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The Many Faces of Addiction

The journey to healing and recovery
by Claudia Black, Ph.D.
Claudia Black is a renowned author, speaker, and trainer in the fields of addiction, codependency, and recovery. See full bio
November 18, 2009

The Triggering Effect Part 5: Loss

By the time you get to recovery, you have had multiple losses in your life, often related to childhood, many times due to being raised with abuse, addiction, mental illness, etc. Read More

October 30, 2009

The Triggering Effect Part 4: Feelings

Recovery is the ability to tolerate your feelings without the need to medicate, or engage in self-destructive or self-defeating behaviors and thoughts.  Read More

October 16, 2009

The Triggering Effect Part 2: Romanticizing the Behaviors

Romanticizing involves glamorizing using behaviors and, in the moment, totally forgetting about the negative consequences.  Read More

October 16, 2009

The Triggering Effect Part 3: Resentments

Resentments are like burrs in a saddle blanket, if you don't get rid of them they fester into an infection. Read More

September 22, 2009

The Triggering Effect

Once the roller coaster car gets to a certain spot in the track, a threshold is met, there is no turning back, and it starts the downward loop - a relapse.

 

 

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Books by Claudia Black, Ph.D.

Image of Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies, and Secrets
Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies, and Secrets
Image of A Hole in the Sidewalk: The Recovering Person's Guide to Relapse Prevention
A Hole in the Sidewalk: The Recovering Person's Guide to Relapse Prevention
Image of Anger Strategies: Practical Tools for Professionals Treating Anger
Anger Strategies: Practical Tools for Professionals Treating Anger
Image of Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear
Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear
Image of Depression Strategies: Practical Tools for Professionals Treating Depression
Depression Strategies: Practical Tools for Professionals Treating Depression
Image of Family Strategies: Practical Tools for Professionals Treating Families Impacted by Addiction
Family Strategies: Practical Tools for Professionals Treating Families Impacted by Addiction
Image of It Will Never Happen to Me
It Will Never Happen to Me
Image of "It's Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood": Inspirations for Inner Healing
"It's Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood": Inspirations for Inner Healing
Image of My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease: A Child's View: Living with Addiction
My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease: A Child's View: Living with Addiction
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Relapse Toolkit

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