Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

26 reviews

sunnyellis's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

It was not as practically  helpful as I would have like.  I think this book would be most useful for a counselor working with addiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Alcoholism

emilycheek's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

2.0

If the topic interests you, I recommend listening to a podcast interview or read an article by the author instead.

The whole book circled around the idea that was finally stated at the very end: “I urge you to find a way to immerse yourself fully in the life that you’ve been given. To stop running from whatever you’re trying to escape, and instead to stop, and turn, and face whatever it is.”

The lower rating is primarily for some harmful statements about the causes of obesity, praising dieting, and the concept that religious modesty is a tactic to prevent sex addiction. I would have loved to read more about phone/screen addiction or her unpacking of the 12 Steps, but instead the content was focused more on the “shock and awe” stories from her professional work as a psychiatrist. Overall, I found it lacked nuance.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

karenmariscalo's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.75

Very insightful, however it lost me at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

fireside_reads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Medical content

kkarinh's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Car accident, and Dysphoria

srosen930's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

This book did a good job backing up its main points with real life examples, which always helps me solidify a point.  

I was a little concerned that when the book got to the part of pressing on the "pain" side of the "pleasure - pain scale" that the author didnt condemn harmful self harm techniques.  Like cold showering is a good example of pressing on the pain side, but when talking about cutting, I would put a disclaimer there.  

The book ran a little long for me, but it wasn't too long or wordy.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide