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Coming Out of Our Comfort Zones: Recovery From Addiction - by Candace Plattor- Lobelia and Addictions - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2010 from Charlotte TestLobelia (Indian Tobacco) Actions – antispasmodic, emetic, expectorant, nervine, relaxant (Keith, 1984) Lobelia is one of my most favorite of herbs because of its skill in healing. It’s so delicate to see in nature, however, the energy it gives off to me is not delicate and not meek at ...
Views: 3465 - Qigong for Drug Addiction - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from Rev. Keith HallLet’s face it, the United States is a drug culture. 14 million Americans use substances such as marijuana, PCP, and cocaine. 104 million Americans drink alcohol, and 65.5 million use tobacco.* Almost everyone will be afforded the opportunity to use pharmaceutical drugs, many of which also have ...
Views: 3462(4 votes) - Marijuana Obsession - Beware Of The Risks - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2011 from Michael ClarkIn the nineteen seventies, burning pot or weed was initially extremely popular. Given that hashish really is a organic and natural plant, folks thought that it couldn't create any sort of dangerous consequences to their physical health. Individuals who use pot show completely different physical ...
Views: 3455 - Will an Addiction Vaccine Work? - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2011 from Dr. David SackFor more than 25 years, scientists have been hard at work formulating vaccines for nicotine, cocaine and other addictions. Growing recognition of addiction as a brain disease has spurred renewed interest in medical solutions such as vaccines. Despite a number of close calls, success has been ...
Views: 3453(1 vote) - Alcoholism and Healing - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2007 from Margaret PaulJeffrey showed up at one of my 5-Day Inner Bonding Intensives to deal with his alcoholism and resulting relationship problems. His past two marriages had ended in messy divorces. His business was falling apart. Yet in the face of all of this, Jeffrey could not or would not stop drinking. Two ...
Views: 3450(2 votes) - LET BYGONES BE BYGONES - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Keith BrayHow to Let Bygones Be Bygones In working with others, I coach clients and sponsees to find tools and answers to issues that prevent them from having the abundant life they want. Things that prevent us from living the life we want and can live are common. Living in the past and collecting new ...
Views: 3442(2 votes) - Solutions of North Texas - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2007 from Scott WisenbakerSolutions of North Texas, a division of Love In Action, International, was formed in 2006 by Scott Wisenbaker for the purpose of providing safe, sober transitional housing for the recovering alcoholic/addict. We are located in the city and county of Denton, Texas. Our founder, Scott ...
Views: 3428 - Spiritual Terms - Why Do People Isolate? - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2013 from Peter MainIsolation is often thought of in physical terms, as being a process where people physically remove themselves from other people and live apart, either from society or from family and friends and other people. Isolation is sometimes thought of as a good thing, often in the context of someone ...
Views: 3420(1 vote) - LEADER or FOLLOWER? - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2008 from Keith BrayLEADER or FOLLOWER? The best leaders are those who know how to follow. --Anonymous Coaching is about asking powerful questions. Leader or follower falls into that category, and it is one I contemplate often because of the wide spread implications. Give it some thought. Am I a leader or a ...
Views: 3419 - The Top 7 Myths about Relapse - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2013 from Jarred ManasseIf you or a loved one have just come out of a stint in rehab, the main focus is to now stay and remain sober from drugs or alcohol. However, this is sometimes easier said than done. There are so many misconceptions about relapse, that’s why in this article; we aim to set the record ...
Views: 3410(2 votes) - "Old Agreements" from the Book Healing Shame and Addiction - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Paul RandakOLD AGREEMENTS I’ve been trying to make clear to you that the only worthwhile course of action, whether for a sorcerer or an average men is to restrict our involvement with self image, we must shatter our mirror of self-reflection. -Don Juan Matus When we look at the nature of addiction, ...
Views: 3401(1 vote) - Finding God in A.A., N.A., and Recovery from Addictions - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Alcoholics Anonymous History and a Relationship with God By Dick B. © 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved Moving from Being “in Recovery” to Having “Recovered” Would you like to recover from alcoholism and addiction? Do you believe that God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, ...
Views: 3401(2 votes) - Relapse Prevention - Staying Clean & Sober - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from Robert And Shelley JakobsenDrug and alcohol addiction recovery is a process, and a process that continues for life. Unfortunately, because no one is ever "cured" completely from the temptations of addiction, relapse is too often a part of the recovery process. A drug or alcohol relapse does not mean the end of ...
Views: 3400(3 votes) - The Addiction of Collecting - Revealed! - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2013 from Joanna JohnsonCollecting is a worldwide popular hobby which from an early age strikes with the desire to have every stamp of your favorite children magazine or every Barbie doll ever made in history. Some individuals save their collecting hobbies throughout the years to even make them bigger, others either ...
Views: 3398 - Four Key Steps for Setting Healthy Boundaries - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2012 from Lisa EspichThroughout the first sixteen years of my marriage my husband, Dean, struggled with his addiction to alcohol, prescription pain pills, and crack cocaine. As his addiction continued to get worse, my ability to set healthy boundaries failed. This didn’t happen overnight -- it was a gradual process ...
Views: 3392(1 vote) - 12 Steps And The Bible - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Robert And Shelley JakobsenThe 12 Steps are tools that have helped millions of people overcome their addictions, whether it be to alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling or even food. Originally, the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous were developed by Bill Wilson in the 1930's after he had a spiritual awakening and overcame his ...
Views: 3381(3 votes) - Sex Addiction: A Depth Psychology Approach - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Dorothy HaydenUnderstanding Sex Addiction: A Depth Psychology Approach An Introduction to Sex Addiction It is well known among people in the 12-step sex programs that of all the addictions, sex is the most difficult to master. Far from the notion that sex addiction is the “fun” one, the suffering of ...
Views: 3375(1 vote) - One Drink Too Many? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from David OttWhen Is One Drink, One Drink Too Many? A growing number of individuals in our society are being born with, or have developed, an inability to tolerate alcohol. If, for genetic reasons, an individual lacks the natural enzymes and chemicals necessary to metabolize (break down) any food ...
Views: 3354(1 vote) - How to Keep Your Teenager Alcohol & Drug Free - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Amy Crowell20 External Assets for Developing a Healthy Teenager Who is Alcohol and Drug Free “40 percent of those who started drinking at age 13 or younger developed alcohol dependence later in life. Ten percent of teens who began drinking after the age of 17 developed dependence.” “Teens that drink ...
Views: 3343(1 vote) - One More Essential Tool For Preventing Relapse in Early Addiction Recovery - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Peggy FergusonMost non-addicted people have routines and organizing structures in their lives that help provide stability. An addict's lifestyle is often one of chaotic instability and disorganization. A general lack of structure and routine contributes to this disorganization and chaos. An addicted ...
Views: 3338(4 votes) - The Numerology, Psychology and Cosmology of Alcoholism, Gambling and Sexual Abuse - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2015 from lynn buessNearly four decades ago I acquired a book entitled The Cosmic Doctrine by Dion fortune. It has been my bible of cosmology and numerology since. I have acknowledged it in my books and writing for decades, including an article where I reflect upon the state of numerology in our time (An old ...
Views: 3338 - Addiction to Being "All Together" - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2009 from Margaret PaulI often have the experience of someone showing up at one of my 5-day Inner Bonding Intensives and presenting themselves as "all together", or "fine." "I'm not sure why I'm here," they state. "I really don't know what to work on. I've been through years of therapy and to a ton of workshops and ...
Views: 3329 - Curing The Cause Of Illness, Disease and Suffering - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from David OttTo cure illness and suffering, we need to know the underlying CAUSE. Practitioners are often content to work with and remove the symptoms alone. Unfortunately these symptoms will eventually reactivate within the individual until the route cause of the illness has been dealt with, mentally, ...
Views: 3328(1 vote) - Reaching Out to Meth Users: A Friend and Family Member's Guide to Helping Addicts onto the Path of Recovery - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2007 from Mark HoustonThe ingredient list for meth is so absurd that it almost seems far fetched: drain cleaner, gasoline, Freon, acetone, battery acid, ammonia, and paint thinner cover just part of the list. After all, who in their right mind would ever have thought to create a cocktail of such undesirable ...
Views: 3328 - Stop Smoking: The truth about smoking and nicotine addiction. Learn how to stop the habit. - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2004 from Sean HarderMost of us have been fooled by the industry to believe that nicotine addiction is the problem that needs to be overcome in order to be successful. Drug companies are making a fortune with their gum, pills, and patches which do nothing more than make a prolonged withdrawal from nicotine. The ...
Views: 3317(2 votes) - An Effective Rehabilitation Method for Shoplifting Is To Take Online Theft Classes - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2012 from Ari NovickWhy Court Approved Online Theft Classes? Court approved online theft classes benefits more than just the fist time offender that is taking them. Over time, the potential crimes that the classes may prevent could very well save the offender and the public from future criminal activity. If ...
Views: 3311(1 vote) - Signs of Sexual Addiction - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed. LCPC CADCSigns of Sexual Addiction (Based upon Patrick Carnes work) 1. Loss of Control • Out of control sexual behavior predominates • The addict cannot control the extent, duration and regularity of his/her sexual behavior • Behavior excesses continue despite clear signs of danger ...
Views: 3308(1 vote) - From Sex Addiction to Sexual Potential - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2013 from Dorothy HaydenOver the years, the people I have worked with have used various words to describe the end result of their compulsive sexual behaviors: words like shame, anger, depression, anxiety, disappointment, self-hatred, hopelessness and helplessness, usually describe their subjective experience after the ...
Views: 3307 - Addiction and Recovery: Who Will Enable Your Addicted Loved One When You Quit? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Peggy Ferguson"Enabling" can be described as a behavior pattern of the significant people in the life on an addict or alcoholic. "Enabling" involves rescuing the alcoholic/addict from the negative consequences of his or her behavior. When the addict has those negative consequences of his/her addiction ...
Views: 3296(4 votes) - Alcohol - Stop The Madness Now - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2012 from Lorna AtkinsonThere is a solution to the madness of alcoholism and addiction; a solution that will restore sanity and health, repair relationships and rebuild finances. The solution will have different components for different people but the key to the solution is personal responsibility. If you can, for ...
Views: 3291(1 vote) - Help for the Sex Addict's Spouse - Part 5 - by Submitted on May 10, 2009 from Peggy FergusonCan the spouse of a sex addict find help individually for the effects of the sexual addiction on their lives? Sure. Much of the time, however, it is the crisis of discovery of the acting out, or some other related crisis that brings the sex addict and spouse into treatment. They usually seek ...
Views: 3278 - STATE-OF-THE-ART DRUG TREATMENT OPTIONS: NALTRAZONE - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2013 from Corey AveryThere’s new hope in the treatment of alcoholism, heroin, and other opiate addictions with positive results occurring for drug abusers, entering into inpatient drug rehab, which combine administration of the pharmaceutical Naltrazone Hydrocholoride, along with an overall addiction treatment ...
Views: 3278(1 vote) - The Alcohol Road To Chronic Dehydration - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Gerry Van MansfeldWhen you talk about the dangers of over consumption you usually hear about some of the major offenders. Cirrhosis of the liver being on the top of the list. Another danger less talked about but lurking in the background is cellular dehydration. We have all heard not to drink in the heat because ...
Views: 3275 - Smoking's effects have well deserved nicknames - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2006 from Megan CarterDo smokers weigh up the indisputably bad risks of smoking's effects? What if smoking was named differently, such as 'Diving into shark infested waters?' We had a kitten given to us once. It was a crazy little ball of fluff that skitted across my kitchen floor getting under my feet. I used to ...
Views: 3265 - ***7 Step Guide To Creating A Life Of Substance Abuse - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2008 from Margaret PaulWhile it is probable that no one consciously sets out to create a life of substance abuse, those who end up addicted to substances are choosing certain thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that will likely end up leading to some form of substance abuse - drugs, alcohol, nicotine, food, junk food, ...
Views: 3249(2 votes) - *** Trauma Can Affect Childhood Development - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2008 from Kathy SeifertChildren develop skills in a predictable sequence that must be followed. For instance, babies do not learn to walk before they crawl. They babble before they speak words. They use parallel play earlier than interactive play. In the same way, they learn to cope with stressors, solve problems, and ...
Views: 3226 - A.A. History Brief: The Bible in the Big Book - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),A.A. History Brief: The Bible in the Big Book By Dick B. Copyright 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved Dr. Robert H. Smith was the cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous. He is affectionately called “Dr. Bob” by many AAs. Dr. Bob had much to say about the Bible in his talks with and ...
Views: 3222(2 votes) - Family Dynamics of Addiction Exposed: Identifying The "Real Problem" and What To Do About It - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2009 from Peggy FergusonMany non-addicted spouses complain about how their addicted significant other is driving them crazy, making them depressed, or leading them toward suicide or homicide. These comments only illustrate the destructive nature of the family dynamics of addiction. The addicted and non-addicted ...
Views: 3201(3 votes) - The "Mindfulness" of Sex Addiction Recovery - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2013 from Dorothy HaydenMindfulness is a method of awareness and introspection which involves a conscious attempt to focus attention intensely on the present moment, noting thoughts, feelings, perception, images and sensation without judging them, participating in them or acting on them. The contents of the mind appear ...
Views: 3193 - ***New Hope with Cocaine Addiction: A True Story - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Johnny DeliriousNothing is more painful than to see a family member or loved one start the path of drug abuse, especially cocaine. The end result is death, either from a disease like hepatitis or from the wrong end of a gun. Today, there are more deaths from drug overdose than from automobile accidents – some ...
Views: 3174(1 vote) - Sports, Drugs, and America's Drug Problem - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2009 from William BerryThere have been a lot of sports figures in the news recently as a result of drugs. Most recently, Alex Rodriguez has been accused of steroid use. This was a major story as he appeared to be one of only a handful of “clean” baseball heroes of recent times. Just prior to the Rodriguez scandal was ...
Views: 3169 - The Addictive Properties of Cocaine Vary Depending on Who you are - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2012 from Cheryl HinneburgFor years and years cocaine was one of the most dreaded drugs. It was labeled as highly addictive and then along came crack cocaine and that was placed in a league of its own, one that was extremely lethal. Maybe it is the hype surrounding the surge in prescription opiate addiction but it seems ...
Views: 3169(2 votes) - Internet Porn Makes You Stupid! - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2013 from Dorothy HaydenImagine two funnels, each inverted onto the other. Both the top and the bottom of the funnel represent the cerebral cortex of our brains. It’s what distinguishes us from animals. Rational processes and higher level thinking live in the cerebral cortex. The middle part of the funnel, the ...
Views: 3155 - Suggested Guide for Recovery Groups: "Old School" A.A. Pattern - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),A Suggested Guide for Recovery Groups and Meetings Patterned on Early AA Dick B. © 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved P. O. Box 837 Kihei, HI 96753-0837 (808 874 4876) email: dickb@dickb.com URL: http://www.dickb.com/index.shtml Introductory Comment For the past three of four ...
Views: 3155(2 votes) - How to Stop Drinking in Four Manageable Steps - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Carl-Peter LehmannIf you want to know how to stop drinking – there are a few things you need to do. But first you need to understand that if you have a serious drinking problem – there is a big difference between stopping - and staying stopped. With a bit of will power, almost anyone can stop drinking for a ...
Views: 3153(2 votes) - What Are You Thinking? How Your Thoughts Affect Your Recovery From Addiction - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from Candace PlattorHave you ever wondered about the impact of your thoughts? By now, most people have either seen the movie The Secret or have heard about it. By showing a number of different situations and how people respond to them, The Secret teaches that we are creating our lives with every thought we have, ...
Views: 3153 - ***Marriage Stress, Blame and Alcohol - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2011 from Dr. Neill NeillLife is full of events that lead to personal distress. And stress can build upon stress which can lead to marriage problems. If one of you drinks to reduce stress, in time the drinking itself causes stress and becomes a major roadblock to solutions. Quite naturally, you look around to see ...
Views: 3152(7 votes) - Is Alcoholics Anonymous Effective? Get the Facts Here First Before You Make Any Decisions Regarding Your Drug or Alcohol Treatment Plan - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Melanie SolomonBy Melanie Solomon http://www.aanottheonlyway.com The product is copyright © by Melanie Solomon. No part of this product may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any other means: electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written ...
Views: 3147(2 votes) - Bill W., Dr. Bob, and the Cure of Alcoholism: "The Rest of the Story" - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2013 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Bill W., Dr. Bob, and the Cure of Alcoholism: “The Rest of the Story” A Four-Video Project Proposal by Dick B. and Ken B. © 2013 Anonymous. All rights reserved Key points: 1. A.A. claimed an overall 75% success rate for its early days [Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., “Foreword to ...
Views: 3138(1 vote) - Quit Smoking - Don't Let this Myth Sabotage You! - by Submitted on May 02, 2010 from Barry MooreIt is a common belief that nicotine addiction is the reason it’s hard to quit smoking. However, talk to any smoker who has tried to quit using the patch or gum (maybe you’re one of them), and most will tell you they still want to smoke. So why would do you still want to smoke when you are ...
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