Social worker Jack Trimpey’s major breakthrough in recovering from substance addiction is an unprecedented process that is fully explained in Rational Recovery, your first step towards freedom.
For those who are looking to make an extreme change in their lives, Rational Recovery is a proven recovery process and accessible instructional guide for all who are dealing with substance addiction. If you have been discouraged by traditional approaches to addiction recovery, then Rational Recovery will show how you can defeat addiction and remain sober for the rest of your life.
Author(s): Jack Trimpey
Edition: Original ed.
Publisher: Gallery Books
Year: 1996
Language: English
Commentary: Rational Recovery Book scanned
Pages: 368
Tags: rational, recovery, jack, trimpey
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction i
1 What Is AVRT? 19
2 An Overview of AVRT and Rational Recovery 29
3 An Adjustment of Attitude 45
4 The Recovery Hall of Mirrors: Let's Shatter
the Illusions 54
5 Phase: Tightening Your Focus on AVRT 86
The Book Course
6 Hello in There 93
7 I'm Still Here 95
8 I Know Why You Drink 96
9 Listen Carefully! 108
vi Contents
10 Surprise! You Have a Healthy Brain 118
11 The Big Plan 131
12 The Beast That Keeps Coming Back 148
13 Lapses, Relapses, and Other Nonsense 173
14 Stay Who You Are 211
15 Family Politics 228
16 Congratulations 237
PART III
A Rational Recovery World
17 How to Help an Addicted Family Member 243
18 AVRT for Gamblers 266
19 Professionals in the Post-Treatment Era 212
20 The Politics of Recovery 292
21 A Rational Recovery System 318
Appendices
A. The Rational Recovery Dictionary 323
B. Give Us Some Feedback 339
C. About Rational Recovery 343
D. For Further Information: Reading and Tapes 347
Sources 349
