Hello, this is KA.
This time, I would like to introduce the book "Dopamine Addiction" (Shinchosha 2022) by American psychiatrist Anna Lempke.
Are you addicted to something right now, and do you want to quit? If you have even the slightest bit of such thoughts, please read this book. There are probably many people who can't let go of their smartphones or stop gambling.
This book is based on a true story of how psychiatrist Anna Lempke prescribed treatments to the addicts who came to her.
There are many different types of addicts, ranging from smartphone addiction and love addiction to gambling and sex addiction, and various approaches are taken for each patient.
You can learn something just by reading how the first patient solved their addiction, and if you read the section about patients with similar addictions to yours, you may be able to imitate their methods and deal with the problem without having to go to the hospital.
In fact, after reading this book, I have reduced the amount of time I spend looking at my smartphone, and when I unconsciously find myself becoming addicted to something, I remember the contents of this book and become conscious of dealing with it. It also gave me the opportunity to learn that exercise is also important in dealing with addiction. So exercise is important after all (laughs).
The book features so many patients that it will offer insight for anyone who is addicted to something and it is interfering with their daily life, who thinks they may be addicted, or who wants to know what addiction is like.
The red cover makes it easy to find! Please give it a read!
By the way, the "XX Brain" series by A. Hansen, whose name is on the cover, is also interesting, so be sure to read it.
This is the end of the article about this book. I look forward to your comments about the book and this blog!
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