No More Letting Go: The Spirituality of Taking Action Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (601 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553383604 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 319 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great information, solid, scientific and so moving In trying to get more information about alcoholism, I've been frustrated by a lot of Al-Anon and AA literature. I wanted to understand what the heck is going on and really learn more about the disease at least. Debra Jay's book is so excellent both in helping to understand the disease, and giving you realistic, helpful ways to try and help an alcoholic in your life. She so clearly outlines clear facts and scientific information about this disease, and why is it so maddening and confusing to deal with. This book helped me sort out my understanding of the disease before we did . Amazon Customer said Four Stars. can't get the person sober but great book to read loads of information that i didn't know thanks. Very Educational This book was very educational. For a person who operates on understanding, this book gave me a wealth of information on the way substance abusers think. If you can understand how they operate, then you can plan your actions based on that information.I have purchased several copies and passed them along to family members. This book helps with understanding why substance abusers do what they do. It also helped in setting realistic expectations and understanding why you may or may not have the effect you might want to have on your situation. This book is about not letting the s
(May) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. She outlines a plan to help families get assistance for their addicted loved one without waiting for "rock bottom." Intriguingly, Jay also casts the battle against addiction as a kind of spiritual war: she redefines detachment as "a spiritual quality that makes action possible," and describes such action as an act of faith. . A fascinating section entitled "What We Know Now," details current genetic and neuroscientific research into people's varying susceptibilities to addiction. From Publishers Weekly Addiction counselors have typically assumed several things
The conventional wisdom offered to an addict’s loved ones has been to let the addict “hit bottom” before intervening. Now intervention specialist Debra Jay challenges this belief and offers a bold new approach to treating addiction that provides a practical and spiritual lifeline to families struggling with alcohol or drug abuse.In No More Letting Go, Jay argues that the traditional advice of “letting go” too often destroys both the addict and the family physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Jay contends that addiction is everybod
Debra appears regularly on Oprah, has been featured in Prevention Magazine and More Magazine, and is a national speaker and workshop leader. DEBRA JAY is the co-author of the Hazelden Guidebooks, Love First: A New Approach to Intervention, and Aging and Addiction. . A graduate of the Hazelden Addiction Professional Training Program, she currently provides private intervention consultation