Powerless No Longer: Reprogramming Your Addictive Behavior
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00IA9UAI0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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You are not powerless over alcohol Wm.M. Abbott, MD This new entry into the crowded field of addiction recovery literature is still a worthy and important contribution.It points out the common fallacy that one becomes powerless over a substance which leads to an addictive behaviour and that one no long has choice about continuing to use or stop.First a substance is just that - a thing. It has no inherent power. Being powerless over a thing is a blatant misconception . It is true that the addict who misuses a substance such as alcohol " feels" p. This book could change your life! I don't want to minimize the help that AA has given people for many years, and for many, it works. But for me, this is a much better approach to addiction than AA. His methods are so empowering. Rather than thinking of addiction as a disease that is mysterious and that relapse is nearly inevitable unless I go to meetings for the rest of my life, he says that "you always have a choice". I tell myself that whenever I'm tempted to drink. I feel aware of and in control of my thoughts and behaviors. Not just for engineers Arthur Horvath The author is an engineer, which means his writing is logical, factual, and well-supported (but not excessively) with scientific references. Furthermore, he is clear and succinct. It is impressive to see how a non-professional can gather, digest and integrate a wide range of relevant scientific findings, and then create such a readable and helpful summary of both addiction and how to recover. His comprehensive summary of recovery and the primary methods available for it is an excellent beginni
There are almost as many paths to successful recovery as people who have recovered, and no single group or method has the only ticket. How many people do you know who successfully quit smoking "cold turkey," without artificial aids or programs, and nicotine is one of the most addictive substances on earth.People can recover on their own because they find ways of addressing the learned aspects of addiction that are driven by our reward system. That's what you will find in Powerless No Longer-choices, not a rigid framework of inflexible dogma.You do need to tap into a source of power and strength, but it isn't outside, it's internal. If you believe you are "powerless" over your addiction, you will see evidence proving that this is not true. Powerless explains the self-change methods that work for the majority of addicts who recover on their own, and shows you how to apply these principles in your own recovery. In other words, there is no "silver bullet" for addiction, and Powerless No Longer doesn't claim to be one either. If you possess a genuine desire to effect self-change, you have within yourself all the power you need, and PNL can help you unlock it.. We are