The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and by Lance M. Dodes M.D.

By Lance M. Dodes M.D.

Nobody has had a solution for why individuals with addictions proceed to copy them -- until eventually now.

For greater than 20 years, individual psychiatrist Dr. Lance Dodes has been effectively aiding humans grasp their addictions -- alcoholism, compulsive playing, smoking, sexual dependancy, and extra with a thorough process. Dr. Dodes describes how all addictions have, at their middle, unrecognized emotional elements that explain:

  • Why we suppose the impulse
  • Why we think it after we do
  • What possible choices (really) paintings in that severe moment

In this fresh ebook jam-packed with compelling case reports, Dr. Dodes debunks a number of such generally accredited myths as:

  • Addictions are essentially a actual problem.
  • People with addictions are varied from different people.
  • You need to hit backside ahead of you may get well.
  • You are squandering precious time should you ask "why" you've an addiction.

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