Unconscious emotional attachments lurk in the psyche like bugs, quirks, or viruses in a computer system. No matter how smart or capable we are, these secret attachments can mess up our chances for self-regulation, creativity, and success.

All addictive personalities are simmering volcanoes of negativity. Before addictive personalities become addicted to substances, they are first addicted to unpleasant emotions, unresolved from childhood, that include variations on feeling deprived, controlled, criticized, and rejected.

This book reveals how and why such attachments to unresolved negative emotions remain locked in the psyche of addictive personalities, compelling them to act out in self-defeating and self-destructive behaviors.

The book is a road map explaining the origins and nature of addictive behaviors and providing escape routes from this prison of suffering.

Among the questions answered: Why are addictive behaviors so hard to change? Why do addictive personalities deny the seriousness of the problem? Why are they so unconcerned about health and well-being?

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