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Summary: A Classic for the Newcomer and Significant Others
Review: I am a professional psychotherapist and have been treating sexual addiction for over 11 years. For all of this time, I have recommended this book as a starting point for understanding the addiction-for both the addict and co-addict. It is a good idea to read this book prior to starting therapy, or as an adjunct to a self-help recovery program. If you are unsure if you, or a loved one, suffers from this addiction, this book will help answer that question.
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Summary: Out of the Shadow-reviewed
Review: I expected more out of this book.Although packed with information,I found it overwhelming and discouraging for those who might pick it up to find hope. It was like reading a newspaper with nothing but bad news.The author needed to spend some time and chapters on recovery and focus on that.It was a good opener, but needed to uplift the reader in more ways.
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Summary: Very helpful in helping my clients
Review: I used this book to help me formulate my approach in dealing with Sexual addiction with my clients. I run a group for men with sexual addiction and this book has been invaluable to me in not only the planning but the implementation of the group. The book gave me a starting place for treatment with a wide variety of issues all tied up in the sexual addicts life.
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Summary: Excellent, Thorough, Understanding of This Problem
Review: I've been addicted to sex, masturbation, pornography, adultery, and so many other sexually compulsive acts while attempting to maintain a control and image in my life. This disease has no end; its levels of destruction are limitless. Dr. Carnes in this book completely lays out how this addiction originates, how it operates, and how it consumates. This is the most thorough book I have read on sexual addiction yet it falls severely short in assisting the addict with overcoming this problem. As far as recovery, you'll have to purchase another.
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Summary: If you think you need this book, get it.
Review: If you are a psychotherapist and you work with sexually addicted populations, get this book.If you think you might be sexually addicted, buy this book. It's an easy read. It might change your life. If you are in a relationship with someone who you think might be sexually addicted, buy this book. It can help you understand, and get support for yourself.
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Summary: There is Hope
Review: If you are looking for a book to help you understand why your spouse, family member, friend or even you can't stop doing sexually inappropriate acts this is it. Reading this book has helped me to understand the complexity of this issue and brought such peace to my mind. I have recommended this book to four people already and all have begun to read it and learn from it. I only hope that they pass it along to others and create a bigger network of healing. Buy it. The price for the book and the time you spend reading it will never amount to the peace, understanding and answers you will recieve from its pages.
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Summary: Ground Breaking And Sensitive...
Review: In this controversial and ground breaking book, Dr. Patrick Carnes thoughtfully covers the topic of sexual addiction. It was this book that put sexual addiction on the map. Afflicted people were often thought of as sick, perverts and criminal. Carnes offers a different view of the problem, related to a wholly disfunctional coping mechanism. Larger society has scoffed at the notion of being addicted to sex, yet with the advent of internet pornography the problem is reaching enormous proportions.
This book is highly recommended for anyone who wants to explore the topic in a meaningful manner.
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Summary: not very good
Review: it is not written in a very informative way, it is not a good book for people with friends who are sex addicts, it does not go into detail of the psycological aspects, or what friends can do to help. It did not explain enough for me to understand, tried to inform by describing cases of real people, but was all just blah blah blah. I wouldnt buy another book from this author. If anyone has read some really informative books on the subject please let me know the names and authors.
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Summary: Exploitive marketing?
Review: Just yesterday (11/21/04) I went to your site from a public PC to look up a book on a very sensitive topic, sexual addiction. The PCs at our library refresh between users and I did not login so I was a completely anonymous user. I was very disappointed with the response I got. I entered the title "out of the shadows". The author of the book I wanted has at least two books with similar titles. One of his other books "Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction" appeared at the top of the list. I clicked on it knowing that would lead to other books by the same author on the same topic. The usually suggestive selling went to work building a response page containing other items that might be of interest based on the title I entered. There were several other books on sexual addiction which I found very interesting and considered purchasing. Thank you for that kind of helpful information. There was one ad however that I don't ever recall seeing before and can only assume it was also the result of my title search. There was small picture of a well built bare-chested young man on an exercise machine. The link was Exercise & Fitness equipment and apparel to help you get on track and in shape. I have been shopping on your site for years. It has been a great help in my business which uses tons of computer related books for our computer training classes. I don't recall ever seeing an ad like that before.
I just repeated the same search from another PC and got the results. I hope that was a standard ad that you are presenting to everyone just before the holidays. Many of us will need lots of health and fitness tips after we get through this next month of feasting. I would really hate to think amazon.com was attempting to exploit someone's obvious extreme weakness based on their search for help with a very serious problem.
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Summary: Gives me a complete understanding about Sexual Addiction.
Review: Last year, in the middle of all the problems I had w/ my boyfriend, I tried looking for an answer in every direction, including buying and reading: "How to survive your boyfriend's divorce". A great book, but obviously I was looking in the wrong place. Prior to that, I almost saw a sex therapist, thinking that there was something wrong with me, that I wasn't sexual enough for my boyfriend. Only a few months ago things started coming to the surface, when my boyfriend came out and told me of his addiction to sex. He finally came to terms and could admit that he did have a problem. But none of us had a clear understanding on the nature of the problem/addiction. This book has helped me to get an accurate perpective on what sexual addiction is, and how it overpowers the addict that makes them not anymore in control of their lives. It gives all the necessary and complete knowledge to me. It took me a bit longer (and more heartbreaking experience)to realize that I was a codependent, but at least the initial knowledge took me where I am right now. It was a very painful experience but I'm grateful for the "Wake Up Call". Both my boyfriend and I are working on our recovery now, individually and as a couple. Thanks to Patrick Carnes and his books.
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