Titre :	We are driven : the compulsive behaviors America applauds
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Hemfelt, Robert, Auteur
Editeur :	Nashville, TN : Nelson
Année de publication :	©1991
Importance :	320 p.
Format :	24 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-8407-7071-4
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Compulsive behavior -- Popular works.
Résumé :	Rather than "be all we can be," the authors strive to help each of us who are susceptible to the drivenness which society values, but are actually deadly, live-damaging addictions.
Note de contenu :	Unmasking the compulsions America applauds. Are we really having fun? -- The many masks of compulsions -- Learning to say "Ouch!" -- Riding a bike without a chain -- Breaking the cycle. Events that set the cycle in motion : Family of origin or major life trauma -- Sinister whispers from the past : Negative messages -- The shame that binds : The shame base -- Driven to be more to keep from being less : Low self-esteem -- The devastating boomerang : The "Ouch!" of emotional pain -- Our false gods : The addictive agent -- The billion-dollar price tag : Fallout -- The split personality : Violation of values -- Guilty! : Guilt -- Recovery. Touchstones for living a balanced life.

We are driven : the compulsive behaviors America applauds [texte imprimé] / Hemfelt, Robert, Auteur . - Nashville, TN : Nelson, ©1991 . - 320 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-8407-7071-4
Includes bibliographical references
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Compulsive behavior -- Popular works.
Résumé :	Rather than "be all we can be," the authors strive to help each of us who are susceptible to the drivenness which society values, but are actually deadly, live-damaging addictions.
Note de contenu :	Unmasking the compulsions America applauds. Are we really having fun? -- The many masks of compulsions -- Learning to say "Ouch!" -- Riding a bike without a chain -- Breaking the cycle. Events that set the cycle in motion : Family of origin or major life trauma -- Sinister whispers from the past : Negative messages -- The shame that binds : The shame base -- Driven to be more to keep from being less : Low self-esteem -- The devastating boomerang : The "Ouch!" of emotional pain -- Our false gods : The addictive agent -- The billion-dollar price tag : Fallout -- The split personality : Violation of values -- Guilty! : Guilt -- Recovery. Touchstones for living a balanced life.