Everyone loves something or someone too much-a person, substance, activity, or ideology. But self-help gurus, programs, and books stop short with 12 steps on how to live beyond the addiction. Today's culture leads people to believe that if they try harder or do more or live enough they can manage desires-run-out-of-control. But that is a myth. Self-help is the last addiction. There is hope and help beyond the 12 steps, the programs, and the messages from the self-help gurus, asserts Sharon A. Hersh in this groundbreaking book. Looking at various addicts' stories, Hersh shows how only enough love, grace, and redemption answers the desires that trap people. The Last Addiction helps readers recognize their longing for intimacy. It invites them to love boldly and receive love in return. And it gives the hope every addict-and those who love them-need for lasting freedom and abundant life.