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Beat Your Addiction

Author: Trevor Barnes, Edited by Denise Robertson
Publication info: Hodder Arnold (31 Aug 2007)
ISBN: 0340943181

When your life, or the life of someone dear to you, is turned upside-down by addiction, it can be hard to cope. But you're not alone. In "Beat Your Addiction", you will find the support that you're looking for, in a book that gives the unique, treasured "This Morning" blend of: practical advice, emotional comfort real-life messages of help and hope. Let Denise Robertson, "This Morning's" much-loved agony aunt, and expert self-help writer Trevor Barnes, be your companions as they guide you step-b

Sometimes the problem has crept up insidiously, starting as a socially acceptable pleasure that turned into a dependency. This Morning's Agony Aunt, Denise Robertson, calls addiction the "invader" that takes over the life of the addict, rendering them a slave and ultimately, a non-person, and this is just the emotional aspect. There is also the fallout of addiction, whether it be drink, prescription drugs or gambling - a course that is often embarked on to numb the pain of a situation which has become too hard to bear. Whatever the chosen palliative, the relief will only be temporary and the fix will inevitably need to become more frequent just as the "poor me, poor me" feeling of the alcoholic turns into "pour me, pour me - another drink". The cost to the addict and those around them is immeasurable. Addiction destroys relationships, rendering the "victim" incapable of functioning as a complete person with the likelihood of job loss, financial cost, alienation from friends and family, a feeling of helplessness and an inability to turn around the situation which, ultimately can too often even lead to death. There are many forms of addiction and many of the strategies outlined in Beat Your Addiction will be applicable to other more serious forms of addiction but, whatever the habit, the good news is that there is a way to evict the invader and reclaim a life. This book is for the addict or those who want to help them. With the aid of the simple step-by-step approach and the support of many This Morning viewers who have experienced these problems and shared their stories, addiction can be overcome.

Added : 03 September 2007

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