This book was such an eye-opener. My husband has had some addictive behaviours and it was so interesting to learn how they occur and that they can be reversed! The intriguing news was that all behaviours are learned and the addictive ones arrive in exactly the same way as all the others. While my coping mechanisms are not addictions to dangerous substances they are also a form of addiction with pay-offs that I haven't until now been able to name. I think everyone should read this book to simply understand how our personalities develop and that our ways of thinking that govern our behaviour can be changed to something more appropriate and enjoyable for ourselves and those around us.