Secret Keeping: Overcoming Hidden Habits and Addictions
Prin, John Howard
ISBN 10: 1577315340 ISBN 13: 9781577315346
Published by New World Library, 2006
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Every day millions of people do things they hide from friends and family: gambling, shopping, adultery, eating disorders, drug use, and more. In fact, about one in fifteen people is living a secret life. That means somebody close to you may be a Secret Keeper. Or it could be you.
For three decades, author and counselor John Howard Prin lived as a Secret Keeper, and his secret addictions escalated to near catastrophe. Since breaking the habit, he has directly experienced the rewards of successful recovery — whole-mindedness and renewed integrity. In these pages, he offers compelling true stories and practical exercises to empower anyone to break secret-keeping habits or help a loved one caught in a web of deception.
The first half of the book explores the human tendency to keep secrets, profiling a variety of Secret Keepers from all walks of life. The second half provides a clear, step-by-step approach to healing, rebuilding self-esteem, and living a healthy, secret-free life.
For three decades, author and counselor John Howard Prin lived as a Secret Keeper, and his secret addictions escalated to near catastrophe. Since breaking the habit, he has directly experienced the rewards of successful recovery — whole-mindedness and renewed integrity. In these pages, he offers compelling true stories and practical exercises to empower anyone to break secret-keeping habits or help a loved one caught in a web of deception.
The first half of the book explores the human tendency to keep secrets, profiling a variety of Secret Keepers from all walks of life. The second half provides a clear, step-by-step approach to healing, rebuilding self-esteem, and living a healthy, secret-free life.
Synopsis: What do James Frey and Bill Clinton have in common? They were both secret keepers, and their secrets may have toppled their careers. Millions of people hide often debilitating addictions from their closest friends and family. Even less harmful secrets can isolate a person. This book explores how to break the secret-keeping habit and get the help and support needed to overcome addiction, rebuild self-esteem and live honestly. The author is himself a former drug and alcohol addict and now a counsellor working with at-risk youth and drug addicts. "Secret Keeping" is the culmination of that work. The first part of the book explores the human tendency to keep secrets and profiles a variety of secret keepers from all walks of life and with a wide range of addictions. The second part helps readers examine and understand their own addictions and secret keeping and offers a clear, step-by-step approach to healing and recovery.
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Title: Secret Keeping: Overcoming Hidden Habits and...
Publisher: New World Library
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new