商品簡介
"Dr. Patrick Carnes is a creative,??pioneering, and courageous human being. His books are??changing the lives of??thousands!"
"I lost three marriages, all because of affairs."??"I became suicidal because of multiple intense??involvements."
"I spent money on sex when I??needed it for children's clothes."
"I??lost promotion opportunities and a special??scholarship because my co-workers found out about my sex??life."
Every day they face the possibility of??destruction, risking their families, fiances,??jobs, dignity, and health. They come from all walks??of life: ministers, physicians, therapists,??politicians, executives, blue-collar workers. Most were??abused as children--sexually, physically or??emotionally--and saw addictive behavior in their early??lives. Most grapple with other addictions as well,??but their fiercest battle is with the most??astounding prevalent "secret" disorder in??America: sexual addiction. Here is a ground-breaking??work by the nation's leading professional expert on??sexual addiction, based on the candid testimony of??more than one thousand recovering sexual addicts??in the first major scientific study of the??disorder. This essential volume includes not only the??revealing findings of Dr. Carne's research with??recovering addicts but also advice from the addicts and??co-addicts themselves as they work to overcome??their compulsive behavior. Positive, hopeful, and??practical, Don't Call It Love is??a landmark book that helps us better understand??all addictions, their causes, and the difficult path??to recovery.
作者簡介
"This clear,??helpful, well-organized guide... points the way??toward healing twisted relationships and reclaiming??healthy sexuality."--Publishers??Weekly
