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This book is for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of alcoholism—not just what it looks like on the surface, but what’s happening inside.
Whether you’re in recovery, questioning your own drinking, supporting someone you care about, or working in healthcare, this book offers valuable insight and practical tools for navigating the complex reality of alcoholism.
It’s also for those who may not realize how close they are to the problem—or how much power they have to make a difference. Loved ones, friends, healthcare providers, therapists, employers, even the courts—all part of what the author calls the alcoholic’s entourage—can play a meaningful role in healing.
The greatest barrier to recovery isn’t always the bottle—it’s often the misunderstanding of alcoholism, and the quiet voice inside that says, “Not Me! I’m fine.”Denial isn’t just a symptom of alcoholism—it often shields it, sustains it, and keeps it hidden from view.
Drawing on personal experience, science, and decades of field research, the author challenges outdated ideas about alcoholism, offering clarity, compassion, and hope to a topic often misunderstood. Most importantly, this book opens a rare window into the mind of the alcoholic—where denial isn’t defiance, but usually fear, pain, and deeply ingrained coping.
Through relatable stories, real-world examples, and illuminating reflections, you’ll explore:Why fewer than 10% of alcoholics fit the stereotype—and how many are high-functioning professionals or occasional drinkers who go unnoticed.What the alcoholic craving really is, and how it distorts thinking, willpower, and self-perception.How stigma, while painful, can also motivate positive change.The many forms denial takes—and how to recognize them in yourself or others.How families and others may unintentionally reinforce denial—and how they can instead offer support that truly helps.What prompts relapses, what makes interventions work, and how recovery becomes possible—even joyful.How people affected by alcoholism, including the drinker, can create lives they never imagined were possible.
Whether you’re beginning to ask questions, living with the consequences of someone else’s drinking, or working to help others recover, this book invites you into a new way of understanding.
There is hope—more than you may realize.
Your journey into recovery and insight begins here.
From the Publisher
A book not only read, but felt — leaving ripples long after the last page.
I WRITE ABOUT THAT: Everything you want or need to know about alcoholism.
Various Chapters
AS A YOUNG BOY, I tossed a stone into a pond. I listened to the sound and watched the ripples—the ripples I just made. I threw in a bigger stone, heard a deeper sound, and saw bigger ripples travel farther. The next stone was so big it took both my hands to hold, and, with all my might, I tossed it as high as I could. When it hit the water, the sound was much deeper, and I said, “Look … Dad! I can make waves!”
He smiled, picked up a tiny flat stone, cast it into the pond, and it hit the water. And it hit the water over and over, skipping across the pond until it skipped out of sight. The pond’s mirrored reflection changed into a mass of intersecting ripples traveling beyond my vision, reflecting sunlight in sparkling and memorable ways. I realized then it’s not always the biggest stone that makes the most ripples.
I realize now the ripples from our actions often travel great distances to remote and unknown places. They even exist when we don’t see them. We will never know for sure who has or how they have been affected by the ripples we created. I am deeply grateful to all, some known, some unknown, who created the beneficial ripples that flowed into this book.
I hope the essence of this book skips like a perfect stone cast into the silent pond of the drowning—and the ripples travel far and deep, reflecting sunlight in sparkling and memorable ways, into the darkness of denial.
Publisher : Perpetuity Publishing
Publication date : December 30, 2024
Language : English
Print length : 538 pages
ISBN-10 : 099646462X
ISBN-13 : 978-0996464628
Item Weight : 1.36 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.22 x 8.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #25,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #7 in Recovery by Adult Children of Alcoholics #40 in Alcoholism Recovery #46 in Twelve-Step Programs (Books)
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Customers say
Customers find this book to be a definitive authority on alcoholism, with one review noting its extensive references. They appreciate its approach to understanding denial, with one customer highlighting how professionals can either reinforce it or support recovery. The book receives positive feedback for its readability, with one customer describing it as a powerful read, and another noting its empathetic writing style. Customers find the content uplifting, with one review particularly appreciating the chapters on stigma.
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