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- Awareness in Action - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria ThiessenWe are designed to separate things into dualities: this and that, black and white, up and down, good and bad, pain and pleasure, etc. This is the dualistic mind's way of seeing. It sees in opposites as it gazes within to the interior relm, and as it gazes outward to the physical world around ...
Views: 726(2 votes) - Straight Talk about Psychological Trauma - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria ThiessenWhat is trauma? We hear the word bandied about in the mental health community or at 12 step meetings, but what is trauma anyway? Simply put, it's someone's subjective experience of a disturbing life event. It overwhelms a person's ability to cope and leaves them feeling as if they'll be ...
Views: 941(1 vote) - Addiction: What you can do about it? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria ThiessenBefore we talk about what you can do about addiction, let's be sure its addiction we're talking about. Using the dependence on a substance as an example, a behaviour qualifies as an addiction if it meets three or more of the following criteria over a 12 month period: Tolerance: Either ...
Views: 834(1 vote) - What is Addiction? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria ThiessenSpeaking as someone who works daily with folks struggling primarily, but not exclusively, with alcohol and drug addiction, I see it as a multi-dimensional condition touching all aspects of an individual's life. Their biology, their psychology, their social network, their educational and ...
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