Addiction: The Way In. The Way Out.: 6 - Softcover

Robinson, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1918532036 ISBN 13: 9781918532036

Publisher: Dr Simon Robinson, 2026

Synopsis

Addiction: The Way In. The Way Out. is a quiet, first-person account of living inside patterns of dependency and gradually learning to remain present within them.

Written without instruction, diagnosis, or promise of cure, the book unfolds as a sequence of short reflections tracing how craving forms, tightens, justifies itself, collapses, and loosens again over time. Rather than offering techniques or solutions, it stays close to lived experience - describing repetition, shame, self-protection, relapse, resistance, and the slow re-emergence of clarity with careful restraint.

This revised edition reorganises the work into a continuous narrative arc, accompanied by minimal symbolic imagery. The emphasis is on observation rather than explanation, allowing readers to recognise their own inner landscapes without being told what to believe or how to recover.

This book is not a medical guide and does not replace professional care. It is written for readers who want language for what addiction can feel like from the inside, and who value honesty, slowness, and precision over advice or reassurance.

About this title

About the Author

Simon Robinson is a writer and former physician whose work explores depression, identity, and the limits of conventional psychological language. Drawing on lived experience, clinical training, and long-form reflection, his writing aims to describe inner landscapes without instruction, prescription, or simplification. He lives and works in North Yorkshire, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dr Simon Robinson
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1918532036
• ISBN 13: 9781918532036
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 402