The Book of Addiction: From Treatment to Human Reconstruction - Brossura

Sameer, Mohammed Faizuddin Ahmed

Brossura

ISBN 10: 9948522729 ISBN 13: 9789948522720

Casa editrice: Meraki, 2026

Riassunto

What begins as a way to feel better can become the very thing that makes life smaller.

A source of pleasure becomes a need. Relief becomes reliance. Promises to stop meet the pull to return. Behind the behaviour is a person-and a life that deserves to be understood.

The Book of Addiction: From Treatment to Human Reconstruction explores how addiction takes hold, what keeps it going, and what it takes to build a life beyond it. It not only addresses the challenges of addiction but also examines the human capacities that support lasting change: the ability to face discomfort, regulate emotions, form meaningful relationships, rebuild self-trust, and make choices with greater freedom.

Through relatable stories and accessible explanations, psychotherapist, author, and researcher Dr. M. F. Sameer brings together the brain, learning, childhood experiences, relationships, identity, environment, and the search for relief and belonging. He explores why people may continue a behaviour even when they understand its consequences-and why knowledge, love, or determination alone may not be enough to change an established pattern.

The book considers both substance use and compulsive behaviours, recognizing their shared patterns while respecting important differences. It looks beyond the visible behaviour to ask what it provides, what it costs, and what support a person may need to change.

Five movements guide the reader through this exploration:

Recognize - Notice how pleasure, relief, and repetition can develop into a pattern that narrows freedom and reorganizes life.

Understand - Explore the interacting influences that shape vulnerability and keep addiction going, without reducing every person to a single explanation.

Interrupt - Examine safety, assessment, readiness, treatment, and the practical work of creating space between an urge and an action.

Rebuild - Develop the capacities, relationships, routines, and sources of meaning that help life become more stable and fulfilling.

Reclaim - Explore responsibility, identity, trust, and participation in a life that is no longer organized around addiction.

Throughout, compassion and accountability belong together. Understanding suffering does not erase harm. Taking responsibility does not require surrendering dignity. Recovery involves caring for the person while addressing the consequences of their actions.

Written for people questioning their own patterns, those experiencing addiction or rebuilding after it, families and loved ones, and professionals who support them, this book also offers a wider perspective on prevention and human development.

At its heart is the idea of human reconstruction: restoring and developing the ability to regulate, relate, choose, take responsibility, and find meaning.

Beyond stopping what is destructive lies the work of building a life worth returning to.

Many doors can open again.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Meraki
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9948522729
• ISBN 13: 9789948522720
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 500
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile