Is It Love or Is It Addiction? - Second Edition
by Brenda Schaeffer
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"Many of us confuse longing and obsession with true love. Through two previous editions, Is It Love or Is It Addiction? has helped countless people find their way from the trials and confusion of addictive love to the fulfillment of whole and healthy relationships. As psychotherapist Brenda Schaeffer reveals, we can begin to work through relationship difficulties with compassion and lasting effect by increasing our awareness of the ways that we express love. In this expanded third edition, show more Schaeffer draws on years of feedback and new developments to foster an understanding of love addiction: what it is and what it is not, how to identify it, and, even more important, how to get out of it. Stories of real individuals struggling to develop sound relationships illustrate the characteristics of healthy love and help readers to free themselves to live life more abundantly. Included is the most up-to-date information about the biological basis of addictive behaviors and the impact of technology, sexual addiction, and relationship addiction on intimate relationships. The author also explores the influence of past abuse and trauma on the predisposition to love addiction."--Publisher's information. show lessTags
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I must say that I was expecting a bit more from this book after reading reviews of people that book changed or had a huge impact on their lives. The point of the book is that it all comes from the childhood - there is no magical switch which converts the person to the adult. So a lot of people are living with problems they developed as children unless they start to question themselves and understand who they really are in order to defy their inner demons and insecurities. That's where everybody should start.
Love is not about committing to a single person, it is all about committing to the process of being with someone and becoming the best of yourself.
Love is not about committing to a single person, it is all about committing to the process of being with someone and becoming the best of yourself.
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Brenda Schaeffer, D.Min., M.A.L.P., C.A.S., is a licensed psychologist and a certified addiction specialist, and she holds a doctorate in spiritual psychology. Schaeffer lectures and trains internationally.
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