July 21st, 2019
One quality behind most substances or behaviors used addictively is that they create feelings of transcendence. Transcendence is that wonderful sense that one is elevated beyond. . .
July 14th, 2019
Addictions allow us to rewrite reality. For a while. But over time, this revision begins to lose traction as the destructive components of the addiction experience inevitably increase. If we. . .
July 7th, 2019
Ridding ourselves of the need for our addictions is a move toward better mental health. Mental un-health presents itself in many ways, addiction is just one of them. Although we are. . .
June 30th, 2019
Our addictions represent an attempt at healing ourselves. Addictions, even when complicated by physiological dependence, are not simply a reaction to the drugs or behaviors that represent them. Our addictions manifest themselves as an attempt. . .
June 23rd, 2019
Addictions almost work. A combination of the substance or behavior that forms the addiction, and the underlying phenomenological experience of addiction itself, form to create a framework that almost fulfills. . .
June 16th, 2019
Addictions present an important opportunity. Obviously, when we are painfully locked within the acute bonds of addiction, it may seem that there could be nothing positive offered by such rigid confinement, but it is an opportunity. . .
June 9th, 2019
Our lives are finite. The time that you take to read these very words are moments that you will never get back. So it is important that we choose, very consciously, how we spend our time. When we are locked within addictive patterns. . .
June 2nd, 2019
Recovery is a choice. The patterns that evolve into our addictions, however, usually happen by default. Addictive patterns don’t usually establish themselves through a conscious process. . .
May 26th, 2019
In both active addition and in recovery, it is the little things that cumulatively make the biggest difference. When we are participating in actively addictive patterns, it is the slow breakdown of healthy, esteem-enhancing behaviors that create. . .
May 19th, 2019
At the root of addictions lie the desire to be soothed. This fact underlies a complimentary motivation to avoid feelings of anxiety or boredom. Addictions are. . .