Magnificent Addiction: Discovering Addiction as Gateway to Healing [Paperback]

Philip Kavanaugh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1992

This book will decisively change the way you see addictions and emotional disorders-forever. From the unique vantage point of a physsician who has treated thousands of patients with emotional disorders,yet has undergone a major life-breakdown and healing himself, this revolutionary book takes all assumptions that therapists have about treatment of emotional disorders and turns them upside down.

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This book will change lives! A major contribution to the newest generation of books aimed at self-understanding and personal transformation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Aslan Publishing (March 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0944031366
• ISBN-13: 978-0944031360
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,119,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional and different book, July 24, 2007

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Laura Hughes "no nonsense lady" (Champaign, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magnificent Addiction: Discovering Addiction as Gateway to Healing (Paperback)

I have suffered with depression for 10 years. I have ready MANY books on depression, spiritualism and related subjects. Dr. Kavanaugh had his own breakdown and through AA and other organization, he borrowed their principals and beliefs and adapted to work for him. He was never an alcoholic or drug addict but points out there are other things to be addicted to such as control, emotional problems, panic attacks etc. This book is broken down step by step explaining what happened to him and why. Then goes on step by step to explain how he helped himself through a higher power which he says resides within each of us. That we have to look within ourselves for our answers. To feel or feelings and not to act on them through our addictions. It helped me a lot which say a lot since I am such a skeptic after 10 years of trying to figure out what has been making me depressed all these years. I never dreamed you could be depressed so long. I have to say I am much better. He says it is a long process but you have to work at it and you will be healed. This is a great book.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my life, February 23, 2006

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james (Aptos, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magnificent Addiction: Discovering Addiction as Gateway to Healing (Paperback)

The idea's and suggestions that Dr Kavanaugh writes about in his book saved my emotional life. I have struggled with mental health and emotional issues for years and this book revealed concepts that changed my belief system and started my healing. His words are powerful to shift a dysfunctional belief system into the realm of all possibilities and healing. I highly recommend the Magnificent Addiction to anyone dealing with any emotional issues to clinical disorders.
My life is back on track because of this book.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The second most important book I have ever read!, June 13, 1999

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Father A.G. Crawford, Ph.D., [e-mail]... (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magnificent Addiction: Discovering Addiction as Gateway to Healing (Paperback)

Second only to the Bible, Dr. Kavanaugh's book, "Magnificent Addiction", is the most helpful and healing book I have ever read. In my role as a Pastoral Counselor, I frequently have to assist someone during their time of Recovery and Healing. I always suggest Dr. Kavanaugh's book. It has profoundly helped me and everyone that I know who has read it. To me, it is a 'Must Have'. What a novel concept - Get hooked on God! Sounds like something right out of Christ's Mouth.