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100 1 _aLyons, Scott,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAddicted to drama :
_bhealing dependency on crisis and chaos in yourself and others /
_cDr. Scott Lyons.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bHachette Go, an imprint of Hachette Books,
_c2023.
264 4 _c©2023
300 _axiv, 271 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and index.
505 0 _aPart one: What is addiction to drama? -- The storm chaser; the storm creator: identifying someone who is addicted to drama -- Two sides of the coin: how we see people addicted to drama - and how they see themselves -- Common symptoms and impacts of addiction to drama -- The cycle of creation and destruction: drama and relationships -- Part two: Understanding the causes of an addiction to drama -- Building the perfect storm: the baseline of an addiction to drama -- Wired for drama: the role of stress -- Caught in the grip: when a survival strategy becomes an addiction -- The drama cycle: chaos in the blink of an eye -- Overstimulated and underconnected: the global drug of drama -- Part three: The journey of healing an addiction to drama -- Breaking, finding, releasing, and learning: stories of healing -- Milestones of healing -- Using "addicted to drama" archetypes to help yourself heal -- A bird in the storm: how to thrive in relation to those with an addiction to drama -- Epilogue: Saying good-bye -- Appendix: Practices and prompts for healing.
520 _a"Do you know someone who seems to thrive on chaos, a person who manufactures crisis where there is none, makes mountains out of molehills, and whose very presence feels like an inescapable whirlwind? You may even label them a "drama queen." This person might be someone close to you. This person might even be you. In this groundbreaking book, clinical psychologist and mind-body expert Dr. Scott Lyons turns the notion of the "drama queen" on its head, showing that drama is actually an addiction and those who are suffering with it are experiencing a much deeper psychological, biological, and social pain. For a person addicted to drama, the intensity becomes their way of coping. Their life is a constant cycle of crisis, chaos, and chronically high levels of stress. They may never be able to relax without an internal alarm going off, sending them spiraling back toward chaos. Drama is the stirring, the excitement, the exaggeration, the eruption, the unrest, and the medicine to feel alive in relation to the numbing of the internal and external world around them. For a person addicted to drama, the drama is often how they survive -- or think they do. With studies, primary research, and patient stories, Dr. Lyons deconstructs this little-understood addiction, sharing: What drama addiction is and what it is not. How to identify patterns of drama addiction in yourself and others. The somatic effects of drama addiction, including chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease, joint and muscle pains, and other conditions. The origins of drama addiction -- and how we are heading toward a global pandemic of a dependency on crisis and chaos. Accessible exercises for recovery and healing. Rather than dismiss addiction to drama as just attention seeking, Dr. Lyons offers clear-eyed empathy, humor, and practical strategies to help us all understand and break free of the drama cycle"--Jacket flap.
650 0 _aDependency (Psychology)
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650 0 _aInterpersonal relations.
650 0 _aPsychic trauma.
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655 7 _aSelf-help publications.
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