Escape from Intimacy: Untangling the ``Love'' Addictions: Sex, Romance, Relationships - Softcover

Schaef, Anne Wilson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062548735 ISBN 13: 9780062548733

Publisher: HarperOne, 2020

Synopsis

The problem of relationship addiction is examined in this book and the author applies the addiction of sex, love, romance and relationships to her broader addiction theory. She investigates "sexual anorexia", sexual violence, the role of shame and guilt, the role of self-esteem, the myth of the cosmic mate, relationships as a "fix" and how these beliefs translate into an avoidance of intimacy.

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Review:

"[Shaef's] levelheaded yet powerful analysis holds up a startling mirror in which many readers will see themselves." -- "Jordan Paul, PH.D., author of Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You?""A valuable contribution to our understanding of these complex addictions." -- "Jennifer Schneider, author of Back from Betrayal"

About the Author:

Anne Wilson Schaef, Ph.D., is the bestselling author of Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much, Women's Reality, and Co-Dependence, among others. Schaef specializes in work with women's issues and addictions and has developed her own approach to healing which she calls Living in Process. Her focus now is helping people, societies, and the planet make a paradigm shift.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 0062548735
• ISBN 13: 9780062548733
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178