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How to Break Your Addiction to a Person [Paperback]

Howard M. Halpern (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Dec 2003
Are you in love--or addicted? How to know when to call it quits...and how to find the courage to call it quits.



Are you unable to leave a love relationship even though it gives you more pain than joy?  Your judgment and self-respect tell you to end it, but still, to your dismay, you hang on.  You are addicted--to a person.  Now there is an insightful, step-by-step guide to breaking that addiction--and surviving the split.  Drawing on dozens of provocative case histories, psychotherapist Howard Helpern explains to you:



Why you can get addicted to a person.



Why and how you may try to deceive yourself. ("He really loves me, he just doesn't know how to show it.")



How you can recognize the symptoms of a bad relationship.



How to deal with the power moves and guilt trips your partner uses to hold you.



Why strong feelings of jealousy do not mean you are "in love."



How to get through the agonizing breakup period--without going back.



How not to get caught in such a painful relationship again.


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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Books; Reprint edition (1 Dec 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553382497
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553382495
  • Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 1.5 x 20.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Howard M. Halpern received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Columbia University in 1954. He taught at Columbia and other colleges and has been a consultant, clinical psychologist, and psychotherapist at several New York colleges and clinics. He was the codirector of the New York Student Consultation Center and is a past president of the American Academy of Psychotherapists.

Dr. Halpern has practiced psychotherapy in New York City for forty-eight years. His previous books include Cutting Loose: An Adult Guide to Coming to Terms with Your Parents and Finally Getting It Right. He also wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column called "On Your Own". His appearances on national media include Donahue, The Today Show, 20/20, and CNN.
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107 of 108 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, gives lots of understanding ! 19 Dec 2004
By A Customer
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I read this book out of desperation. I bought this book to help me to completely let go of my past relationship with a man. Thing with me is that he actually left over 3 years ago, but i still get annoyed and hurt by what he did to me. I bought this book to help me understand what my problem is.

The book is very clear and simple to understand and gives examples of different types of attachments which sometimes lead to addiction. It also gives examples of different people and the way they feel about their partners. I think i was deffinately addicted to my ex. I have read this book once and it did make a lot of sense. I will read it again and do the practices in there. No book is a cure, but this is the only book i have read that made sense to me and actually showed what my attachment to my ex actually was. I recommend this book to anyone who is stuck in a relationship that is causing them too much pain yet they cannot leave and also to those people whose relationships have ended but they are still thinking about the past and not being able to move forward. It will help but the rest is upto us. We must be strong !

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77 of 78 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Does exactly what it says on the tin ... 29 May 2005
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It is so rare to find a self help book that does exactly what it claims to do. But this one does. If, like me, you have been trying for years to break free from a relationship that you knew was wrong for you, but somehow cannot bring yourself to take that final step, buy this book. Finally, I was able to do what I needed to do. The book is very helpful at explaining some of the reasons why you might be addicted - when you recognise, and admit to those, you are half way there to making the break. But the book is not just about ending a relationship. Wisely, it acknowledges that there may be good things in the relationship, but that they will not become clear to you unless you learn to see the person as a whole human being, and not just the object of your addiction. The author is wise, without being judgemental. If you've worked your way through books like Robin Norwood's "Women who love too much", and recognised yourself in them, but still not been able to break free, try this book.
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65 of 66 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars this really does help you to break your addiction 14 Mar 2005
By emma mullan
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If you read this book thoroughly it can really help you. It focuses on if you or in an actual relationship but you can use it to work for you. i wasnt in a so called relationship but just kept going back to the same person who refused to commit and i couldnt let go or even comtemplate moving on. This book helped me to see into my feelings and after a while i began to realise what i was doing. the humiliation i consistently put myself through became less as i used this book to help myself find a way out. There are chapters that may be irrelevant if you are not in a serious relationship or married etc, but u dont need to be in either of those to be addicted to a person. One chapter from the book were i leant to write memos to myself relating to the person in question really helped me. you can use your feelings to write down reasons why you trap yourself in a dead end relationship with someone who, you will find in the end, is clearly not worth it. There is always hope and if you can persist with the grey times you'll be ok because the tunnel vision wont last forever.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!
Started reading it and it already saved me from an unhealthy relationship. I would recommend it to anyone who needs that extra push!
Published 2 months ago by kitten
5.0 out of 5 stars A definite read
A really good book,and I have read alot on this subject.This one hits the nail on the head for me.It totally spoke in my language and gave me insight and understanding into my... Read more
Published 7 months ago by carrie
1.0 out of 5 stars Very poor - better books on this topic available
I was very disappointed with this book. It is sloppy, poorly written, badly structured, and reiterates the same few theories throughout, lacking the thorough contextualisation and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Auntie Aviator
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
This is an amazing book with such excellent advice based on "real" life situations and experience.
I am using it to help me through a very difficult time in my life so I'm not... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Christina
5.0 out of 5 stars How to break your addiction to a person
I bought this book among many others in the hope that I would get the strength I needed to break free from a very dysfunctional and unhealthy relationship. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Amica
4.0 out of 5 stars addictive read!
very interesting read, very helpful, gives good understanding of addictive behaviour - helps you to regain some amount of self control and understand why you act and feel the way... Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2010 by Tara Lloyd
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, helpful book
This book was incredibly helpful for me. It helped to put things in perspective, and through his many real life examples I could see that I'm not alone in how I am feeling. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2010 by whitecliffbeck
3.0 out of 5 stars This book would be far more useful to those in a relationship
This book is good but I did find the Title quite misleading as the author put `How to Break your Addiction to a Person' but from what I read, he only wrote about being addicted to... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by silverset
5.0 out of 5 stars Worked for me.
I didn't even finish the book and it helped me end a bad relationship once I found out why I felt the way I did. Worth every penny.
Published on 20 Sep 2009 by R. Fry
5.0 out of 5 stars Addicted? Helpful when you can't let go...
I have found, and am still finding, that this book is of great help and support.
I have almost read it through cover to cover, over a period of a couple of months, but also... Read more
Published on 15 April 2009 by H. Fisher
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