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Little Addictions

Freedom from our tiny but mighty compulsions
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'Snortingly funny and entertainingly researched via an impressive suite of scientists' - The Times Smartphones, ultra-processed food, online shopping, people-pleasing, gambling, dating... Most of us can identify a little addiction we don't need to quit but certainly do a little too much of. In her brand-new... Read More
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Master your micro addictions to unlock macro happiness.

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'Snortingly funny and entertainingly researched via an impressive suite of scientists' - The Times

Smartphones, ultra-processed food, online shopping, people-pleasing, gambling, dating... Most of us can identify a little addiction we don't need to quit but certainly do a little too much of.

In her brand-new book, Little Addictions, Catherine Gray, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, shows you how to fight back against the insidious drip-feeding of addictive influence, master your micro addictions, and unlock maximum happiness. A little at a time, it might even change your life.

'Bloody loved it.' - Bryony Gordon

'Fascinating and confronting. A book I'll return to and recommend to clients.' - Psychotherapist Joshua Fletcher

'As our world becomes increasingly engineered to create dependency, the old distinction between "addiction" and "bad habit" is collapsing. This book meets that moment with compassion and rigour, giving readers the science and practical tools to take back control.' - Shahroo Izadi, Behavioural change specialist

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804193242

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Octopus Publishing Group

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 433g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Catherine Gray is author of six books, including The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober. She's sold over half a million books in English-speaking territories, her work has been published in the likes of Stylist, Marie Claire, The Lancet Psychiatry and the Guardian, and her books have been translated into nine languages. In 2018, Catherine founded charitable campaign Sober Spring, a three-month sabbatical from alcohol, and she now runs it with Alcohol Change UK, for whom she is an ambassador. She's been sober since 2013. Catherine lives in Hove and when not writing she enjoys falling off a paddleboard, giving her plants names like 'Cassandra' and 'Miguel', and spamming Instagram with pictures of dogs.

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