Full Description
Trauma and addiction are two of the most common and difficult issues that people face--but it truly is possible to heal. In this motivating book, leading expert Lisa Najavits explains the link between trauma and addiction and presents science-based self-help strategies that you can use no matter where you are in your recovery. Every chapter features inspiring words from people who have "been there," plus carefully designed reflection questions, exercises, and other practical tools. Learn how you can:*Build coping skills so that the future is better than the past.*Keep yourself safe and find support.*Set your own goals and make a plan to achieve them at your own pace.*Choose compassion over self-blame and shame.*Move toward your best self--the person you want to be.Mental health professionals, see also the author's Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse, which presents an evidence-based treatment approach developed specifically for PTSD and substance abuse.
Contents
1. Moving Forward from Trauma, Addiction, or Both 2. Starting Out3. "Things Turn Out OK"-David's Experience4. It's Medical: You're Not Crazy, Lazy, or Bad5. How Do People Change?6. The World Is Your School7. Listen to Your Behavior 8. Wish versus Reality9. Find Your Way10. Possible Selves11. The Language of Trauma and Addiction12. Safe Coping Skills13. Social Pain14. True Self-Compassion15. Why Trauma and Addiction Go Together16. Forgiving Yourself17. Body and Biology18. Getting to a Calm Place: The Skill of Grounding19. The Culture of Silence20. Motivation: Leverage One Problem to Help the Other21. Tip the Scales Recovery Plan22. Every Child Is a Detective23. How to Survive a Relapse24. See the Link25. Practice26. Identity: How You View Yourself27. Perception: How Others View You28. The Decision to Grow29. Dark Feelings: Rage, Hatred, Revenge, Bitterness 30. Imagination31. Create a Healing Image32. Find a Good Counselor33. Two Types of Trauma Counseling 34. What the Wounded Can Give Back35. "We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars" Appendix A. How Others Can Help: Family, Friends, Partners, Sponsors, Counselors Appendix B. ResourcesAppendix C. Brief Quiz on Trauma and AddictionReferencesList of Exercises
