Anxiety Anonymous: The Big Book on Anxiety Addiction
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (940 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1942891008 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 234 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Dennis Ortman, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in dual diagnosis of adults, adolescents, and children.
useful and inspiring Jinine M. Martin Anxiety Anonymous: The Big Book on Anxiety Addiction presents anxiety in a new light as an addiction, correlating AA’s 12 Steps process as a way to recovery. Throughout the book, Dr. Ortman shares a variety of spiritual practices ranging from Christianity to Buddhism. This book contains many nuggets of wisdom and tools that many people can use to help deal with every day anxieties that so many of us face in today’s stressful world. I found this book to be very thoughtful, useful and inspiring, helping readers on their path towards self-awakening and transformation, in addition to dealing with more serious c. A Workable Remedy It sounds surreal that anxiety can work like OxyContin or cocaine--so that we can't get enough of it! Still, Dr. Ortman makes a strong case that this is how the malady works and why it is so difficult to treat. This is a great source book for anyone working in the field. And it is gentle balm for anyone hurting this way.. Worth the read Robin This book helped me ease thru a difficult season of stress and anxiety in my life. This book is great for anyone in 12 step recovery or a journey of spirituality.
He shows how the Steps offer practical wisdom on how to transform your anxious habits of thinking into constructive action. Viewing anxiety as an addiction, Dennis Ortman, Ph.D. When you are in the grip of anxiety, fear, or worry: • Do you feel powerless to stop your reacting? • Does your life feel unmanageable? • Does your craving for control interfere with your life? • Do you feel hopeless for a cure? If you answer "yes" to these questions, you anxiety has become an addiction. It acts like a drug that excites, numbs, and possesses you, causing you to avoid a full life. guides you through the time-tested Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to find relief from your anxiety. The Steps invite you to stop, look, listen, and then consciously act to create a new life, awakening your true self.
. Dennis Ortman, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in dual diagnosis of adults, adolescents, and children