It does not help us if those we love find their truth. They cannot give it to us. It does not help if someone we love knows a particular truth in our life. We must discover our truth for ourselves.
We must each discover and stand in our own light.
There’s a medical term called alcohol use disorder (AUD). It involves a physical need to drink alcohol. Alcoholics don’t know when or how to stop drinking. They sometimes begin each day with a drink, feel guilty about drinking, and want to cut down on the amount of drinking. But, they honestly can’t stop and can’t
If you know somebody struggling with alcohol and/or drug addiction, missing Mondays at work or arriving late for work, please call us? We respect and honour your anonymity because we’ve been where you are now, and we know how to help. Monday and Tuesday; the most difficult days of the week when it comes to
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Love and Addiction Drug & Alcohol Addiction is a family disease, It affects the whole family not just the addict. I believe everybody is addicted to something. What are you addicted to I wonder? You see heroin, I see low self-esteem. You see cocaine, I see fear. You see alcohol, I see social anxiety. You
Smoking marijuana releases serotonin, a chemical in the brain that triggers a feeling of pleasure. When someone smokes regularly the brain becomes used to higher amounts of serotonin production, so when they quit and production drops they experience mental withdrawal from the dependence on the previously increased levels of serotonin and the pleasure it brought.
What is serotonin and what does it do? Serotonin is most commonly believed to be a neurotransmitter, although some consider it to be a hormone. It is produced in the intestines and the brain. It is also present in the blood platelets and the central nervous system (CNS). Serotonin is created by a biochemical conversion process
Being an adult child of an alcoholic, wounds from my childhood still stalk me. I’ve identified the five most painful issues I’m currently facing. and I’m using the following tools to heal. 1 – Secrecy (Don’t Tell Anyone I’m The Child Of An Alcoholic) The Effect: I was 38 years old before I ever told anyone
Don’t Let Stigma Keep You Silent It’s unfortunate, but there’s no denying that alcoholism comes loaded with stigma. Stigma triggers shame and shame leads to silence. And silence keeps us trapped in our darkest secrets. If you find yourself buckling under the weight of stigma or the fear of what people may think about you
