a bad fit for you, or if fear of being labeled as an alcoholic is stopping you from examining your drinking habits, this book is for you. Whatever your concerns about your drinking, one size does not fit all.

Beschreibung: Alkoholsucht ist eine weitverbreitete und komplexe Krankheit, die das Leben der Betroffenen und ihrer Angehörigen tiefgreifend beeinflusst. Dieses umfassende Handbuch bietet eine detaillierte Untersuchung der Ursachen, Formen und Auswirkungen der Alkoholsucht und zeigt praxisnahe Wege zur Genesung und zur Rückkehr in ein erfülltes, alkoholfreies Leben auf.

Are you on a recovery journey? Do you need a daily resource of hope to get you through every day? The Celebrate Recovery 365 Daily Devotional includes brief daily encouragement for the millions on the road to recovery from various hurts, pain, or addiction of any kind.