12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery & 12 Smart Things to Do When the Booze an (eBook)

Avoiding Relapse and Choosing Emotional Sobriety through Self-Awareness and Right Action

Allen Berger (Autor)

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2010 | 1. Auflage
328 Seiten
Hazelden Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61649-103-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The author of the recovery mainstay 12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery offers a fresh list of 'smart' things to do to attain and sustain emotional sobriety. Whether it's called 'dry drunk' or 'white knuckle sobriety,' it's that stage in recovery when we realize that 'putting the plug in the jug' isn't enough. The next step is taking responsibility for the emotional immaturity that fuels our addictive personality and has a tremendous impact on ourselves and others. Allen Berger, Ph.D., draws on the teachings of Bill W. and psychotherapy pioneers to offer twelve hallmarks of emotional sobriety that, when practiced, give people the confidence to be accountable for their behavior, ask for what they want and need, and grow and develop a deeper trust in the process of life. These smart things include:

understanding who you are and what's important to you
learning not to take others' reactions personally
trusting your inner compass
taking responsibility for your reactions to problematic situations
It is in these practices that we find release from what Bill W. described as an 'absolute dependency' on people or circumstances, and develop the tools to find prestige, security, and belonging within.

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A bundle of two ebooks by recovery expert Dr. Allen Berger to help you avoid pitfalls and be proactive in your recovery journey.12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery contains concise advice on hunting down the personal culprits that sabotage sobriety and personal happiness. To grow in recovery, we must grow up emotionally. This means getting honest with ourselves and facing up to the self-defeating thoughts and actions that put our sobriety at risk. Although there are as many ways to mess up recovery as there are alcoholics and addicts, some general themes exist, which include: confusing self-concern with selfishness; not making amends; using the program to try to become perfect; not getting help for relationship troubles; and believing that life should be easy. In simple, down-to-earth language, Allen Berger explores the twelve most commonly confronted beliefs and attitudes that can sabotage recovery. He then provides tools for working through these problems in daily life. 12 Smart Things to Do When the Booze and Drugs Are Gone offers a fresh list of smart things to do to attain and sustain emotional sobriety. Whether its called dry drunk or white knuckle sobriety, its that stage in recovery when we realize that putting the plug in the jug isnt enough. The next step is taking responsibility for the emotional immaturity that fuels our addictive personality and has a tremendous impact on ourselves and others. These smart things include: understanding who you are and whats important to you; learning not to take others reactions personally; trusting your inner compass; and taking responsibility for your reactions to problematic situations.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.11.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
• ISBN-10: 1-61649-103-5 / 1616491035
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61649-103-1 / 9781616491031