The Real Thirteenth Step: Discovering Confidence, Self-Reliance, and Autonomy Beyond the 12-Step Programs

Tessina, Tina

ISBN 10: 0874776341 / ISBN 13: 9780874776348

Published by Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A., 1991

About this Item

Hardcover, NO jacket, 8.5" tall, 293 pages. "First Edition" stated; full 1-10 number line. Boards have rubs, bumped corners, dirt stains/smudges, and scuffs. Pencil erasure on first page. Pages are tanning from edges and have a couple of finger smudges. Text is clear and binding is tight. Inside is Good+/VG but boards bring it down to Fair.

Seller Inventory # 9953925

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Real Thirteenth Step: Discovering Confidence, Self-Reliance, and Autonomy Beyond the 12-Step Programs
• Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874776341
• ISBN 13: 9780874776348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Addictions

About this title

Synopsis

Building upon the effectiveness of existing recovery programs, this guide describes how to develop the skills needed to cope successfully with all aspects of life

Synopsis

If you or someone you love is a successful member of recovery program, you can see how much you have benefited from the 12-step process. But what does the future hold? Is it possible that the group itself is holding you back from functioning independently in the outside world? Have you ever wondered when you could "graduate" from your dependence on the group's help in managing your problems? The Real 13th Step dispels the bedrock recovery principle that some people are just born with addictive personalities. Instead, Tina Tessina targets the real problem as learned dependency, and she teaches readers how to develop the three central skills of true independence: risk-taking, problem solving, and coping with failure. She then offers practical advice about applying these principles in every aspect of our lives: relationships, work decision-making, and managing the continuing temptations of addiction. Readers will discover how to take control of their own lives and remain free of their fear of relapse or setback in their recovery.