{"product_id":"how-to-break-your-addiction-to-a-person-when-and-why-love-doesnt-work-paperback","title":"How to Break Your Addiction to a Person: When--And Why--Love Doesn't Work - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Halpern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you in love--or addicted? How to know when to call it quits...and how to find the courage to call it quits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre you unable to leave a love relationship even though it gives you more pain than joy? Your judgment and self-respect tell you to end it, but still, to your dismay, you hang on. You are addicted--to a person. Now there is an insightful, step-by-step guide to breaking that addiction--and surviving the split. Drawing on dozens of provocative case histories, psychotherapist Howard Helpern explains to you: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy you can get addicted to a person. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy and how you may try to deceive yourself. (\"He really loves me, he just doesn't know how to show it.\") \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow you can recognize the symptoms of a bad relationship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to deal with the power moves and guilt trips your partner uses to hold you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy strong feelings of jealousy do not mean you are \"in love.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to get through the agonizing breakup period--without going back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow not to get caught in such a painful relationship again.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you in love--or addicted? How to know when to call it quits...and how to find the courage to call it quits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre you unable to leave a love relationship even though it gives you more pain than joy? Your judgment and self-respect tell you to end it, but still, to your dismay, you hang on. You are addicted--to a person. Now there is an insightful, step-by-step guide to breaking that addiction--and surviving the split. Drawing on dozens of provocative case histories, psychotherapist Howard Helpern explains to you: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy you can get addicted to a person. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy and how you may try to deceive yourself. (\"He really loves me, he just doesn't know how to show it.\") \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow you can recognize the symptoms of a bad relationship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to deal with the power moves and guilt trips your partner uses to hold you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy strong feelings of jealousy do not mean you are \"in love.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to get through the agonizing breakup period--without going back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow not to get caught in such a painful relationship again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward M. Halpern received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Columbia University in 1954. He taught at Columbia and other colleges and has been a consultant, clinical psychologist, and psychotherapist at several New York colleges and clinics. He was the codirector of the New York Student Consultation Center and is a past president of the American Academy of Psychotherapists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Halpern has practiced psychotherapy in New York City for forty-eight years. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eCutting Loose: An Adult Guide to Coming to Terms with Your Parents\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFinally Getting It Right\u003c\/i\u003e. He also wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column called \"On Your Own\". His appearances on national media include \u003ci\u003eDonahue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e20\/20\u003c\/i\u003e, and CNN.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.24 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151428161671,"sku":"9780553382495","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4807932d24dee45d1027a028e6005cac.webp?v=1733206990","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/how-to-break-your-addiction-to-a-person-when-and-why-love-doesnt-work-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}