“Addiction is more malleable than you know. When people come to me for therapy, they often ask me whether their behavior constitutes a real addiction (or whether they are really alcoholic, etc.). My answer is that this is not the important question. The important questions are how many problems is the involvement causing you, how much do you want to change it, and how can we go about change?” PeopleKnowsWantImportantRealProblemAsksAnswersBehaviorAddictionAsk MeTherapyEtcAlcoholicsInvolvementImportant Questions Book:7 Tools to Beat Addiction: A New Path to Recovery from Addictions of Any Kind: Smoking, Alcohol, Food, Drugs, Gambling, Sex, Love Source: 7 Tools to Beat Addiction: A New Path to Recovery from Addictions of Any Kind: Smoking, Alcohol, Food, Drugs, Gambling, Sex, Love
“When people can say to themselves - "What I'm doing is justified," there is little chance of their modifying a behavior.” PeopleLittlesChanceBehaviorJustifiedModifying Author:Stanton Peele
“Anger management (which is a part of both public displays of rage and spouse abuse) is about changing a person's internal reactions to events (how they see their behavior) by changing the support environment for the behavior (making them see the behavior is wrong).” PersonsSupportEnvironmentEventsBehaviorAbuseManagementRageReactionsInternalsDisplaySpouseAnger Management Author:Stanton Peele
“When spectators and fans say about drunken brawls, violence, and dog fights, "Well, football players are prone to these things - that's why we admire them," they are encouraging terribly detrimental behavior. You might even say - a la Roman gladiators - they are egging on this behavior.” WellsMightFightingPlayerViolenceFansDogFootballBehaviorAdmireSpectatorsFootball PlayerDetrimental Author:Stanton Peele
