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"When it comes to family rules around video games, most parents are at a loss. How much should I let them play? is always a parent's first question, but when their child becomes irritable, rude, or seemingly directionless, the question becomes more urgent: Help! How do I get them to be interested in anything else?! Known as 'Dr. K' to his millions of followers, the former Harvard Medical School instructor and founder of the unique gamer's support resource Healthy Gamer, Dr. Alok Kanojia has firsthand experience with video gaming and addiction: He needed professional help to break his own addiction in college, and his parents had very little guidance for how to help him. Written to fill the resource void that still exists, How to Raise a Healthy Gamer provides parents with critical information about gaming culture, how games affect developing brains, and solutions rooted in the science treating addiction, including: The neuroscientific and psychological reasons that children gravitate to video games and how addiction develops. Step-by-step guidelines for setting, enforcing, and troubleshooting healthy gaming boundaries. Essential strategies for reaching kids who have developed a serious gaming problem. Special chapters on behavioral issues that often accompany game use: ADHD, spectrum disorders, and substance abuse. Whether a parent's goal is to stop addiction or just promote healthy habits, How to Raise a Healthy Gamer will help them better understand, communicate with, and-ultimately-nurture their children"--

The Addiction Recovery Workbook provides the structured and proven frameworks that you need to follow to achieve lasting results. This guide:Explains the science behind addiction, how it affects the brain, and how to control it.Outlines usual symptoms of addiction so you can become aware of them before they worsen.Recognizes risk factors for addiction so you don't self-sabotage your recovery.Provides in-depth information on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and its various techniques that have helped countless people end their addictions.Guides readers through the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and how to use mindfulness, cognitive diffusion, and value clarification.Explains Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) that will help you manage even the most powerful cravings.Covers the causes of relapse and how to prevent it, including tips for avoiding triggers and keeping up a healthy lifestyle.Explains how to build your support networks during recovery, including practical advice for building and maintaining positive relationships.Offers case studies and real-world examples to illustrate the concepts and techniques covered in the book.This comprehensive guide offers practical, evidence-based techniques and exercises that will help you get insight into your addiction and develop the skills you need to overcome it.Explore all aspects of addiction recovery, including self-awareness, stress management, mindfulness, communication skills, and more. With interactive activities and journal prompts, readers will deepen their understanding of addiction and develop the skills needed for recovery.Whether you're seeking to overcome addiction yourself or seeking to help a loved one, The Addiction Recovery Workbook is an important tool for anyone looking to take back control of their life.

This thesis explores the nature of addiction and addictive behaviour. It does so from the perspective of Classical Greek philosophy. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time that philosophy from this period of history been used to gain a comprehensive understanding of addiction and addictive behaviour.4 The aim of the thesis is threefold. Firstly, to construct a theory of addiction founded on Classical Greek philosophy. Secondly, to increase current understanding of addiction through an awareness of Classical Greek philosophy and thirdly, to encourage the study of addiction and other aspects of human behaviour from the perspective of Classical Greek philosophy.

"At a personal and professional crossroads, a man resets his life and finds sobriety, love, and 618 bird species, cycling his way to a very Big Year. In Birding Under the Influence, Dorian Anderson, a neuroscience researcher on a pressure-filled life trajectory, walks away from the world of elite institutions, research labs, and academic publishing. In doing so, he falls in love and discovers he has freed himself to embrace his lifelong passion for birding. A North American Big Year-a continent-spanning adventure in which a birder attempts to see as many species as possible in twelve months-is a massive undertaking under any circumstances. But doing it on a bike while maintaining sobriety? That's next level. As Dorian pedals across the country, describing the birds he sees, he confronts the challenges of long-distance cycling: treacherous weather, punctured tires, speeding cars, and injury. He encounters eccentric characters, blistering blacktop, dreary hotel rooms, snarling dogs, and an endless sea of smoking tailpipes. He also confronts his past struggles with alcohol, drugs, and risky behaviors that began in high school and followed him into adulthood. Birding Under the Influence is a candid, honest look at Dorian's double life of academic accomplishment and addiction. While his journey to recovery is simultaneously poignant and inspiring, it is ultimately his love of birds and nature that provides the scaffolding to build a new and radically different life"--

"A presentation of the main facts about social media, and research about the relationship between social media use and mental health, to examine both the positive and negative effects. Useful to anybody working in education, social care or mental health. It will also appeal to an educated general readership"--

This book is for people and their families trapped in an obsessive-compulsive spiral. The critical argument i will share is how to be all in when living with uncertainty. The book's promise for reading it is to know how to do exposure-response prevention (erp) by making one crucial shift. Are you willing to engage with the critical argument? The promise will be met through a structure of reading, involvement and mindset that will give you a new perspective on erp through understanding what uncertainty is all about. Here is a preview of what you'll learn...Defining obsessive compulsive personality disorderThe causes and symptoms of ocdHow ocd is diagnosed and confirmedMedical treatment optionsHome treatment optionsAdditional strategies for management and treatmentMuch, much more!This book will help you better understand ocd, and see how you can deal with it. It has been written as a general overview outlining the main things you need to know about this subject. It's a short read and a great start for people who know little about the subject. Obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) is the name given to a condition in which people experience repetitive and upsetting thoughts and/or behaviours. Ocd has two main features: obsessions and compulsions.

Når fortvivlede pårørende henvender sig til det etablerede behandlingssystem for at få hjælp til at få deres drikkende eller stofbrugende familiemedlem i behandling, har hjælpen hidtil kun bestået i at støtte den pårørende i at passe på sig selv. Med rådgivningstilbuddet Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) kan behandleren ikke blot tilbyde denne vigtige støtte, men også tilbyde den pårørende hjælp til at skabe ændringer, der kan lede til, at familiemedlemmet får professionel hjælp til at komme ud af misbruget.Håndbog i metoden CRAFT er den første vejledning på dansk i metoden. Den kan både bruges i individuelle samtaleforløb og i gruppebaserede forløb.

Have you recently discovered that your partner is a sex addict?Chances are that the discovery or disclosure of such compulsive behaviours have left you shattered. Betrayal trauma is a very common multilayered complex type of trauma suffered by partners of sex addicts. Symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), emotional instability, grief, loss, low self-esteem, hypervigilance and depression are just a few of the ramifications a betrayed partner must endure. This book provides a step by step explanation of what trauma and healing entail. Dr Fai encourages the reader to approach betrayal trauma healing holistically and provides an accurate portrayal of suggested techniques that are based on current research and brain science.Dr. Fai Seyed is one of the few sex addict specialists in Australia. She is the author of multiple international academic articles, and the #1 Amazon best seller Reclaim Your Life, and Recovery Journey Workbook. With her extensive therapeutic experience, Dr Fai has assisted adolescents, adults, couples, and families through a variety of life's issues as a skilful and empathic professional counsellor and psychotherapist.Originating from Stockholm Sweden, Dr. Fai has completed a PhD on sex addiction and how it affects the general health of intimate female partners. Currently, she is the only one in Australia with a PhD on this important topic. She works as the principal therapist and director of House of Hope Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre and resides in Brisbane, Australia.

The Technology Addiction Workbook provides helping professionals with cognitive and behavioralassessments, tools, and exercises that can be utilized to treat the root psychological causes of technologyaddiction. It is designed to help people identify and change unhealthy thoughts and behaviors thatmay have led to technology addiction. The activities in this workbook can help participants identify thetriggers that can lead to the overuse of technology and teach them ways to overcome and manage thosetriggers.The Technology Addiction Workbook will help participants to achieve the following:¿ Recognize that they are experiencing an addiction problem.¿ Reflect upon the behaviors that are part of and arose from the addiction.¿ Build self-esteem in positive capabilities outside the use of technology.¿ Understand the triggers for preoccupation with various aspects of technology.¿ Develop greater self-acceptance and the ability to change ineffective behaviors.¿ Understand recurring patterns that indicate a technology addiction.¿ Learn ways to live a new life without obsessing over technology.The Technology Addiction Workbook is a practical tool for teachers, counselors, and helping professionalsin their work with people suffering from behavioral addictions. Depending on the role of the personusing this workbook and the specific group's or individual's needs, the modules can be used individuallyor as part of an integrated curriculum. The facilitator can administer an activity with a group orindividual or use multiple assessments in a workshop.

The Risky Behavior Addiction Workbook provides helping professionals with cognitive and behavioral assessments, tools, and exercises that can be utilized to treat the root psychological causes of an addiction to risky behavior. It helps people identify and change negative, unhealthy thoughts and behaviors that may have led to an addiction to thrill-seeking and sensation-seeking. The activities in this workbook can help participants identify the triggers that can lead to an over-engagement in risky or thrilling behavior and help them discover ways to overcome and manage those triggers.The Risky Behavior Addiction Workbook will help participants to achieve the following:· Reflect upon the behaviors that were part of the addiction.· Recognize that they are experiencing an addiction problem.· Understand the triggers for preoccupation with various aspects of risk.· Understand recurring patterns that indicate an addiction to risky behavior.· Learn ways to live a new life without the need to obsess over taking risks.· Develop greater self-acceptance and the ability to change ineffective behaviors.· Build self-esteem in positive capabilities outside of risk-taking and sensation-seeking.The Risky Behavior Addiction Workbook is a practical tool for teachers, counselors, and helping professionals in their work with people suffering from risky behavior addiction. Depending on the role of the person using this workbook and the specific group's or individual's needs, the modules can be used individually or as part of an integrated curriculum. The facilitator can administer an activity with a group or individual or use multiple assessments in a workshop.

oduct detailsPublisher ¿ : ¿ 9781-63884847699 (June 27, 2021)Language ¿ : ¿ EnglishPaperback ¿ : ¿ 384 pagesISBN-10 ¿ : ¿ 1638484767ISBN-13 ¿ : ¿ 978-1638484769Item Weight ¿ : ¿ 1.19 poundsDimensions ¿ : ¿ 6 x 9(229x152mm)Best Sellers Rank: #810,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)#961 in Codependency (Books

A deeply informed and astute analysis of the role microdosing and psychedelics increasingly play in our society Â- and where weÂ're heading next

As one of club culture's most notorious - and best loved - figures, Tony is a complete force of nature. Here he tells the most extraordinary stories of depravity and hedonism, of week-long benders and extreme self-destruction - and of recovery, redemption, friendship and the joy of a good tune.'If you want to change your life but can't.. I strongly advise you read this book' TRACEY EMIN'This is a story that should never have been told' KATE MOSS 'I love this man so much. He was, and always will be, my knight in shining Westwood.' DAVINA MCCALL'Anyone can get a party started, but no one keeps it going like Fat Tony, the energy never dips andwhat a life he's lived.. He's a tosser but we still love him.' ELTON JOHN & DAVID FURNISHDJ Fat Tony has been described as 'the closest thing that club culture has to a national treasure' and the 'unlikely cult hero of quarantine'. Few people have crammed so many lives into one: when your first line of cocaine is aged 16 with Freddie Mercury, where do you go from there?I Don't Take Requests is Fat Tony's breathtakingly candid and outrageous memoir of a life of extremes. From his childhood on an estate in Battersea where he honed his petty criminality, was abused by an older man and made friends with Boy George, to his teenage years spent parading the Kings Road in his latest (stolen) clobber, working as a receptionist for a prostitute, hanging out with Leigh Bowery and Sue Tilley and creating his drag persona, to his life as DJ to the stars and his spiral into serious drug addiction. Now, he is 16 years sober and, alongside working to help others overcome addiction, DJing for everyone from Elton John to Louis Vuitton and the Beckhams - and running one of lockdown's most popular Instagram accounts with its wickedly funny memes. It is all here in horrifying, glorious, heart-breaking detail.'Whenever we host a party, Tony is our first port of call. He'll have everyone dancing, guarantee great memories, and the stories he tells... Just don't f*****g ask for any requests!' DAVID & VICTORIA BECKHAM'There is nobody in London, let alone the world who has lived a more extraordinary life... his journey from villain to real life hero is one of the most beautiful examples of humanity I have ever witnessed. I wouldn't be without this c*nt.' KELLY OSBOURNE'Hearing Tony's story is brutal and shocking. He is nothing short of a miracle and his willingness to be of service to others seeking sobriety is testament to how far he has come from the days of pulling his own teeth out.' MARC JACOBS

This book explores marijuana from a variety of angles, including its impacts on the brain and body, potential for abuse, and legal status. Relying on science rather than sensationalism, it answers young readers' most pressing questions about this controversial drug.In 2022, medical marijuana is legal in 37 states and recreational marijuana is legal in 18, yet the drug remains illegal at the federal level. Public opinion on marijuana has changed substantially in the last 20 years, and today many young people view the drug as benign or even beneficial. But how exactly does marijuana affect the body and mind, and what are the potential risks of abuse or addiction?Books in Greenwood's Q&A Health Guides series follow a reader-friendly question-and-answer format that anticipates readers' needs and concerns. Prevalent myths and misconceptions are identified and dispelled, and a collection of case studies illustrate key concepts and issues through relatable stories and insightful recommendations. Each book also includes a section on health literacy, equipping teens and young adults with practical tools and strategies for finding, evaluating, and using credible sources of health information both on and off the internet-important skills that contribute to a lifetime of healthy decision-making.

PACE Yourself: Alcohol, Addiction and Exercise provides qualitative research about the influence of exercise on alcohol use disorder (AUD) recovery. In addition, the author explains how someone can benefit from exercise and explores how the PACE method could help keep new addictions at bay. PACE is an acronym for Proactive Awareness Controlling Excess. The author has developed an app of the same name which is available in the Apple store. Exercise is medicine when it comes to the recovering body and mind of an alcoholic. Physiological and psychological changes as a result of moving the body contribute to prolonged sobriety and deter the cyclical threat the nature of alcohol abuse can pose upon person in recovery. The struggle to never become powerless to alcohol again can be kept at bay when the benefits of exercise over power the benefits alcohol used to have. However, the addictive mind can find a new habit to replace the old one. The PACE method proposes steps to become aware of replacement type behaviors with the understanding that anyone can become addicted to anything.

Brain on Fire meets High Achiever in this “page-turner memoir chronicling a woman’s accidental descent into prescription benzodiazepine dependence—and the life-threatening impacts of long-term use—that chills to the bone” (Nylon).

Meet Jason: a college educated documentary film producer, cat parent of two, and one of San Francisco’s top drug dealers. After Jason’s world falls apart in LA, he moves to Berkeley for a fresh start with his kid brother. Just one problem: his long-closeted Adderall addiction has exploded into an out-of-control crystal meth binge. Within weeks, Jason plunges into the sprawling ParTy n’ ’Play subculture of the Bay Area’s gay community. It is a wildly decadent scene of drugs, group sex, and criminals, and yet it is also filled with surprising characters, people who are continually subverting Jason’s own presumptions of the stereotypical tweaker. Soon Jason becomes a dealer on the pretense of researching this tweaker world for a project that will carry him, like a life raft, back to the shores of a normal life. But his friendly entrepreneurial spirit and trusting disposition disarm clients and rival dealers alike. The money begins to roll in as demand increases to frightening levels. Suddenly, Jason is in control of the entire crystal meth market for San Francisco’s gay community, even as he finds himself nodding off behind the wheel of his car, or walking down the sidewalk. As friends and family work frantically to steer him towards recovery, Jason resists, chasing something else: a sleepless nirvana fueled by sex, drugs, and the Tweakerworld. With painful honesty, Jason Yamas has crafted a landmark narrative that is not just a personal account of addiction, but a portrait of a vulnerable, largely undocumented community of people who, for many reasons, have been marginalized to the point of invisibility.

"A resource for people who love someone who is dealing with addiction"--

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Boston GlobeAn authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction—a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched countless lives—by an addiction psychiatrist striving to understand his own family and himself“Carl Erik Fisher’s The Urge is the best-written and most incisive book I’ve read on the history of addiction. A propulsive tour de force that is as healing as it is enjoyable to read.” —Beth Macy, author of DopesickAs a psychiatrist in training fresh from medical school, Carl Erik Fisher found himself face-to-face with an addiction crisis that nearly cost him everything. Desperate to make sense of his condition, he turned to the history of addiction, learning that our society’s current quagmire is only part of a centuries-old struggle to treat addictive behavior.A rich, sweeping account that probes not only medicine and science but also literature, religion, philosophy, and public policy, The Urge introduces us to those who have endeavored to address addiction through the ages and examines the treatments that have produced relief for many people, the author included. Only by reckoning with our history of addiction, Fisher argues, can we light the way forward for those whose lives remain threatened by its hold.The Urge is at once an eye-opening history of ideas, a riveting personal story of addiction and recovery, and a clinician’s urgent call for a more nuanced and compassionate view of one of society’s most intractable challenges.