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Coming Out of Our Comfort Zones: Recovery From Addiction - by Candace Plattor- Seek and Beware of "Divine Emptiness" - by Megan walks into my office after several months of hard work in her individual and group therapy. Her brow is furrowed. She looks confused. No, she actually seems to be in pain. If I have learned nothing else in my years as a psychotherapist, I have learned not to jump to conclusions by ...
Views: 875 - Daily Decision - by Most any self-help book will tell you, in one way or another, that “self love is the key” – the key to happiness, the key to a positive self-image, the key to good mental health. Most self-help books convey that message clearly. They vary, however, in how well they teach the reader how to ...
Views: 748 - Definitions & Characteristics of Addiction - by The question comes up often: “What is the definition of addiction?” The assumption is that one true definition actually exists. It doesn’t. Indeed, there are many definitions of addiction--hundreds, perhaps. A few of those are quite good.
Morse & Flavin’s (1992) definition of addiction is the ...
Views: 10477(1 vote) - Understanding & Moving Through Denial - by Just about anytime we approach the subject of alcoholics’ and addicts’ denial regarding their substance abuse, they become defensive. There are many reasons for that. One of those is because they mistakenly associate the word denial with the word lying. This is unfortunate, because denial and ...
Views: 3686 - Breakthrough Spiritual Research on the Root Cause of Addictions - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2007 from Sean ClarkeAddictions are a worldwide phenomenon adversely affecting the lives of millions across all geographical boundaries and cultures. At a personal level, people’s lives are destroyed by their addictions and their loved ones also suffer the trauma from the negative ripple effect. Causes of addictive ...
Views: 1955 - A New Way to Conquer Addictions - by Anyone who’s tried to quit smoking knows how very, very hard it can be. Even when you really want to stop, cigarettes sneak up on you and the next thing you know, you’re inhaling. Or worse, you realize that you just smoked a cigarette and put it out without even noticing.
For many, stop-smoking ...
Views: 1007 - Society Labeling - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2007 from Andre BrinkThis article comes from the experiences I had myself and workshops I have written to assist others in there "struggle with addiction". First and foremost, what is addiction? It is only the result of abuse. To clarify this, I will break it down step by step. Before any person gets to a stage of ...
Views: 893 - Fighting Alcohol & Drug Addictions: 2 New Treatments for Eliminating Alcohol & Drug Addiction Forever - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2007 from Dr. Richard Gracer“I was lonely. I was just going to have one drink. I know that I can never just have one, and I didn’t. I barely remember what happened. I’m lucky that I wasn’t hurt too badly and that I didn’t kill someone else. My new $35,000 Saab is gone and I had to spend the night in jail. I’m so ashamed. ...
Views: 2142 - Eeg Neurotheraphy In The Treatment Of Alcoholism Aan Addictions: Brief Overview - by Introduction
Alcoholism is a disease that afflicts at least 12 million Americans. It leads to approximately 250,000 premature deaths a year, disrupts the lives of some 45 million family members and costs an estimated $120 billion a year in medical bills, property damage and lost time and ...
Views: 2944 - How To Quit smoking? Guide for Becoming a Non-Smoker - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2007 from Nenad MolerovicMost smokers are afraid that they can’t quit, that cigarettes are more powerful than they are. Actually this is fear from the fear, because if you are still smoking, how can you know that it’s hard without cigarettes? This is a result from your habit that is controlling you so much ...
Views: 787 - Living Smoke Free - Redefining the Stop Smoking Process - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Cheryl StroupIt was the fall of 1996 and I had decided to finally stop smoking. I smoked for over 20 years and enjoyed everything about it: the scent, the camaraderie in smoking circles, the self-contained privacy of a good cigarette and the sensuality. Yes, I loved everything about smoking and still do -- I ...
Views: 885 - THE RECOVERY OF AN INTELLIGENT AND COURAGEOUS MAN - by "I am not very special, though I'm generally a friendly and honest sort of person. I'm not much worse or better than the average person in the street, though if I have a drug again I will be a danger to you, to myself and to society.
"1,000 days ago, at about midday on April 15 1998 I sat in ...
Views: 982 - Overcoming Sex Addiction - how to remove a big obstacle - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2007 from Joe ZychikFred had a very stressful day at work. Now he's home feeling tired, tense and edgy. He wants to relax. He tries watching TV; he gets bored. He goes out for a walk; he feels lonely. He listens to music; he can't concentrate. Nothing seems to be able to relieve his stress except his old standby ...
Views: 5470 - Acceptance and Surrender - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2007 from Dr. Bess PermutTHE FOOTHILLS FOCUS July 16, 2003 Acceptance - Surrender Dr. Bess S. Permut Focus Columnist We must have some partnership to sustain us to live and to survive in a world filled with confusion and danger. With whom you may ask yourselves? Often we give of ourselves to find that where we ...
Views: 1157 - Working Together - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2007 from Scott WisenbakerAs substance abuse professionals, social workers, 12-step sponsors, or just concerned friends and family we often find ourselves at odds with one another. Wanting what is best for each situation, utilizing every concept and theory forged from our experiences. Experience, education, and ideals ...
Views: 1377 - Is this the perfect business for someone in recovery? - by Have you kicked the habit? Are you working and living a twelve step program. If so their may be a business just for you.
If you have been working a twelve step program you are probably pretty good at listening. If you have a little recovery time under your belt you are probably good at sharing ...
Views: 841 - Success in Recovery - by A little over six years ago I used to spend my days trying to feed a $200+ per day cocaine and alcohol habit. Then on June 1st, 1994 I left my old life of alcohol and addiction behind and anyone can do the same.Here is the process I used.
1). Since I was dealing with a medical as well as a ...
Views: 846 - The Nurture Assumption and Adolescent Addiction - by (Judith Rich Harris is a former writer of college textbooks on child development. One day she had an epiphany and realized that what she was writing about didn't jive with her or her neighbors experiences of raising children. She stopped writing textbooks and began studying why children turn out ...
Views: 6777 - What's an Idea? - by How many great ideas do you have in a day? How many of those wonderful ideas do you never realize? What you do with those ideas that can make the difference between living the life you were meant to live, being who you are meant to be and just living. Sometimes the difference between an idea and ...
Views: 850 - Making Sobriety Permanent - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2007 from Scott WisenbakerWith the very best of intentions three men leave treatment honestly believing that relapse is not possible after all that they have seen and learned. The first man returned to his upper middle class home, to his wife and lucrative career. On top of the world the man dismisses any need of ...
Views: 2141 - How to quit smoking! Tips and Advice - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Nenad MolerovicMost smokers are afraid that they can’t quit, that cigarettes are more powerful than they are. Actually this is fear from the fear, because if you are still smoking, how can you know that it’s hard without cigarettes? This is a result from your habit that is controlling you so much ...
Views: 1451 - How To Overcome Sex Addiction - what not to do - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Joe ZychikOne of the most successful advertising campaigns is Nike's "Just do it." It works for selling sneakers. It doesn't work for overcoming sex addiction. Anything – reading, eating, exercising, working, talking - can be used addictively. About 20 years ago I helped a woman who went to sleep ...
Views: 8958 - Addiction and Personality - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Sam VakninA voluminous literature notwithstanding, there is little convincing empirical research about the correlation between personality traits and addictive behaviors. Substance abuse and dependence (alcoholism, drug addiction) is only one form of recurrent and self-defeating pattern of misconduct. ...
Views: 1124 - A New Realm in Addiction Recovery : Online Recovery Communities - by Yes it is true that there are many offline organizations available to help in recovery, but not everyone who's addicted can get to those organizations. For some people with special needs like the deaf, the visually impaired and blind, the disabled, the homebound and for geographically isolated ...
Views: 1091 - Your Attitude to the Addicted Person - by (excertped from Chapter 8, 'When Someone You Love is Addicted to Alcohol or Drugs' www.yourselfhelpprocess.com/summaries8.htm )
The attitude 'I know best' is often a difficult one to overcome, simply because, it is obviously best for the addicted person to go in to recovery and you do know ...
Views: 2097 - EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE - by Dr. Donald Goldman? 1995 book Emotional Intelligence brought to public awareness research on the cluster of emotional skills which predict later life success. A typical research scenario has a researcher offering 4 year olds the choice betweenreceiving one marshmallow immediately, ortwo after ...
Views: 2976 - Addiction: Recovery or Re-Discovery? - by It took a long time to come back from that not-so-slow descent into illness, depression and a loss of interest in being alive. Fortunately, when these moments were at their most intense, I had not yet become a mother. The greatest damage was done only to myself and given my existing state of ...
Views: 785 - The Secret for Becoming a Non-Smoker - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2007 from Nenad MolerovicThe secret for becoming a non-smoker From many of the well known methods on how to quit smoking, I will share with you the biggest discovery that will make you feel powerful enough to start the process of becoming a non-smoker. This discovery will power you up day after day. You will enjoy the ...
Views: 3116 - You Can Change - by Stanley Schachter was puzzled. A researcher at Columbia University, Schachter was well versed on the studies of weight-loss and smoking-cessation programs. According to the research, only 10 to 30 percent of the people who participate in those programs are still slender or nonsmoking one year ...
Views: 953 - Addiction and Spirituality: The Way Home - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2007 from Julie RedstoneThere is a time and place in which the soul begins to seek a path of return to its lost home, and, finding the way blocked or invisible, yearns once again for the sense of peace and love that it remembers as having been part of its deepest longing. In that moment of time, when the soul turns ...
Views: 969 - Addiction: Searching for Answers - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2007 from Dr. Barbara SinorWe need to do more than just tell our troubles to God. God already knows. What we do need to learn to do is sit down with God and look for solutions: What actions to take, choices to make, directions to turn. In our conversation with God, we need to hear both the joyful and painful aspects ...
Views: 1646 - Sex Addiction and the Intimacy Factor - by Submitted on May 28, 2007 from Joe ZychikThe sexually addicted person doesn't use sex just to escape reality. He also uses sex as a shallow, fantasy based substitute for genuine intimacy. It is what I call, "the flight from intimacy." The flight from intimacy is more difficult to deal with – and must be addressed first – because it ...
Views: 4918 - LWAA For Survivors Of Addictions eGroup – More Than Just Talk About Recovery - by Submitted on May 25, 2007 from Marvin SpecinerThe emphasis of the LWAA For Survivors Of Addictions eGroup (formerly livingwithanalcoholic eGroup) on Yahoo groups had always been dedicated to personal recovery however some members did not understand this and just used the forum as a platform to share their pain and frustration and complain ...
Views: 886 - Breaking the Habit, Tonight !!! - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2010 from M.Farouk Radwanare you haunted by a bad habit? Do you have a habit that has been haunting you since years? Do you suffer from an inner self conflict, because you were unable to quit that habit? Do you feel pain each time you repeat doing that habit again? Have you tried every possible method to quit ...
Views: 1253 - It's Official!- Internet Addiction is Real - by Recently psychologists in America concluded that it is indeed possible for your child to become psychologically addicted to the Internet. The addiction has been named Internet Addiction Disorder, or IAD. To be diagnosed as a "Dependent Internet User" with IAD, a child must meet at least four or ...
Views: 1315 - Dealing with Addiction in the Family - by Submitted on May 15, 2007 from Margaret PaulDealing with addicted family members is always a big challenge. There are some important issues to explore when someone you love is harming themselves. ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM? People use various addictions to avoid their painful feelings, especially their feelings of anxiety, ...
Views: 3662(1 vote) - Dealing with Addiction in the Family - by Submitted on May 15, 2007 from Margaret PaulDealing with addicted family members is always a big challenge. There are some important issues to explore when someone you love is harming themselves. ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM? People use various addictions to avoid their painful feelings, especially their feelings of anxiety, ...
Views: 3662(1 vote) - Historically-Based Alcoholism Treatment Center Opening in Vermont! - by Before we can explain the motivating force behind the Vagabond Lodge, it should be known that the entire staff, from Directors to part-time support staff, have had years of experience struggling with addictions and attempts at recovery. We went in and out of multi-disciplined, medically-based ...
Views: 1029 - Historically-Based Alcoholism Treatment Center Opening in Vermont! - by Before we can explain the motivating force behind the Vagabond Lodge, it should be known that the entire staff, from Directors to part-time support staff, have had years of experience struggling with addictions and attempts at recovery. We went in and out of multi-disciplined, medically-based ...
Views: 723 - The Work Addiction Syndrome - by What is the Work Addcition Syndrome
Today’s business executives are faced with complex challenges surrounding what I call “Life Balance” choices. This dynamic has become one of great concern in assessing both the physical and mental health of today’s executive in the workplace. The multitude ...
Views: 12141(2 votes) - The Changing Face of Intervention - by How many times have you heard it said, “You can’t help alcoholics or addicts until they hit rock bottom on their own. They must ask for help themselves.” Unfortunately there are many addicts and alcoholics dying around us unnecessarily every day due to this old idea.
Growing knowledge and solid ...
Views: 977 - Diet Changes To Help Ease Your Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from Sandra Kim LeongIf you are going through some alcohol withdrawal symptoms while trying to kick your drinking habit, making some diet changes can help you during this process. These changes may sound like a whole lot of common sense but they are, nonetheless important. The changes can help you ease your ...
Views: 20750 - Enhance Your Chance Of Recovery With An Alcohol Detoxification Program - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from Sandra Kim LeongFor people with mild cases, it may be possible to kick their alcohol addiction with some counseling or even joining the Alcoholics Anonymous support group. However, if you have a heavy addiction to drinks, it may be better to go through an alcohol detoxification program to enhance your chance ...
Views: 948 - Origins of the LWAA For Survivors Of Addictions eGroup - by Submitted on May 09, 2007 from Marvin SpecinerWhen I first started the Livingwithanalcoholic eGroup on Yahoo groups 7 years ago I hadn’t expected that it would become the number one group in it’s category. I also hadn’t expected that it would grow renowned worldwide either. With a membership consisting of over 730 people it had become the ...
Views: 900 - The Final Understanding on Alcohol - by What is the Collective and Historical Consequences of Humanities Voluntary Pollution of it's Central Nervous System?
What are the Collective and Historical Consequences of The Cheating on Neurotransmitters in Man's Central Nervous ...
Views: 1072 - What Is A Dry Drunk? - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2007 from Bill UrellWhat is a dry drunk, and the 'dry drunk syndrome', as it is sometimes called? It can best be described as someone who fits one of two conditions. The first is someone who has given up drinking and drugging and not made any internal or emotional changes, they stay the same but the substance use ...
Views: 4550 - Core Personal Mastery: The Five Keys - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2007 from Paul RandakThe Five Keys The Five Keys to freedom and recovery 1. I admit to constructing a “Core Belief System” that does not supported me living through my Artistic Self, my authenticity. 2. I commit to exploring my “Core Belief System” and come to an understanding of the beliefs that support my ...
Views: 1908 - Alcoholism & Codependence - by As long as we look outside of Self - with a capital S - to find out who we are, to define ourselves and give us self-worth, we are setting ourselves up to be victims.
We were taught to look outside of ourselves - to people, places, and things; to money, property, and prestige - for fulfillment ...
Views: 1104 - The healing power of service - by A few years ago in a small rural town in Oregon, USA, a teenage boy died in a drowning accident. In all likelihood his death could have been prevented if an ambulance and trained medical personnel had been available. However, this small town was too poor to afford these services.
The boy’s ...
Views: 10500(2 votes) - John 14:6 Helps Son Heal After Fathers' Death - by This past weekend provided me with a new insight into God's plan.
I was asked to do a memorial service for a man who attended our church. I did not realize the impact this ceremony would have on my life and the lives of the people attending the service.
After meeting with the family, it ...
Views: 1511 - Spend Time At Holidays In Celebration, Not Sadness - by The blessed event of Christ’s birth, our Savior, brightens our homes with joy and happiness. For some however, these days are fearful, stressful and sad. These situations and feelings are what is left after alcohol and drugs enter this most holy of days. "The day after" contains the smoldering ...
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