Addiction is more malleable than you know. When people come to me for therapy, they often ask me whether their behavior constitutes a real addiction …

- Stanton Peele

Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha have written the essential corrective to the evolutionary psychology literature.

- Stanton Peele

The addictive experience is the totality of effect produced by an involvement; it stems from pharmacological and physiological sources, but takes its…

- Stanton Peele

We often say 'love' when we really mean, and are acting out, an addiction-a sterile, ingrown dependency relationship, with another person serving as …

- Stanton Peele

When people can say to themselves - "What I'm doing is justified," there is little chance of their modifying a behavior.

- Stanton Peele

When spectators and fans say about drunken brawls, violence, and dog fights, "Well, football players are prone to these things - that's why we admire…

- Stanton Peele

Recovery is about purpose and meaning in life, not “sobriety” and meetings.

- Stanton Peele

Anger management (which is a part of both public displays of rage and spouse abuse) is about changing a person's internal reactions to events (how th…

- Stanton Peele

People no longer know how to apologize, which is particularly noticeable among athletes, politicians, and entertainment figures.

- Stanton Peele