VERLAGSTEXT: / / A specialist in treating addictions and a former patient outline a method of controlling any kind of addiction--including substance abuse and other compulsive behaviors that mask emotional pain--by understanding the underlying pain. / / 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. / / Is smoking, alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, the Internet, or sex holding you back from living a full life? / / 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. / / /
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Introduction: Dr. Frederick Woolverton's Personal and Professional Connection 1 (8)
Chapter 1 Is Your Habit Addictive?: Caffeine, Web Surfing
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Chapter 2 Write to Find Out What You Think: Anorexia, Social Functions & Dysfunctions
19 (18)
Chapter 3 Learn to Rely on People, Not Substances: Cigarettes, Alcohol, Sugar
37 (8)
Chapter 4 How to Cultivate Core Pillars: Ecstasy, Extreme Sports
45 (14)
Chapter 5 Feelings Misinform: Cocaine, Sex & Shopping
59 (16)
Chapter 6 Understanding How Addicts Think: Hallucinogenic Drugs & Stealing
75 (8)
Chapter 7 Commit to Stopping One Addiction at a Time: Promiscuity & Alcohol
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Chapter 8 The Secrets of Soft Habits: Binge Eating
97 (6)
Chapter 9 The Hidden Perils of All Addictions: Cigarettes
103 (6)
Chapter 10 Learn How to Suffer Well: Overeating, Cigarettes
109 (10)
Chapter 11 The Importance of the Right Social Life: Painkillers & Food Addiction
119 (14)
Chapter 12 Quitting An Addiction Everyone Loves (and Encourages): Gambling
133 (10)
Chapter 13 Beware the Substance Shuffle: Piercings, Tattoos, Oxycodone
143 (12)
Chapter 14 Why An Addict Needs Rules to Live By: Overexercising
155 (10)
Chapter 15 Chipping the Edge off Narcissism: Pornography
165 (10)
Chapter 16 Switch to Healthy Substitutes: Surviving Bulimia & Alcoholism
175 (10)
Chapter 17 The Realities of Relapse: Crack & Crime
185 (14)
Chapter 18 The Dangers of Addiction Therapy: Alcohol, Violence
199 (18)
Chapter 19 Staying Clean and Careful Forever: Recovery
217 (4)
Chapter 20 Keep Holiday "Cheer" From Turning Harmful
221 (6)
Chapter 21 The Problem with Depending on People
227 (4)
Acknowledgments 231 (1)
About the Authors 232
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