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Dave was catnip and kryptonite to me.

—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

Author Elizabeth Gilbert’s description of her romance with David captures the exquisite torture of an addictive relationship. Addictive relationships, while romanticized in Hollywood and mainstream media, are confusing and painful. Ready to Heal is dedicated to helping you identify painful addictive relationship patterns and heal from them. If you’re reading this book, a therapist may have suggested you do so, or perhaps you sought out the book yourself to try to understand a nagging suspicion that your romantic behavior is out of control. However you came to read this book, be assured you’re not alone. Many women find themselves in an addictive relationship at one time or another. One addictive relationship, while terribly intense and painful, may not indicate the presence of love and sex addiction. However, if your relationships regularly have draining patterns of highs and lows, intense episodes of anger and withdrawal, leave you tired and angry, and each attempt you make to find romantic connection proves more painful, you may be facing an addiction to love and sex.