50 Books like Video Game Addiction

The Craving Mind

by Judson Brewer • 2017

One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.

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5k+

🧠 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Digital Habits 🧬 Dopamine 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

The Craving Mind 97%

One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.

by Judson Brewer 2017

3.68

5k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Digital Habits 🧬 Dopamine 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Irresistible

by Adam Alter • 2017

The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.

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13k+

🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Tech Addiction 👀 Attention Economy 🎯 Persuasive Design 🎮 Gamification

Irresistible 96%

The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.

by Adam Alter 2017

3.85

13k+ ratings

🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📱 Tech Addiction 👀 Attention Economy 🎯 Persuasive Design 🎮 Gamification

How to Break Up with Your Phone

by Catherine Price • 2018

The 30-day plan that unhooks your brain from the device designed to keep it hooked.

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22k+

🧭 Digital Detox 📱 Smartphone Addiction 🗣️ Social Media Critique 🎯 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design

How to Break Up with Your Phone 96%

The 30-day plan that unhooks your brain from the device designed to keep it hooked.

by Catherine Price 2018

3.91

22k+ ratings

🧭 Digital Detox 📱 Smartphone Addiction 🗣️ Social Media Critique 🎯 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design

In the Shadows of the Net

by Patrick J. Carnes • 2001

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

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121

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction 🪜 12-Step Recovery 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

In the Shadows of the Net 96%

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

by Patrick J. Carnes 2001

3.85

121 ratings

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction 🪜 12-Step Recovery 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling

by Allen Carr • 2013

A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.

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129

🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🃏 Gambling Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🆓 Fear-Free Quitting 🧩 Psychological Addiction

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling 96%

A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.

by Allen Carr 2013

4.15

129 ratings

🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🃏 Gambling Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🆓 Fear-Free Quitting 🧩 Psychological Addiction

The Biology of Desire

by Marc Lewis • 2015

Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.

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2k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation 🎯 Neuroscience Of Desire ⏳ Delay Discounting

The Biology of Desire 95%

Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.

by Marc Lewis 2015

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation 🎯 Neuroscience Of Desire ⏳ Delay Discounting

Treating Pornography Addiction

by Kevin B. Skinner • 2005

Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.

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239

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💭 Cognitive Behavioral

Treating Pornography Addiction 95%

Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.

by Kevin B. Skinner 2005

4.14

239 ratings

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💭 Cognitive Behavioral

Rewire

by Richard O'Connor • 2014

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

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2k+

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Rewire 95%

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

by Richard O'Connor 2014

3.82

2k+ ratings

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Emotional Regulation

The Addiction Manifesto

by Jerry Weaver • 2021

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

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1k+

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

The Addiction Manifesto 95%

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

by Jerry Weaver 2021

4.72

1k+ ratings

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

Healing the Addicted Brain

by Harold C. Urschel III • 2009

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

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307

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Healing the Addicted Brain 95%

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

by Harold C. Urschel III 2009

3.88

307 ratings

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Attention

by Casey Schwartz • 2020

Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.

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394

🏪 Attention Economy 💊 Prescription Stimulants 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Trauma And Focus 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

Attention 95%

Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.

by Casey Schwartz 2020

3.12

394 ratings

🏪 Attention Economy 💊 Prescription Stimulants 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Trauma And Focus 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

The Little Book of Big Change

by Amy Johnson • 2016

Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.

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1k+

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health 🌀 Non-Dual Psychology 🌊 Urge Management

The Little Book of Big Change 95%

Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.

by Amy Johnson 2016

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health 🌀 Non-Dual Psychology 🌊 Urge Management

Recupera tu mente, reconquista tu vida

by Marian Rojas Estapé • 2024

A neuroscience-based plan to starve your dopamine addictions and feel alive again.

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5k+

🧠 Dopamine Detox 📱 Digital Detox 🧘 Attention Restoration 😴 Sleep Science 🔥 Neuroinflammation

Recupera tu mente, reconquista tu vida Summary

Recupera tu mente, reconquista tu vida 95%

A neuroscience-based plan to starve your dopamine addictions and feel alive again.

by Marian Rojas Estapé 2024

4.27

5k+ ratings

🧠 Dopamine Detox 📱 Digital Detox 🧘 Attention Restoration 😴 Sleep Science 🔥 Neuroinflammation

Dopamine Nation

by Anna Lembke • 2021

Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.

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89k+

🧠 Dopamine Neuroscience 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📈 Hedonic Adaptation 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Impulse Control

Dopamine Nation 95%

Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.

by Anna Lembke 2021

3.88

89k+ ratings

🧠 Dopamine Neuroscience 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📈 Hedonic Adaptation 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Impulse Control

Addictive Thinking

by Abraham J. Twerski • 1990

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

4.17

957

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception 💔 Shame And Addiction 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Addictive Thinking 95%

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

by Abraham J. Twerski 1990

4.17

957 ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception 💔 Shame And Addiction 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2013

Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.

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19k+

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔧 Behavioral Change

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking 95%

Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.

by Allen Carr 2013

4.28

19k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔧 Behavioral Change

How to Quit Porn

by Brett McKay • 2015

Porn is a brain habit you can break. Step-by-step plans that work when willpower doesn't.

4.24

156

🧠 Porn Recovery ❤️ Sexual Health 🔄 Habit Change 🔁 Habit Loops 🧪 Dopamine

How to Quit Porn 95%

Porn is a brain habit you can break. Step-by-step plans that work when willpower doesn't.

by Brett McKay 2015

4.24

156 ratings

🧠 Porn Recovery ❤️ Sexual Health 🔄 Habit Change 🔁 Habit Loops 🧪 Dopamine

The Alcohol Experiment

by Annie Grace • 2018

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

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3k+

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

The Alcohol Experiment 95%

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

by Annie Grace 2018

4.33

3k+ ratings

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

Your Future Self Will Thank You

by Drew Dyck • 2019

Why willpower alone fails: how to build self-control with grace, habits, and brain science.

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2k+

🧠 Self-Control 🔁 Habit Formation 📱 Digital Discipline 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Sanctification

Your Future Self Will Thank You 95%

Why willpower alone fails: how to build self-control with grace, habits, and brain science.

by Drew Dyck 2019

4.28

2k+ ratings

🧠 Self-Control 🔁 Habit Formation 📱 Digital Discipline 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Sanctification

Easy Way to Control Alcohol

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

4.15

3k+

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

Easy Way to Control Alcohol 95%

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.15

3k+ ratings

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

Sex Addiction 101

by Robert Weiss • 2013

Sex addiction is not about sex. Recovery starts with a boundary plan, not with willpower.

4.08

117

🛡️ Sex Addiction Recovery 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🔗 Trauma And Addiction 💔 Love Addiction 💥 Betrayal Trauma

Sex Addiction 101 95%

Sex addiction is not about sex. Recovery starts with a boundary plan, not with willpower.

by Robert Weiss 2013

4.08

117 ratings

🛡️ Sex Addiction Recovery 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🔗 Trauma And Addiction 💔 Love Addiction 💥 Betrayal Trauma

Your Brain Is Always Listening

by Daniel G. Amen • 2021

The past installed invisible scripts in your brain. A playbook for spotting and rewriting them.

3.69

2k+

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🔁 Habit Change 🔬 Neuroplasticity

Your Brain Is Always Listening 95%

The past installed invisible scripts in your brain. A playbook for spotting and rewriting them.

by Daniel G. Amen 2021

3.69

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🔁 Habit Change 🔬 Neuroplasticity

Breaking Addiction

by Lance Dodes • 2011

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

3.88

304

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Breaking Addiction 95%

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

by Lance Dodes 2011

3.88

304 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Hard to Break

by Russell A. Poldrack • 2021

Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.

3.57

169

🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🔄 Habit Formation 💉 Dopamine And Reward 🎮 Cognitive Control ⚡ Addiction Neuroscience

Hard to Break 95%

Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.

by Russell A. Poldrack 2021

3.57

169 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🔄 Habit Formation 💉 Dopamine And Reward 🎮 Cognitive Control ⚡ Addiction Neuroscience

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently

by Allen Carr • 1995

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

4.20

520

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently Summary

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently 95%

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

by Allen Carr 1995

4.20

520 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week

by Tiffany Shlain • 2019

One day offline each week. The science says your attention, empathy, and sleep all improve.

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3k+

🔌 Digital Minimalism 🕯️ Sabbath Practice 🧠 Dopamine Fasting 🎯 Attention Restoration 🐢 Slow Living

24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week Summary

24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week 94%

One day offline each week. The science says your attention, empathy, and sleep all improve.

by Tiffany Shlain 2019

3.80

3k+ ratings

🔌 Digital Minimalism 🕯️ Sabbath Practice 🧠 Dopamine Fasting 🎯 Attention Restoration 🐢 Slow Living

Quit Porn and Get Rich

by Martin Prescott • 2018

The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.

3.76

168

🔒 Porn Addiction Recovery 🧪 Dopamine Detox 💪 Self-Control Training 👤 Men's Self-Improvement 🔨 Habit Breaking

Quit Porn and Get Rich 94%

The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.

by Martin Prescott 2018

3.76

168 ratings

🔒 Porn Addiction Recovery 🧪 Dopamine Detox 💪 Self-Control Training 👤 Men's Self-Improvement 🔨 Habit Breaking

Brain over Binge

by Kathryn Hansen • 2011

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

3.84

3k+

🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Urge Surfing 🧘 Mindful Detachment 📖 Eating Disorder Memoir

Brain over Binge 94%

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

by Kathryn Hansen 2011

3.84

3k+ ratings

🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Urge Surfing 🧘 Mindful Detachment 📖 Eating Disorder Memoir

Alcohol Explained

by William Porter • 2015

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

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4k+

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Alcohol Explained 94%

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

by William Porter 2015

4.36

4k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Unwinding Anxiety

by Judson Brewer MD PhD • 2020

Anxiety is a learned habit, not a broken brain. Rewire the loop with mindfulness, not willpower.

3.88

15k+

😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔁 Habit Loops 🫂 Addiction Recovery

Unwinding Anxiety 94%

Anxiety is a learned habit, not a broken brain. Rewire the loop with mindfulness, not willpower.

by Judson Brewer MD PhD 2020

3.88

15k+ ratings

😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔁 Habit Loops 🫂 Addiction Recovery

The Art of Bitfulness

by Nandan Nilekani • 2022

Phones exploit your psychology by design. Three modes that make deep focus the easy choice.

4.21

128

🧘 Digital Wellness 📉 Attention Economy 🔄 Habit Design ⏰ Time Management 🔒 Privacy And Data

The Art of Bitfulness 94%

Phones exploit your psychology by design. Three modes that make deep focus the easy choice.

by Nandan Nilekani 2022

4.21

128 ratings

🧘 Digital Wellness 📉 Attention Economy 🔄 Habit Design ⏰ Time Management 🔒 Privacy And Data

Rewired

by Erica Spiegelman • 2015

Recovery is rebuilding the self that no longer needs the substance. A blueprint for real change.

3.86

472

🧰 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Holistic Recovery 🧠 Emotional Sobriety 🔧 Life Redesign 🔒 Personal Integrity

Rewired 94%

Recovery is rebuilding the self that no longer needs the substance. A blueprint for real change.

by Erica Spiegelman 2015

3.86

472 ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Holistic Recovery 🧠 Emotional Sobriety 🔧 Life Redesign 🔒 Personal Integrity

The Porn Trap

by Wendy Maltz • 2008

Quitting porn is half the job. The rest: rebuilding a sexuality rooted in connection, not screens.

3.94

458

🖥️ Porn Addiction 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💞 Healthy Sexuality 🤝 Intimacy And Connection 🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction

The Porn Trap 94%

Quitting porn is half the job. The rest: rebuilding a sexuality rooted in connection, not screens.

by Wendy Maltz 2008

3.94

458 ratings

🖥️ Porn Addiction 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💞 Healthy Sexuality 🤝 Intimacy And Connection 🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2018

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

4.41

107

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking 94%

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

by Allen Carr 2018

4.41

107 ratings

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Wired for Intimacy

by William M. Struthers • 2009

Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.

3.97

846

🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🔗 Sexual Addiction Recovery 📖 Biblical Sexuality ✝️ Christian Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Wired for Intimacy 94%

Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.

by William M. Struthers 2009

3.97

846 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🔗 Sexual Addiction Recovery 📖 Biblical Sexuality ✝️ Christian Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Never Enough

by Judith Grisel • 2019

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

4.14

5k+

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity 🧒 Adolescent Brain Development 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction

Never Enough 94%

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

by Judith Grisel 2019

4.14

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity 🧒 Adolescent Brain Development 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery

by Allen Berger • 2008

Recovery gets derailed by twelve predictable patterns. Here is how to spot and short-circuit them.

4.12

246

🧪 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Relapse Prevention 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🙏 Twelve-Step Principles ✨ Recovery Spirituality

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery Summary

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery 94%

Recovery gets derailed by twelve predictable patterns. Here is how to spot and short-circuit them.

by Allen Berger 2008

4.12

246 ratings

🧪 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Relapse Prevention 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🙏 Twelve-Step Principles ✨ Recovery Spirituality

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

4.10

1k+

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧪 Addiction Psychology 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking 94%

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.10

1k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧪 Addiction Psychology 🩹 Addiction Recovery

The Attention Fix

by Anders Hansen • 2024

Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.

3.89

359

🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 📱 Digital Attention 📵 Phone Addiction 🧠 Dopamine And Reward ⚡ Stress Biology

The Attention Fix 94%

Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.

by Anders Hansen 2024

3.89

359 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 📱 Digital Attention 📵 Phone Addiction 🧠 Dopamine And Reward ⚡ Stress Biology

Bored and Brilliant

by Manoush Zomorodi • 2017

Boredom fuels creative breakthroughs. Your phone erased it. A week-long experiment to get it back.

3.71

5k+

🧹 Digital Minimalism 🎨 Creative Process 🎯 Attention Management 📱 Phone Addiction 🧠 Neuroscience Of Attention

Bored and Brilliant 94%

Boredom fuels creative breakthroughs. Your phone erased it. A week-long experiment to get it back.

by Manoush Zomorodi 2017

3.71

5k+ ratings

🧹 Digital Minimalism 🎨 Creative Process 🎯 Attention Management 📱 Phone Addiction 🧠 Neuroscience Of Attention

Silicon Valley Porn Star

by Jason Portnoy • 2022

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

4.32

256

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Silicon Valley Porn Star 94%

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

by Jason Portnoy 2022

4.32

256 ratings

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Recovery

by Russell Brand • 2017

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

3.93

13k+

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

Recovery 94%

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

by Russell Brand 2017

3.93

13k+ ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

How to Raise a Healthy Gamer

by Alok Kanojia • 2024

Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.

4.13

1k+

🎮 Gaming Culture 📱 Digital Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🤝 Alliance Parenting

How to Raise a Healthy Gamer 94%

Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.

by Alok Kanojia 2024

4.13

1k+ ratings

🎮 Gaming Culture 📱 Digital Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🤝 Alliance Parenting

Living Sober

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1975

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

4.35

2k+

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

Living Sober 94%

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1975

4.35

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

Find Your Focus Zone

by Lucy Jo Palladino • 2007

Boredom and frenzy both kill focus. Train your brain to find the sweet spot between them.

3.91

428

🧠 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction ❤️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Habit Formation ⚡ Adhd Management

Find Your Focus Zone 94%

Boredom and frenzy both kill focus. Train your brain to find the sweet spot between them.

by Lucy Jo Palladino 2007

3.91

428 ratings

🧠 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction ❤️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Habit Formation ⚡ Adhd Management

The Sober Truth

by Lance Dodes • 2014

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

3.92

616

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

The Sober Truth 94%

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

by Lance Dodes 2014

3.92

616 ratings

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

by Gabor Maté • 2007

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

4.48

24k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts 94%

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

by Gabor Maté 2007

4.48

24k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery

Your Brain on Porn

by Gary Wilson • 2014

Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.

4.21

8k+

🎬 Porn Addiction 💻 Internet Addiction 🧠 Brain Reward 💔 Sexual Dysfunction 🔄 Compulsive Behavior

Your Brain on Porn 94%

Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.

by Gary Wilson 2014

4.21

8k+ ratings

🎬 Porn Addiction 💻 Internet Addiction 🧠 Brain Reward 💔 Sexual Dysfunction 🔄 Compulsive Behavior

Bright Line Eating

by Susan Peirce Thompson • 2017

Four hard lines that turn healthy eating into a reflex, so willpower never enters the room.

3.88

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Mindful Tech 94%

Turn screen time into noticing time: a mindfulness method for unscrolling your life.

by David M. Levy 2016

3.41

153 ratings

🧘 Tech Mindfulness 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👁️ Self-Observation 📴 Digital Detox

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