Kategoria BISAC: Self-Help >> Compulsive Behavior - General

THE COMPULSIVE SPENDER
Do you buy things and hide them?

THE BIG DEAL CHASER
Do you refuse to watch your money because one big deal is going to make everything all right?...

If so, you are not alone. Nearly 18 million Americans are problem shoppers, unable to break the buying habits that lead them into debt, damaged relationships, and depression. If this describes you, or someone you care about, the help you need is here.
Drawing on recent research...

"As a thorough guide to helping substance abusers find help, this makes a valuable addition to the self-help shelves."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A powerful, groundbreaking book that shows you, in concrete steps, how to help a loved one stop from engaging in self-destructive behavior.

Is your husband drinking himself to death? Is your brother losing it all to gambling? Do you need to get your kid off drugs before it's too late? Or make your spendthrift sister stop maxing out her credit cards? Get your best friend out of an abusive relationship? If you're...

Chances are, you've already had run-ins with your Outer Child -- the self-sabotaging, bungling, and impulsive part of your personality. This misguided, hidden nemesis blows your diet, overspends, and ruins your love life. Your Outer Child acts out and fulfills your legitimate childlike needs and wants in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and in counterproductive ways: It goes for immediate gratification and the quick fix in spite of your best-laid plans.

Now, in a revolutionary rethinking of the link between emotion and behavior, veteran...

Read the latest research and techniques that have worked for others in the past in helping you stop within weeks. Use these detailed methods that are easy to follow and carry out. The book has been written and shows methods that really work for people of all ages - children, teenagers and adultsUnderstand the problem so you can work on a cure

We'll help you understand what the causes are, its development from the early stages and how it effects you and your loved ones. Once you know and understand the causes you can start to solve it...

At some point in our lives, we all engage in behaviors that are risky, irrational, or unwise. We might find it exciting and temporarily rewarding to gamble on the lottery or impulsively buy an expensive gadget. But just as substances like alcohol and narcotics have the potential to become addictive, so do certain behaviors. A person addicted to gambling, shopping, the internet, food, or picking at their skin may suffer shame in the shadows while their behavior consumes time and energy and disrupts their life. Some people with behavioral addictions lose their family, job, savings, and home....