Don't Call it Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction - Softcover

Carnes Ph.D., Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749911166 ISBN 13: 9780749911164

Publisher: Piatkus Books, 1992

Synopsis

The book is based on interviews with 1000 sexually addicted people and their families. It describes sex addiction in all its various aspects - including the powerlessness associated with the illness, its unmanageability, its causes and patterns, and the impact on the family - and shows how you can get help and reclaim a healthy sexuality.

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About the Author

"This clear, helpful, well-organized guide... points the way toward healing twisted relationships and reclaiming healthy sexuality."--Publishers Weekly

From the Inside Flap

"Dr. Patrick Carnes is a creative, pioneering, and courageous human being. His books are changing the lives of thousands!"
"I lost three marriages, all because of affairs." "I became suicidal because of multiple intense involvements."
"I spent money on sex when I needed it for children's clothes."
"I lost promotion opportunities and a special scholarship because my co-workers found out about my sex life."
Every day they face the possibility of destruction, risking their families, fiances, jobs, dignity, and health. They come from all walks of life: ministers, physicians, therapists, politicians, executives, blue-collar workers. Most were abused as children--sexually, physically or emotionally--and saw addictive behavior in their early lives. Most grapple with other addictions as well, but their fiercest battle is with the most astounding prevalent "secret" disorder in America: sexual addiction. Here is a ground-breaking work by the nation's leading professional expert on sexual addiction, based on the candid testimony of more than one thousand recovering sexual addicts in the first major scientific study of the disorder. This essential volume includes not only the revealing findings of Dr. Carne's research with recovering addicts but also advice from the addicts and co-addicts themselves as they work to overcome their compulsive behavior. Positive, hopeful, and practical, "Don't Call It Love is a landmark book that helps us better understand all addictions, their causes, and the difficult path to recovery.

Edition details

• Publisher: Piatkus Books
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749911166
• ISBN 13: 9780749911164
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448