Books on Recovery, Spirituality & Codependence
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Ontario
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Originally Posted by JLMP 
Before I do a search for them online do you know of any that are readily online?
The book that I have read more than once is by Allen Carr and is available on Kindle.
It is amazing,
Rob
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Join Date: Jan 2014
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I just read 21st Century Sobriety, by George G, an AA "old timer" who wants to update some of the original AA concepts for a younger generation - including discussion of the most recent scientific research into the causes of alcoholism. He also uses that research and evolutionary psychology to recast the old language of "character defects" in terms of dysfunctional adaptations - which I found to be both enlightening and helpful.
It's a fairly short book, available on Kindle - and I wish the author would have covered more ground - e.g., on the steps from a more modern viewpoint. Some may not find it personally helpful because it is definitely in the AA vein; some AA folks may object to "updating" (and critiquing) anything from the traditional understandings. So, I won't say it's for everyone.
Although the author's stated audience is younger alcoholics, I liked it - and I'm 63.
Be well.
It's a fairly short book, available on Kindle - and I wish the author would have covered more ground - e.g., on the steps from a more modern viewpoint. Some may not find it personally helpful because it is definitely in the AA vein; some AA folks may object to "updating" (and critiquing) anything from the traditional understandings. So, I won't say it's for everyone.
Although the author's stated audience is younger alcoholics, I liked it - and I'm 63.
Be well.
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Orange County, CA
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It's early days for me but I really like The Four Agreements. It is very simple yet takes a lot of soul searching, mindfulness and effort. I think of that Mark Twain quote for some reason: “I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” It's not easy to keep it simple sometimes.
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: DFW area, Texas
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Anxiety Book
While this book is not focused on alcohol or substance abuse per se, so many of us suffer from anxiety and panic attacks that I wanted to let everyone know about it:
Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Dr. Claire Weekes
Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Dr. Claire Weekes
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Northern Ireland
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Originally Posted by Dee74
seeing as we have rules about commercial links I think it's best to follow Anna's lead & simply provide title and author here
people are quite capable of Googling or whatever if they have the interest
Many of the previous books have helped me - these two books helped me too with various aspects of my recovery...
The Shack by W. Paul Young, Wayne Jacobsen, Brad Cummings
The Easy Way to Stop Drinking by Allen Carr
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people are quite capable of Googling or whatever if they have the interest
Many of the previous books have helped me - these two books helped me too with various aspects of my recovery...
The Shack by W. Paul Young, Wayne Jacobsen, Brad Cummings
The Easy Way to Stop Drinking by Allen Carr
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Steven Melemis 'I want to change my life- how to overcome anxiety, depression and addiction'.
It is a brilliant book which kind of has a bit of everything in it. It teaches you the art of mind-body relaxation, kind of like mindfulness, alongside a bit of CBT, and also helps you to understand the reasons some of us become addicts.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
I am also reading Kelly Mcgonical's 'The willpower instinct'. I haven't finished it yet, and it may be more relevant to softer addictions (like comfort eating which is why I bought it LOL), but it helps you to understand why we are all so bad at falling at the first temptation hurdle, and how you can get your priorities in check in terms of not giving in.
It is a brilliant book which kind of has a bit of everything in it. It teaches you the art of mind-body relaxation, kind of like mindfulness, alongside a bit of CBT, and also helps you to understand the reasons some of us become addicts.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
I am also reading Kelly Mcgonical's 'The willpower instinct'. I haven't finished it yet, and it may be more relevant to softer addictions (like comfort eating which is why I bought it LOL), but it helps you to understand why we are all so bad at falling at the first temptation hurdle, and how you can get your priorities in check in terms of not giving in.
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Originally Posted by soberwolf
I read the shack a couple of months ago i love that book seriously good
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Thanks for the recommendations, I read the Allen Carr Easy way to stop drinking and it made total sense to me. I'm looking forward to some of the others like Cat Daddy and I picked up the Betty Ford book of women's stories at St. Vincent's.
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"The Sober Revolution - women calling time on wine o'clock". This book really helped me in my first week. Very well written and focussed on the various plights of women drinkers, also lots of compassionate info on the why it may have happened, very encouraging about stopping and how much better life can and will be, if you do. I'm still dipping in and out of certain sections to keep myself focussed and motivated.
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