Binge!: Would therapy resolve what his alcohol use never could? - Softcover

Bryant-Jefferies, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595442072 ISBN 13: 9780595442072

Verlag: iUniverse, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Binge! takes you into the world of the heavy-drinker and the struggle to overcomean ingrained alcohol habit that is rooted in childhood trauma.Andy is a man troubled by his past. Brought up by an aunt and uncle following thedeaths of his parents, he is seeking to address his binge-drinking and the effect it ishaving on his life. However, he was not the only one affected by the murder hewitnessed in childhood. His older brother, Terry, regularly drinks himself intooblivion, and spends much of his time in 'alcohol blackout'. It all leads to tragedy,as heavy drinking so often does.Graham (Andy's therapist) is the man destined to share Andy's emotional andpsychological roller-coaster journey. Can he help Andy makes sense of what ishappening to him? Can he help him break free of his past, and alcohol's grip onhis present? The characters have a reality that will haunt you and leave you with adeeper understanding of the human struggle to resolve heavy drinking.Binge! is the first in a series of titles being written to addressa range of contemporary issues in a therapeutic context.

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Binge! takes you into the world of the heavy-drinker and the struggle to overcome an ingrained alcohol habit that is rooted in childhood trauma.

Andy is a man troubled by his past. Brought up by an aunt and uncle following the deaths of his parents, he is seeking to address his binge-drinking and the effect it is having on his life. However, he was not the only one affected by the murder he witnessed in childhood. His older brother, Terry, regularly drinks himself into oblivion, and spends much of his time in 'alcohol blackout'. It all leads to tragedy, as heavy drinking so often does.

Graham (Andy's therapist) is the man destined to share Andy's emotional and psychological roller-coaster journey. Can he help Andy makes sense of what is happening to him? Can he help him break free of his past, and alcohol's grip on his present? The characters have a reality that will haunt you and leave you with a deeper understanding of the human struggle to resolve heavy drinking.

Binge! is the first in a series of titles being written to address a range of contemporary issues in a therapeutic context.

Biografía del autor

Richard Bryant-Jefferies has worked inthe field of alcohol addiction since 2003,working as a counsellor and more recentlyas a manager of substance misuse services inLondon. He has had 20 books published ontherapeutic themes. He currently lives inSurrey and works as an Equalities and Diversity manager within theUK National Health Service. He is keen to raise awareness of theconstructive effect of therapeutic relationship.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: iUniverse
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0595442072
• ISBN 13: 9780595442072
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248
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