Trauma and Addiction: Ending the Cycle of Pain Through Emotional Literacy
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (972 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1558747516 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
While designed to be useful to therapists, this book will also be accessible to trade readers. Since trauma responses are stored in the body, a method of therapy that engages the body through role play can be more effective in accessing the full complement of trauma-related memories.This latest book identifies the interconnection of trauma and addictive behavior, and shows why they can become an unending cycle. Emotional and psychological pain so often lead to self-medicating, which leads to more pain, and inevitably more self-medicating, and so on--ad infinitum. Case studies and examples of this behavioral phenomenon will illustrate the connection, helping readers understand its dynamics, recognize their own situations and realize that they are not alone in experiencing this syndrome. and/or possessions money, material things.) Readers caught up in the endless cycle of trauma and addiction will permanently transform their lives by reading this book. It includes comprehensive references, as well as a complete index.. Therapists treating patients for whom no other avenue of therapy has proved effective will find that this book offers practical, lasting solutions. For the past decade, author Tian Dayton has been researching trauma and addiction, and how psychodrama (or sociometry group psychotherap
She is also a practioner of psychodrama, sociometry and group therapy. In addition to her doctoral degree in clinical psychology, she also holds a master's degree in educational psychology. TIAN DAYTON, Ph.D., T.E.P., is a therapist in private practice in New York City. In her own practice, she continually witnesses sociometry group therapy and psychodrama working most effect
As with many therapy books, only anecdotal evidence is offered, so readers are unable to gauge the validity of Dayton's sweeping statements about large groups of people. As such, they are numbed, unable to identify their emotions and respond to them suitably so that they can cope with addiction and other problems. In other words, this clearly isn't meant to be a self-help book, but it doesn't seem to be written for a professional audience either. A number of techniques are discussed for developing this "emotional literacy," including letter-writing, journal-keeping, analyzing family photographs, and psychodrama. On the other hand, a number of people clearly experience unhappy and insecure childhoods and must deal with the aftereffects. The advice offered here seems useful and sensible, but much of i
Very Good Not only is this book give good information on the subject of addiction but abuse and child development as well. It re-defines addiction as a means to cope with trauma and traumatic childhood. This is a must read for anybody in the mental-health care related field or anyone with addiction.. Clarity! SAMANTHA I bought this book for a friend, and decided to read it first before giving it away. I'm so thankful I did, as it was the stepping stone I needed for my own self search. This book really helped me understand how to get the most out of therapy, and how beneficial it is to truly understand how trauma affects people minutes, weeks, years and decades later. Through Tina's clear explanations and examples, I feel like I know exactly how I became the person I am today, and what steps I need to take to re-wire my brain into a healthier way of thinking and feeling. I also have a much clearer understanding of how the brain stores i. Getting to the Root John Mark Hicks I enjoyed Dayton's Heartwounds: The Impact of Unresolved Grief on Relationships so much that I immediately when to this book to read in more depth about the connection between trauma and addiction. Whatever one's addiction (alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping, gambling, frenetic activity, eating, workaholism, etc.), it is linked to trauma in one's life (whether childhood or adult). These addictions present themselves as solutions but they are actually symptoms of a deeper problem. Trauma-without effective coping strategies-creates emotional illiteracy. Rather than medicating the pain of the trauma through addictive substances o