Thawing Addiction: The Tip of the Iceberg
Break the Cycle of Addiction-From the Inside Out
Addiction: The only disease that convinces you that you don't have it.
Thawing Addiction - The Tip of the Iceberg dives beneath the surface of self-destructive behaviors to explore the emotional and relational roots of addiction. Whether the issue is substance abuse, compulsive behaviors, or chronic relapse, this book offers a powerful roadmap to long-term healing and recovery.
You'll discover:
The hidden causes and emotional conditions that drive addiction
Why it's called the feelings disease-and how to finally thaw frozen emotional states
How addiction becomes a self-sustaining system-and how to disrupt it
The true meaning of "family disease" and how codependency keeps addiction alive
Why the payoffs of recovery must be more rewarding than the short-lived relief of using
Written by Don Carter, MSW, LCSW-bestselling author of the Thawing the Iceberg Series and a recovered alcoholic/addict with over 35 years of clinical, academic, and spiritual experience-this book is more than theory. It's a message of hope, grounded in lived experience and integrative psychotherapy.
You'll also learn how to recognize and cope with recovery traps like:
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)
The shift from homeostasis in addiction to "neo-homeostasis" in recovery
Relationship dysfunction, enabling patterns, and toxic bonding
Parallel patterns of addiction and codependency
The grief process embedded in recovery
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