{"product_id":"loving-an-addict-loving-yourself-the-top-10-survival-tips-for-loving-someone-with-an-addiction-paperback","title":"Loving an Addict, Loving Yourself: The Top 10 Survival Tips for Loving Someone with an Addiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCandace Plattor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoving someone who has an addiction problem is like being trapped on a roller-coaster of painful emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou never know what's going to happen from one moment to the next. It can be like living a re-occurring nightmare that you can't wake up from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ongoing lies and the broken promises, the constant worry and fear, the dwindling hope that someday things will change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou know the story...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's downright exasperating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether the addict in your life is your spouse, partner, parent, child, friend, or colleague, the goods news is there \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e a way to end your suffering and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoving an Addict, Loving Yourself: The Top 10 Survival Tips for Loving Someone with an Addiction \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eshows you how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt doesn't matter what kind of addictive behavior your loved one is struggling with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt could be alcohol and drug misuse; an eating disorder; smoking; gambling; an Internet, relationship, or sex addiction; or compulsive shopping and over-spending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll addictions have negative consequences for loved ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not news that many family and friends get caught in the \"cycle of addiction\" and don't know how to untangle themselves from the spiral of destruction the addict is engaging in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandace shows you that the key to changing this painful reality for yourself lies in shifting your focus from your loved one's addiction to your own self-care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe shows you how to stop doing the things that are not only making your own life miserable, but which are also \"enabling\" the addict to continue on the path of destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, thanks to this ground-breaking book you can now discover how to help yourself disengage from the ugly path of addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoving an Addict, Loving Yourself\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Shows You How to Stop the Cycle of Pain and Chaos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoving an Addict, Loving Yourself \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003epresents a dramatically fresh approach to help you get off your loved one's roller-coaster chaos of addiction, maintain your own sanity and serenity, and live your best life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book clearly and simply outlines 10 things you can do to take back control of your life. 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