Escape from Intimacy: Untangling the ``Love'' Addictions: Sex, Romance, Relationships

Escape from Intimacy: Untangling the ``Love'' Addictions: Sex, Romance, Relationships

by Anne Wilson Schaef (Author)

Synopsis

The problem of relationship addiction is examined in this book and the author applies the addiction of sex, love, romance and relationships to her broader addiction theory. She investigates sexual anorexia , sexual violence, the role of shame and guilt, the role of self-esteem, the myth of the cosmic mate, relationships as a fix and how these beliefs translate into an avoidance of intimacy.

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10 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 178
Edition: 1st Harper & Row Paperback Ed
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 15 Jan 2020

ISBN 10: 0062548735
ISBN 13: 9780062548733

Media Reviews
[Shaef's] levelheaded yet powerful analysis holds up a startling mirror in which many readers will see themselves. -- Jordan Paul, PH.D., author of Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You? A valuable contribution to our understanding of these complex addictions. -- Jennifer Schneider, author of Back from Betrayal
Author Bio
Anne Wilson Schaef, Ph.D., is the bestselling author of Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much, Women's Reality, and Co-Dependence, among others. Schaef specializes in work with women's issues and addictions and has developed her own approach to healing which she calls Living in Process. Her focus now is helping people, societies, and the planet make a paradigm shift.