🧠 Addiction Psychology

Deep dives into the neuroscience, behavioral patterns, and emotional landscapes of addiction. These books illuminate why people become trapped and what genuine recovery demands of the mind and body.

The Biology of Desire

by Marc Lewis • 2015

Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.

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🧬 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation 🎯 Neuroscience Of Desire ⏳ Delay Discounting 🌱 Addiction Recovery

The Biology of Desire 94%

Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.

by Marc Lewis 2015

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧬 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation 🎯 Neuroscience Of Desire ⏳ Delay Discounting 🌱 Addiction Recovery

Never Enough

by Judith Grisel • 2019

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

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🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity 🧒 Adolescent Brain Development 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction

Never Enough 93%

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

by Judith Grisel 2019

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5k+ ratings

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity 🧒 Adolescent Brain Development 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction

Video Game Addiction

by Henry Lee • 2014

Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.

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🎮 Digital Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔨 Habit Breaking 🏠 Environmental Design

Video Game Addiction 93%

Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.

by Henry Lee 2014

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5 ratings

🎮 Digital Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔨 Habit Breaking 🏠 Environmental Design

Addictive Thinking

by Abraham J. Twerski • 1990

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

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🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception 💔 Shame And Addiction 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🛤️ Addiction Recovery

Addictive Thinking 93%

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

by Abraham J. Twerski 1990

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957 ratings

🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception 💔 Shame And Addiction 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🛤️ Addiction Recovery

The Sober Truth

by Lance Dodes • 2014

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

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616

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

The Sober Truth 93%

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

by Lance Dodes 2014

3.92

616 ratings

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently

by Allen Carr • 1995

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

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520

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently Summary

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently 93%

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

by Allen Carr 1995

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520 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Breaking Addiction

by Lance Dodes • 2011

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

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304

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Breaking Addiction 92%

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

by Lance Dodes 2011

3.88

304 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook

by Anna Lembke • 2024

Your brain on too much pleasure: a practical four-week protocol to reset its reward wiring.

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164

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Dopamine And Reward 📵 Digital Detox 🔬 Neuroscience Of Habits

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook Summary

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook 92%

Your brain on too much pleasure: a practical four-week protocol to reset its reward wiring.

by Anna Lembke 2024

3.99

164 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Dopamine And Reward 📵 Digital Detox 🔬 Neuroscience Of Habits

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

by Gabor Maté • 2007

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

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💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🧘 Mindful Recovery

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts 92%

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

by Gabor Maté 2007

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24k+ ratings

💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🧘 Mindful Recovery

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling

by Allen Carr • 2013

A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.

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129

🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🃏 Gambling Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🆓 Fear-Free Quitting 🧩 Psychological Addiction

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling 92%

A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.

by Allen Carr 2013

4.15

129 ratings

🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🃏 Gambling Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🆓 Fear-Free Quitting 🧩 Psychological Addiction

Dopamine Nation

by Anna Lembke • 2021

Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.

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🧠 Dopamine Neuroscience 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📈 Hedonic Adaptation 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Impulse Control

Dopamine Nation 92%

Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.

by Anna Lembke 2021

3.88

89k+ ratings

🧠 Dopamine Neuroscience 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📈 Hedonic Adaptation 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Impulse Control

Hard to Break

by Russell A. Poldrack • 2021

Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.

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169

🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🔄 Habit Formation 💉 Dopamine And Reward 🎮 Cognitive Control ⚡ Addiction Neuroscience

Hard to Break 92%

Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.

by Russell A. Poldrack 2021

3.57

169 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🔄 Habit Formation 💉 Dopamine And Reward 🎮 Cognitive Control ⚡ Addiction Neuroscience

Addiction and Grace

by Gerald G. May • 1988

Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.

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🙏 Spiritual Psychology ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💔 Attachment And Desire 🔄 Habit And Compulsion 🕯️ Spiritual Longing

Addiction and Grace 92%

Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.

by Gerald G. May 1988

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2k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Psychology ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💔 Attachment And Desire 🔄 Habit And Compulsion 🕯️ Spiritual Longing

The Urge

by Carl Erik Fisher • 2022

Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.

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2k+

📜 History Of Addiction 🏥 History Of Medicine 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Weakness Of Will 💰 Behavioral Economics

The Urge 92%

Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.

by Carl Erik Fisher 2022

4.03

2k+ ratings

📜 History Of Addiction 🏥 History Of Medicine 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Weakness Of Will 💰 Behavioral Economics

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2018

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

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107

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking 92%

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

by Allen Carr 2018

4.41

107 ratings

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Treating Pornography Addiction

by Kevin B. Skinner • 2005

Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.

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239

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💭 Cognitive Behavioral

Treating Pornography Addiction 92%

Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.

by Kevin B. Skinner 2005

4.14

239 ratings

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💭 Cognitive Behavioral

Your Brain on Porn

by Gary Wilson • 2014

Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.

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🎬 Porn Addiction 💻 Internet Addiction 🧠 Brain Reward 💔 Sexual Dysfunction 🔄 Compulsive Behavior

Your Brain on Porn 92%

Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.

by Gary Wilson 2014

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8k+ ratings

🎬 Porn Addiction 💻 Internet Addiction 🧠 Brain Reward 💔 Sexual Dysfunction 🔄 Compulsive Behavior

Irresistible

by Adam Alter • 2017

The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.

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13k+

🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Tech Addiction 👀 Attention Economy 🎯 Persuasive Design 🎮 Gamification

Irresistible 92%

The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.

by Adam Alter 2017

3.85

13k+ ratings

🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Tech Addiction 👀 Attention Economy 🎯 Persuasive Design 🎮 Gamification

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping

by Allen Carr • 2021

Nicotine relieves only the craving it caused. See the trick, and quitting takes zero willpower.

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🚭 Nicotine Cessation 🔓 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧩 Psychological Addiction 🌊 Craving Management

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping 92%

Nicotine relieves only the craving it caused. See the trick, and quitting takes zero willpower.

by Allen Carr 2021

4.51

2k+ ratings

🚭 Nicotine Cessation 🔓 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧩 Psychological Addiction 🌊 Craving Management

Stoppen met roken

by Allen Carr • 2015

Quit smoking without grit: the counterintuitive method that starts by letting you keep smoking.

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140

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🔬 Psychology Of Addiction 💡 Willpower Skepticism

Stoppen met roken 92%

Quit smoking without grit: the counterintuitive method that starts by letting you keep smoking.

by Allen Carr 2015

4.04

140 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🔬 Psychology Of Addiction 💡 Willpower Skepticism

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2013

Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.

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🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔧 Behavioral Change 🌅 Addiction Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking 92%

Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.

by Allen Carr 2013

4.28

19k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔧 Behavioral Change 🌅 Addiction Recovery

Addicted to Drama

by Scott Lyons • 2023

Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.

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250

🧸 Developmental Trauma 🔁 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤲 Somatic Psychology

Addicted to Drama 92%

Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.

by Scott Lyons 2023

3.90

250 ratings

🧸 Developmental Trauma 🔁 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤲 Somatic Psychology

In the Shadows of the Net

by Patrick J. Carnes • 2001

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

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🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction 🪜 12-Step Recovery 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

In the Shadows of the Net 92%

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

by Patrick J. Carnes 2001

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121 ratings

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction 🪜 12-Step Recovery 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

The Craving Mind

by Judson Brewer • 2017

One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.

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🧠 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Digital Habits 🧬 Dopamine 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

The Craving Mind 92%

One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.

by Judson Brewer 2017

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5k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Digital Habits 🧬 Dopamine 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn

by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 • 2024

Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.

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🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔞 Porn Addiction 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧬 Dopamine Science ✂️ Habit Breaking

The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn 92%

Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.

by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 2024

4.77

64 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔞 Porn Addiction 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧬 Dopamine Science ✂️ Habit Breaking

Alcohol Explained

by William Porter • 2015

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

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🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Alcohol Explained 92%

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

by William Porter 2015

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4k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Scarcity Brain

by Michael Easter • 2023

An ancient survival circuit keeps you hooked on more. The fix was written 1,500 years ago.

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 📊 Behavioral Economics 📰 Information Overload

Scarcity Brain 92%

An ancient survival circuit keeps you hooked on more. The fix was written 1,500 years ago.

by Michael Easter 2023

3.92

9k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 📊 Behavioral Economics 📰 Information Overload

Why We Drink Too Much

by Charles Knowles • 2026

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

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418

🌅 Addiction Recovery 🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery

Why We Drink Too Much 92%

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

by Charles Knowles 2026

3.67

418 ratings

🌅 Addiction Recovery 🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery

This Naked Mind

by Annie Grace • 2015

Alcohol's relaxing effect is the trap. Quitting doesn't require willpower, just understanding why.

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20k+

🍷 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience 📺 Societal Conditioning 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🪤 Alcohol Trap

This Naked Mind 92%

Alcohol's relaxing effect is the trap. Quitting doesn't require willpower, just understanding why.

by Annie Grace 2015

4.24

20k+ ratings

🍷 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience 📺 Societal Conditioning 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🪤 Alcohol Trap

The Porn Myth

by Matt Fradd • 2017

Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.

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1k+

🧠 Pornography Addiction 🔗 Sexual Addiction 🧬 Neuroscience Of Addiction ✊ Anti-Porn Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

The Porn Myth 92%

Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.

by Matt Fradd 2017

4.10

1k+ ratings

🧠 Pornography Addiction 🔗 Sexual Addiction 🧬 Neuroscience Of Addiction ✊ Anti-Porn Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

The Hacking of the American Mind

by Robert H. Lustig • 2017

Your brain's pleasure and happiness circuits are separate. Industry amplifies one, mutes the other.

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3k+

🧠 Brain Chemistry 💰 Corporate Manipulation 🍬 Sugar Addiction 📱 Attention Economy 😊 Happiness Studies

The Hacking of the American Mind Summary

The Hacking of the American Mind 91%

Your brain's pleasure and happiness circuits are separate. Industry amplifies one, mutes the other.

by Robert H. Lustig 2017

4.09

3k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Chemistry 💰 Corporate Manipulation 🍬 Sugar Addiction 📱 Attention Economy 😊 Happiness Studies

Wired for Intimacy

by William M. Struthers • 2009

Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.

3.97

846

🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🔗 Sexual Addiction Recovery 📖 Biblical Sexuality ✝️ Christian Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Wired for Intimacy 91%

Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.

by William M. Struthers 2009

3.97

846 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🔗 Sexual Addiction Recovery 📖 Biblical Sexuality ✝️ Christian Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Attention

by Casey Schwartz • 2020

Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.

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🏪 Attention Economy 💊 Prescription Stimulants 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Trauma And Focus 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

Attention 91%

Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.

by Casey Schwartz 2020

3.12

394 ratings

🏪 Attention Economy 💊 Prescription Stimulants 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Trauma And Focus 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating

by Allen Carr • 2019

Kill the illusion that junk food comforts, and the urge to binge dies with it.

3.70

905

🍽️ Emotional Eating 🍩 Food Addiction 💪 Binge Eating Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🌱 Secular Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating 91%

Kill the illusion that junk food comforts, and the urge to binge dies with it.

by Allen Carr 2019

3.70

905 ratings

🍽️ Emotional Eating 🍩 Food Addiction 💪 Binge Eating Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🌱 Secular Recovery

A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1993

Why the Twelve Steps work for any addiction, and the exercises that rewire the addicted brain.

4.17

477

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔗 Trauma And Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction

A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps Summary

A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps 91%

Why the Twelve Steps work for any addiction, and the exercises that rewire the addicted brain.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1993

4.17

477 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔗 Trauma And Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

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1k+

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🩹 Addiction Recovery 👩 Women's Health

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking 91%

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.10

1k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🩹 Addiction Recovery 👩 Women's Health

Out of the Shadows

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1983

Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.

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1k+

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs 🪢 Codependency 😞 Toxic Shame

Out of the Shadows 91%

Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1983

4.10

1k+ ratings

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs 🪢 Codependency 😞 Toxic Shame

The Little Book of Big Change

by Amy Johnson • 2016

Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.

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🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health 🌀 Non-Dual Psychology 🌊 Urge Management

The Little Book of Big Change 91%

Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.

by Amy Johnson 2016

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health 🌀 Non-Dual Psychology 🌊 Urge Management

The Easy Way to Stop Drinking

by Allen Carr • 2005

Remove the desire to drink, and quitting becomes not a sacrifice but a celebration.

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🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🔄 Addiction Reframing 🎉 Joyful Sobriety 🚫 Abstinence Mindset 🛑 Quitting Alcohol

The Easy Way to Stop Drinking 91%

Remove the desire to drink, and quitting becomes not a sacrifice but a celebration.

by Allen Carr 2005

4.13

2k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🔄 Addiction Reframing 🎉 Joyful Sobriety 🚫 Abstinence Mindset 🛑 Quitting Alcohol

The Easy Peasy Way to Quit Porn

by Hackauthor² • 2020

Porn is a prison with an unlocked door. See the illusion, and you walk free.

4.15

666

🔓 Porn Addiction Recovery 🔄 Behavioral Addictions 💭 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Addiction Brainwashing 🎯 Allen Carr Method

The Easy Peasy Way to Quit Porn 91%

Porn is a prison with an unlocked door. See the illusion, and you walk free.

by Hackauthor² 2020

4.15

666 ratings

🔓 Porn Addiction Recovery 🔄 Behavioral Addictions 💭 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Addiction Brainwashing 🎯 Allen Carr Method

Rewire

by Richard O'Connor • 2014

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

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🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Rewire 91%

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

by Richard O'Connor 2014

3.82

2k+ ratings

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Healing the Addicted Brain

by Harold C. Urschel III • 2009

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

3.88

307

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Healing the Addicted Brain 91%

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

by Harold C. Urschel III 2009

3.88

307 ratings

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Don't Call It Love

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1991

A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.

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243

🔥 Sex Addiction 👥 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience ⚠️ Relapse Prevention

Don't Call It Love 91%

A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1991

4.18

243 ratings

🔥 Sex Addiction 👥 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience ⚠️ Relapse Prevention

How to Raise a Healthy Gamer

by Alok Kanojia • 2024

Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.

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1k+

🎮 Gaming Culture 📱 Digital Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🤝 Alliance Parenting

How to Raise a Healthy Gamer 91%

Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.

by Alok Kanojia 2024

4.13

1k+ ratings

🎮 Gaming Culture 📱 Digital Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🤝 Alliance Parenting

The Compass of Pleasure

by David J. Linden • 2010

Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.

3.89

6k+

🧠 Dopamine And Reward 💉 Addiction Neurobiology 🍔 Food And The Brain 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🧩 Neuroplasticity

The Compass of Pleasure 91%

Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.

by David J. Linden 2010

3.89

6k+ ratings

🧠 Dopamine And Reward 💉 Addiction Neurobiology 🍔 Food And The Brain 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🧩 Neuroplasticity

The Addiction Manifesto

by Jerry Weaver • 2021

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

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1k+

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

The Addiction Manifesto 91%

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

by Jerry Weaver 2021

4.72

1k+ ratings

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps

by Stephanie S. Covington • 1994

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

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643

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps Summary

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps 91%

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

by Stephanie S. Covington 1994

4.45

643 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

Easy Way to Control Alcohol

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

4.15

3k+

🍷 Quit Lit 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning 🔁 Behavior Change

Easy Way to Control Alcohol 91%

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.15

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🍷 Quit Lit 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning 🔁 Behavior Change

Dr Gabor Maté 5 Books Collection Set

by Gabor Maté • 2022

Addiction is not about drugs but about pain: who hurt you, and what never came.

4.76

🩹 Addiction Recovery ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 👶 Childhood Trauma 💗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Dr Gabor Maté 5 Books Collection Set Summary

Dr Gabor Maté 5 Books Collection Set 91%

Addiction is not about drugs but about pain: who hurt you, and what never came.

by Gabor Maté 2022

4.76

21 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 👶 Childhood Trauma 💗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Age of Addiction

by David T. Courtwright • 2019

Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.

3.64

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🧠 Attention Economy 🍔 Food Engineering 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 🏥 Public Health History ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction

The Age of Addiction 91%

Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.

by David T. Courtwright 2019

3.64

456 ratings

🧠 Attention Economy 🍔 Food Engineering 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 🏥 Public Health History ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction

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