Here’s a quote by author John Holt: “The true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how do we behave when we don’t know what to do.” What if our capability is determined not so much by what we know, what we’ve mastered, but by what we do at […]
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken – Samuel Johnson Every living organism has a natural rhythm. These rhythms are disrupted by illness, particularly drug and alcohol use. A drug can create false sleep. A drug can stimulate alertness. A drug can suppress
Why do we say “Hugs Not Drugs” Humans are wired to feel pleasure. After all, it’s why we reproduce. People call addicts “dope fiends” and that’s a true observation. We seek feel good experiences. Seratonin, dopamine, oxytocin. So we get caught up in pleasure seeking behaviors which aren’t healthy. This leads to shame, which leads
“You do not have all knowledge and all wisdom without it unfolding gradually from within. Life is a constant unfoldment. When you were a child, you had to learn certain fundamental lessons. When you put your hand out to touch the fire, you were told that it was hot and would burn you.
“Addiction is Incredibly Common The medical literature suggests that somewhere around 10% of the adult population suffers from some form of addiction. That’s 24 million people, a number larger than the entire population of Florida. Addiction is everywhere. Near as we can tell, that 10% number is consistent, too. A person’s intelligence, financial
The public misunderstands what addiction even means. It’s not a synonym for “bad habit,” nor are drugs and alcohol the only things to which one can get addicted. Here’s a definition accepted by addictions professionals: Addiction is the repeated involvement with a substance or activity, despite the substantial harm it now causes, because that involvement
Great tips for creating positive affirmations Create affirmations that reflect any of your desires including spreading your recovery message to many. Negative thinking has been shown through an MRI to affect the part of the brain that promotes anxiety and depression. Even more importantly, negative thinking can literally stop you from moving forward on the
Daily reading – October 25 SELF-AWARENESS This is a hypothetical monologue that those of us recovering from the effects of addiction might have: Who is this “me?” “Me” is who takes care of “them.” “Me” is who will be so much better, once “they” are better. Who has time for “me” when there is so
Trending recently on the back of the #metoo movement, #whyididntreport has hit me hardest. Like many other women and men who have experienced full blown indecent assault / sexual abuse / physical, mental abuse, I realized almost too late, that I was medicating my pain and shame with substance abuse. How does a prepubescent 11
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