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The Addictive Personality

Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior, Second Edition

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The Addictive Personality

By: Craig Nakken
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
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Summary

For over two decades, The Addictive Personality has helped people understand the process of addiction. Now, through this second edition, author Craig Nakken brings new depth and dimension to our understanding of how an individual becomes an addict. Going beyond the definition that limits dependency to the realm of alcohol and other drugs, Nakken uncovers the common denominator of all addiction and describes how the process is progressive.

Through research and practical experience, Nakken sheds new light on:

  • Genetic factors tied to addiction
  • Cultural influences on addictive behaviors
  • The progressive nature of the disease
  • Steps to a successful recovery

The author examines how addictions start, how society pushes people toward addiction, and what happens inside those who become addicted. This new edition will help anyone seeking a better understanding of the addictive process and its impact on our lives.

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The readers voice is very clear yet I found it a bit American-glossy-impersonal. With that said, the content is very helpful. As someone who grew up in an abusive, shaming family I recognise the patterns and identification is the first, crucial step in healing. I just wish more of my family would be open to reading this… 🙏🏽 I guess each of us is responsible for our own path only.

Super helpful and very informative

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I valued the information content of this book on the addictive personality which shows it as a generic process, no matter what the object or event of choice - but I found it somewhat outdated - for example references to porn addiction were to prostitution, porn shops and magazines- nothing about what is likely a much bigger and more serious problem these days - online porn of all types - the principles hold true but updating to include phone and online porn addiction etc would make the book more currently relevant.
Also, and increasingly as the book progressed, there were some quotations from scripture and references to a higher power - given the AA 12 step association with the church, I found that an unhelpful and perhaps US biased side. I’ve no problem with a catchall reference to spirituality (if a person subscribes to that) and I can see that nurturing that side of oneself could be helpful in recovery but I’m uncomfortable being pushed towards a specifically Christian solution to what is a global mental health problem.
Overall though, the book was very useful (with those caveats). In order to avoid ending on what is a very depressing chapter detailing an assessment of the affects of addiction on families, especially young families, I’d have preferred a longer book or an immediately available part two that addressed the recovery process in much more depth and perhaps a more hopeful ending.

Very useful and informative

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In my studies to understand more about the addictive mind this book has offered me a fantastic insight into this problem.
It is without doubt one of the best and easy to understand books I have listed to on this subject

Fantastic book

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This is just amazing! What an absolute eye opener! Highly recommend it to everyone especially if you or someone you know suffers from any form of addiction. Just WOW! My mind has been blown!

WOW!

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This book started as a highly educated guide to healing addition...

and then the added nonsense about "spiritual journey", "devine meaning" and talk of the soul could have been easily replaced with "emotional health", "purpose or passion" and "sense of self"

Disappointing for a book I hoped was a scientific research book.

and it was all going so well...

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