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Summary: Nothing new to add to the subject!
Review: I picked up this book after reading the positive reviews, but after reading it the book had nothing new to add to the subject. And I am puzzled why it got the positive reviews that are listed.It is just a WEAK attempt to cover the topic of love addiction. There are better books out there on the subject! Save your money and steer clear of this book!
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Summary: Nothing new to add to the subject!
Review: I picked up this book after reading the positive reviews, but after reading it the book had nothing new to add to the subject. And I am puzzled why it got the positive reviews that are listed. It is just a WEAK attempt to cover the topic of love addiction. There are better books out there on the subject! Save your money and steer clear of this book!
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Summary: This book helped me a great deal!!
Review: In particular, I found it lifesaving to know that there was a narcissistic personality type--and I'd married one. There were times I thought I was going crazy dealing with my wife, but Susan Peabody's book helped me to see that I wasn't always guilty or always wrong. The relationship between my codependency and love addiction to a narcissist was defined in non-threatening terms, and I found myself more able to separate from her as a result of reading this book. Additionally, the strategies for getting and maintaining healthy relationships mentioned in this work continues to be of great help to me.
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Summary: Overall: this book promises a lot but fails to deliver.
Review: This book promises a lot but fails to deliver. The subject matter the author attempts to tackle is very serious and needs to be handled carefully and with great insight. But the book is peppered with anecdotal suggestions on how to deal with the pain love addicts go through on a daily basis. There is not enough insight given to as why love addicts develop the way they have either through childhood trauma or peer rejection or combination of both. For example, the author talks about how low self-esteem is the underlying cause of love addiction but the core concept is not pursued to a great degree to provide a deeper understanding of how to overcome it and live a healthy life. At times the author seems to touch on very important points that can lead to greater understanding and healing but then the author seems to drop the ball and the reader is left wondering what happened? This book reads more like a light conversation on the subject of love addiction without gaining any real knowledge or understanding on how to overcome it and begin to live a healthy life. I do recommend this book if you are just beginning and want to know a little more about what love addiction is and how it may effect your life. But, I do not recommended this book if your search is more than just an academic pursuit, and you are looking for not only what love addictions is but also how to overcome it in an effective way.
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Summary: Great book on love addiction
Review: This is a great book. I have always wondered if I might be a love addict and Susan's checklist of symptoms helped me see myself more clearly. I especially like the fact that she offers so much information about recovery. Every chapter has a section entitled "Suggestions for Change." And the whole second half of the book is about solving the problem of love addiction. There are chapters about facing your problem, making changes, getting therapy, going to support groups, healing the wounds of childhood trauma, building self-esteem, etc. She also offers advice about how to create a healthy, loving relationship once in recovery. Her bibliography is very helpful, as are all of her worksheets. Most of all, this book is easy to read. It is not weighed down with academic research; it just provides a wealth of information in straight-forward language -- a language that everyone can understand. I recommend this book to everyone who thinks they might have a problem with love addiction.
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