Anxiety or anger about the coronavirus pandemic can enhance our urges to satisfy emotional needs with physical fixes. This resource helps us understand why our brains make our bodies crave, and how to use that information each day.
A nationally recognized expert on compulsive behaviors explains the phenomenon of craving and gives us tools to achieve freedom from our seemingly insatiable desires by changing our actions to remap our brains.
When we find ourselves wanting something strong enough, we'll do just about anything to get it--sometimes at the expense of our bodies, brains, bank accounts, and relationships. So why do we sometimes have the irrepressible feeling that we need something--such as food, cigarettes, alcohol, or sex--that we really just want? And how do we satiate that feeling without indulging it?
In Craving, Omar Manejwala, M.D., translates the neurobiology of this phenomenon into real and accessible terms, explaining why we just can't seem to get enough. He then gives us tools and guidance to find satisfaction without giving in to our cravings.
Dr. Manejwala explains: how and why our brain drives behavior; how to change the part of our brain that fuels our cravings; the warning signs that craving is evolving into addiction; why craving is the most difficult component of addiction to address; and why self-help and spiritual groups that use models like the Twelve Steps are so effective at changing behaviors, receiving encouragement, and remaining accountable.
Industry Reviews
The author lucidly explains the neurological changes that occur when cravings give way to addiction, and he offers practical ways to deal with and resist temptation
--Publishers Weekly
A SOLID book. It s filled with good science, which I find both illuminating and reassuring. It s filled with concrete, positive suggestions for addressing the issues of craving. It s also compassionate at its core. It s like, Give yourself a break. There are reasons you do this stuff, and it s not your fault, but it s not helping you, so here are some good tools that can give you a way out.
--foodfoodbodybody.com
This book will help addiction professionals be better able to explain cravings and addiction to patients. Anyone who has ever tried to squelch a craving--unsuccessfully--by willpower alone will be interested in this book.
--Jana Burson, MD, Board Certified in Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine; Medical Director, Stepping Stone of Boone; author, Pain Pill Addiction: a Prescription for Hope
"This compassionate book is highly recommended for anyone struggling with cravings or addictions of any type, as a first step on the road to recovery."
--San Francisco Book Review
Inspiring, practical, and insightful for individuals considering or participating in a recovery program.
--Library Journal
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"The author lucidly explains the neurological changes that occur when cravings give way to addiction, and he offers practical ways to deal with and resist temptation..."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"A SOLID book. It's filled with good science, which I find both illuminating and reassuring. It's filled with concrete, positive suggestions for addressing the issues of craving. It's also compassionate at its core. It's like, Give yourself a break. There are reasons you do this stuff, and it's not your fault, but it's not helping you, so here are some good tools that can give you a way out."
--foodfoodbodybody.com
"This book will help addiction professionals be better able to explain cravings and addiction to patients. Anyone who has ever tried to squelch a craving--unsuccessfully--by willpower alone will be interested in this book."
--Jana Burson, MD, Board Certified in Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine; Medical Director, Stepping Stone of Boone; author, "Pain Pill Addiction: a Prescription for Hope"
"This compassionate book is highly recommended for anyone struggling with cravings or addictions of any type, as a first step on the road to recovery."
--"San Francisco Book Review"
"Inspiring, practical, and insightful for individuals considering or participating in a recovery program."
--"Library Journal"
"The author lucidly explains the neurological changes that occur when cravings give way to addiction, and he offers practical ways to deal with and resist temptation..."
- Publishers Weekly
"A SOLID book. It's filled with good science, which I find both illuminating and reassuring. It's filled with concrete, positive suggestions for addressing the issues of craving. It's also compassionate at its core. It's like, Give yourself a break. There are reasons you do this stuff, and it's not your fault, but it's not helping you, so here are some good tools that can give you a way out."
- foodfoodbodybody.com
"This book will help addiction professionals be better able to explain cravings and addiction to patients. Anyone who has ever tried to squelch a craving - unsuccessfully - by willpower alone will be interested in this book."
- Jana Burson, M.D., Board Certified in Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Stepping Stone of Boone, Author "Pain Pill Addiction: a Prescription for Hope.
"This compassionate book is highly recommended for anyone struggling with cravings or addictions of any type, as a first step on the road to recovery."
-San Francisco Book Review
"Inspiring, practical, and insightful for individuals considering or participating in a recovery program."
-- Library Journal
