Abstract

* Foreword * Preface * Introduction * Acknowledgments * Part I: The Development of Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors * Chapter 1. The Need for Anesthesia * Chapter 2. The Nature of Addictions, Compulsion, and the Trance State: An Addict's Limited Range of Dysfunctional Choices * Chapter 3. Family-of-Origin Issues: How the Stage Is Set for Addictions and Compulsions * Chapter 4. Feeling Less Than * Chapter 5. Life Through Gray-Colored Lenses * Chapter 6. Fear As a Catalyst for Addictive Behaviors * Chapter 7. Violence As an Outgrowth of Shame, Fear, and Depression * Chapter 8. Drugs and Alcohol as Anesthesia * Chapter 9. Weight Issues, Eating Disorders, and Disturbed Body Image As Anesthesia * Chapter 10. Codependency As an Addiction * Chapter 11. Sexual Addiction and Sexual Codependency * Chapter 12. Religious Addiction versus Spirituality * Chapter 13. Assorted Addictions and Compulsions Commonly Seen in Survivors * Chapter 14. Switching Addictions * Part II. The Recovery Process * Chapter 15. Establishing Healthy Boundaries * Chapter 16. Addictions As a Spiritual Issue * Chapter 17. Using the Twelve Steps for Healing from Sexual Abuse, Addictions, and Compulsive Behaviors * Appendix: Letters from the Survivor's Groups * Support Groups and Resources * Bibliography * Index * Reference Notes Included

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