No Te Tires Al Drama / Addicted to Drama - by Scott Lyons (Paperback)

About the Book

"Clinical psychologist and mind-body expert Dr. Scott Lyons unpacks "drama addiction" with scientific insight, compassion, and empathy, providing strategies to identify and heal Many of us know someone who seems to thrive on chaos, a person who manufactures crisis where there is none. A person who makes mountains out of molehills, and whose very presence feels like an inescapable whirlwind. We may even label them a "drama queen." But Dr. Scott Lyons shows us that these people are experiencing a much deeper psychological, biological, and social pain, and how drama becomes their medicine. Crisis and chaos becomes their new normal, stress levels are chronically high, and the moment those start to drop towards relaxation, an internal alarm of danger sounds, and the cycle of drama returns to maintain control and balance. With studies, primary research, and patient stories, Dr. Lyons deconstructs drama addiction, sharing: what drama addiction is and what it is not how to identify patterns of drama addiction in yourself and others the physical, psychological, and social effects of drama addiction (chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease, joint and muscle pains, social isolation, and other conditions) where it emerges from, and how we are heading towards a global pandemic of drama addiction steps for coping and recovery With clear-eyed empathy, humor, and accessible practices, Dr. Lyons helps readers understand and break free of the drama cycle"--

Book Synopsis

Libérate del rol de víctima y deja de crear caos gratuito en tu vida

Todos hemos sentido alguna vez que el mundo está en nuestra contra, pero si tu respuesta ante cualquier pequeño problema es «¡¿Por qué a mí?!», puede que tengas una adicción al drama. La buena noticia es que esta guía te ayudará a entender que al actuar como drama queen, en realidad estás empleando un mecanismo de defensa. En el drama hay trauma.

El caos que generamos en nuestra vida es un intento por conseguir que alguien escuche nuestro dolor y lo valide. Cuando actuamos desde el rol de víctima, solemos pelear sin motivo, y el resultado es que nos sentimos cada vez más estancados y aislados de los demás.

El doctor Scott Lyons, un «dramático en recuperación», te ayuda a reconocer los patrones que te mantienen en un ciclo de crisis y niveles de estrés crónicos, a detectar los efectos somáticos del dramatismo, y te acompaña por las cinco etapas que propone para la sanación: conciencia, acción, llegada, soltar y pertenencia.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Break Free from the Victim Role and Stop Creating Unnecessary Chaos in Your Life

We've all felt at some point that the world is against us, but if your response to any small problem is "Why me?!" you might have a drama addiction. The good news is that this guide will help you understand that acting like a drama queen is actually a defense mechanism. There is trauma in drama.

The chaos we create in our lives is often an attempt to get someone to hear and validate our pain. When we operate from the victim role, we tend to fight for no reason, leaving us feeling increasingly stuck and isolated from others.

Dr. Scott Lyons, a "recovering dramatic," helps you recognize the patterns that keep you trapped in cycles of crisis and chronic stress, identify the somatic effects of drama, and guides you through the five healing stages he proposes: awareness, action, arrival, release, and belonging.