Reading List ~ Recovery from Addiction
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Web Links: Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon and Alateen
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Web Links: Co-Dependents Anonymous, Melody Beattie
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Web Links: Narcotics Anonymous, Nar-Anon
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Web Links: Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous / Augustine Fellowship
Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous by The Augustine Fellowship
This important book examines the very real, though often socially ignored, addiction to sex and love relationships. Its writing was inspired by the man who founded SLAA and is based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous
Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes, PhD
Out of the Shadows is the premier work on this disorder, written by a pioneer in its treatment. Revised and updated to include the latest research--and to address the exploding phenomenon of cybersex addiction--this third edition identifies the danger signs, explains the dynamics, and describes the consequences of sexual addiction and dependency. With practical wisdom and spiritual clarity, it points the way out of the shadows of sexual compulsion and back into the light and fullness of life.
Don't Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes, PhD
Every day those suffering from sex addiction face the possibility of destruction, risking their families, fiances, jobs, dignity, and health. They come from all walks of life: ministers, physicians, therapists, politicians, executives, blue-collar workers. Most were abused as children--sexually, physically or emotionally--and saw addictive behavior in their early lives. Most grapple with other addictions as well, but their fiercest battle is with the most astounding prevalent "secret" disorder in America: sexual addiction. Here is a ground-breaking work by the nation's leading professional expert on sexual addiction, based on the candid testimony of more than one thousand recovering sexual addicts in the first major scientific study of the disorder. This essential volume includes not only the revealing findings of Dr. Carne's research with recovering addicts but also advice from the addicts and co-addicts themselves as they work to overcome their compulsive behavior. Positive, hopeful, and practical, Don't Call It Love is a landmark book that helps us better understand all addictions, their causes, and the difficult path to recovery.
Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict by Patrick Carnes, PhD
Popular account of a woman's recent discovery of the law of attraction. Compendium of self-help teachers working in the personal development field as well as references to writers from the last century and before.
Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred
by Patrick Carnes PhD, and Joseph Moriarity
Dr. Carnes begins by defining sexual anorexia and demonstrating how it and its parallel disorder, sexual addiction and compulsivity, often arise from a background of childhood sexual trauma, neglect, and other forms of abuse, Carnes explores the numerous dimensions of sexual health, examining key issues which must be addressed and resolved for recovery to proceed. Utilizing extensive research and elucidating case studies, Carnes develops concrete tasks and plans for restoring nurturing and sensuality, building fulfilling relationships, exploring intimacy, and creating healthy sexuality. Woven throughout the book are stories of recovery which illustrate sexual healing principles, model new behavior, and support motivation for change.Sexual Anorexia enables those suffering from this disorder to recognize that sex need not be a furtive enemy to be fought and defeated but, instead, a deeply sensual, passionate, fulfilling, and spiritual experience that all human beings are innately entitled to.
Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery by Patrick Carnes PhD
Dr. Patrick Carnes is an internationally acclaimed speaker and authority on addiction treatment. He has authored many recovery classics, such as Out of the Shadows, Don't Call it Love, A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps, Sexual Anorexia, and Contrary to Love.
Carnes offers us exercises, inventories, and guided reflections for those of us facing the daily challenges of attaining or maintaining an addiction-free lifestyle.
Anonymous and accessible, the Internet offers an alluring arena for compulsive sexual behavior. Destroyed marriages, career loss, and financial ruin are common outcomes. Revealing how desperate life can become for someone addicted to online sex, In the Shadows of the Net brings hope and healing to mena dn women struggling to understand and overcome this compulsive behavior. Drawing on their collective clinical expertise as well as current research, the authors equip readers with specific strategies for recognizing and recovering from compulsive online sexual behavior.
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Web Links: Overeaters Anonymous
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Diet/binge. Good food/bad food. Punishment/reward. These are the compulsive eater’s nightmares, a long-time pattern of recrimination and guilt that ultimately leads to more overeating and more weight gain. In an updated edition, here is the ground-breaking, step-by-step plan that doesn’t control eating habits but cures them instead, once and for all. Overcoming Overeating will show you how to: Give up dieting forever Eat from true stomach hunger instead of “mouth hunger” Stop overeating and lose weight naturally Move beyond a preoccupation with eating and weight in order to live a more satisfying life.
When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies: Freeing Yourself from Food and Weight Obsession
by Jane R. Hirschmann and Carol H. MunterIn this revolutionary new book, the bestselling authors explore the myriad reasons why women cling to diets despite overwhelming evidence that diets don't work. In fact, diets turn us into compulsive eaters who are obsessed with food and weight. Munter and Hirschmann call this syndrome "Bad Body Fever" and demonstrate how "bad body thoughts" are clues to our emotional lives. They explore the difficulties women encounter replacing dieting with demand feeding. And finally, they teach us how to think about our problems rather than eat about them--so that food can resume its proper place in our lives.
