Don't Call it Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction - Couverture souple

Carnes Ph.D., Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0749911166 ISBN 13 : 9780749911164

Editeur : Piatkus Books, 1992

Synopsis

The book is based on interviews with 1000 sexually addicted people and their families. It describes sex addiction in all its various aspects - including the powerlessness associated with the illness, its unmanageability, its causes and patterns, and the impact on the family - and shows how you can get help and reclaim a healthy sexuality.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"Dr. Patrick Carnes is a creative,  pioneering, and courageous human being. His books are  changing the lives of  thousands!"

"I lost three marriages, all because of affairs."  "I became suicidal because of multiple intense  involvements."

"I spent money on sex when I  needed it for children's clothes."

"I  lost promotion opportunities and a special  scholarship because my co-workers found out about my sex  life."

Every day they 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.

Biographie de l'auteur

"This clear,  helpful, well-organized guide... points the way  toward healing twisted relationships and reclaiming  healthy sexuality."--Publishers  Weekly

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Piatkus Books
• Date d'édition: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0749911166
• ISBN 13: 9780749911164
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible