12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery: Avoiding Relapse Through Self-Awareness and Right Action

by Allen Berger

Book Overview

Concise advice on hunting down the personal culprits that sabotage sobriety and personal happiness.

In simple, down-to-earth language, Dr. Allen Berger introduces us to twelve of the most common assumptions and attitudes that can sabotage recovery--and gives us the tools to overcome these challenges. This useful guide helps us keep our recovery going strong with fresh perspectives on how the process of change begins with basic self-awareness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592854869
• ISBN13: 9781592854868
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Well written esential material

This book is a great recovery resource. After reading it I chose it to study in our 12 step class. It has been an excellent choice. There is good information about addiction, keen insight into the head of the addict, and it is presented in an easily understandable way. I would recommend it for almost any setting.

Any library catering to addicts needs this

To grow in recovery, emotional growth is key - which means facing up to defeatist attitudes and understanding how sobriety is placed at risk. Common beliefs can easily sabotage recovery: Allen Berger provides tools with insights on how change happens and how a daily program can help tailor and direct change to avoid messing up the recovery process. Any library catering to addicts needs this.

Excellent Book

I recently read 12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Dr. Allen Berger and it is one of the best books on recovery that I have read. As I am in recovery, this has been very insightful into the complexities of the disease of addiction. I plan on using it as a one of my daily life tools and am already sharing it with other people in recovery. Thank you so much Dr. Berger, I plan on reading more of your books and look forward to helping others with the knowledge you are giving us. Grateful to be sober.

User Friendly Tool for Those in Recovery

A well-written, user friendly book that allows both individuals who are new in recovery or who have been in recovery for years to focus on the issues that are truly important in recovery. Dr. Berger interlaces his own personal recovery experiences with the wisdom that he has gained as a clinician over many years and created a book that is sure to provide hope to many in recovery. Overall, an excellent book for individuals in recovery and for clinicians who seek to understand their clients more fully.

12 Stupid things that mess up recovery

This is a very helpful book for anyone at any stage in their recovery. It is easy to understand. It gives another way to look at an old problem "How to maintain recovery". As someone who has worked in the field of addiction medicine for over 30 years I would recommend this book.