{"title":"Lance M. Dodes","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-heart-of-addiction-a-new-approach-to-understanding-and-managing-alcoholism-and-other-addictive-behaviors-paperback","title":"The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody has had an answer for why people with addictions continue to repeat them -- until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than twenty years, distinguished psychiatrist Dr. Lance Dodes has been successfully helping people master their addictions -- alcoholism, compulsive gambling, smoking, sexual addiction, and more with a radical approach. Dr. Dodes describes how all addictions have, at their heart, unrecognized emotional factors that explain: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy we feel the impulse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy we feel it when we do\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat alternatives (really) work in that critical moment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this refreshing book filled with compelling case studies, Dr. Dodes debunks several such widely accepted myths as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddictions are fundamentally a physical problem.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeople with addictions are different from other people.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou have to hit bottom before you can get well.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou are wasting your time if you ask \"why\" you have an addiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody has had an answer for why people with addictions continue to repeat them -- until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than twenty years, distinguished psychiatrist Dr. Lance Dodes has been successfully helping people master their addictions -- alcoholism, compulsive gambling, smoking, sexual addiction, and more with a radical approach. Dr. Dodes describes how all addictions have, at their heart, unrecognized emotional factors that explain: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy we feel the impulse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy we feel it when we do\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat alternatives (really) work in that critical moment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this refreshing book filled with compelling case studies, Dr. Dodes debunks several such widely accepted myths as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddictions are fundamentally a physical problem.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeople with addictions are different from other people.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou have to hit bottom before you can get well.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou are wasting your time if you ask \"why\" you have an addiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51362963947743,"sku":"9780060958039","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/3VCkFK9AYv9780060958039.webp?v=1789030319"},{"product_id":"breaking-addiction-a-7-step-handbook-for-ending-any-addiction-paperback","title":"Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Dodes's approach runs directly counter to the paralyzing, but standard, message of 'powerlessness'--a mes-sage that reinforces the sense of helplessness that is at the root of addicts' life predicaments! Many psychiatrists recognize that this is where we must head, but Dr. Dodes is one with the guts to shine a beacon in the right direction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Stanton Peele, PhD, author of \u003cem\u003e7 Tools to Beat Addiction \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Life Process Program of Treatment\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe follow-up to his groundbreaking volume \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Addiction, \u003c\/em\u003eDr. Lance Dodes's \u003cem\u003eBreaking Addiction \u003c\/em\u003eis a step-by-step guide to beating addiction of any kind--from drugs and gambling to alcoholism, overeating, and sex addiction. By recognizing and understanding the emotional forces underlying addictive behaviors, Dr. Dodes says any dangerous, life-destroying obsession can be overcome. Including special bonus sections for both families and health-care professionals, \u003cem\u003eBreaking Addiction \u003c\/em\u003eis \u003cem\u003ethe \u003c\/em\u003enew handbook for those suffering from addiction--a valuable resource that addresses addiction's root causes and serves as an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and similar recovery programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally--a road map to recovery from the nation's most original thinker on addiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his revolutionary book \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Addiction\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. Lance Dodes examined the underlying emotions that drive addictive behaviors--whether drinking, gambling, sex, or eating. Now, in \u003cem\u003eBreaking Addiction\u003c\/em\u003e, Dodes presents a comprehensive guide outlining seven critical steps to overcome addiction, based on his findings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his practice and research, Dodes has found that virtually every addictive act is preceded by feelings of helplessness. In his refreshingly clear style, Dodes incorporates case stories to illustrate exactly how these feelings set addiction in motion, how to recognize the path toward addiction--and then how to take back control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany people, discouraged by current treatments, have been hungry for an approach that digs addiction up by its roots. 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