What Are You Resisting Most? Be open to the whole journey, all parts of it. Is there a feeling, a person, a thought, a project that you have been avoiding? Is there some part of your life that you’re refusing to deal with or open up to? Is there something you’re resisting, something that makes […]
Gut instinct Remember in grade 7 science class, connecting wires to a battery and creating a circuit to make a light bulb shine? Same thing happens in your body. Except human neurocircuitry is so complex and diverse that it’s taken years for scientists to figure out how we actually tick. Turns out we’re far more
I remember booking into a rehab around Pesach, which always meets Easter somewhere in April. To be honest, I can’t remember the finer details, but since I’ve cleaned up, I’ve been working with families of alcoholics and I’ve noticed the pattern. The next three weeks are short, ”four working day work weeks” in South Africa.
Kids in Kwa Zulu Natal are taking heavy prescription tranquilizers which are potentially lethal. When taken as prescribed after a thorough assessment, Xanax can be very helpful to people who are managing anxiety-related disorders. That said, like most medications, when it’s not taken as prescribed or closely monitored by a doctor, it can become highly
Dangers of Quitting drugs or alcohol on your own In some cases, addressing addiction via self-help resources is not advised. Recovery involves many aspects, including detox, therapy and aftercare. In certain situations, going about it solo can lead to failure or other dangerous consequences. With certain drugs or even prolonged alcohol use, detoxing at home
Unfortunately, methamphetamine addiction among women is becoming much more common. Perhaps you’re a woman who has been using this dangerous drug yourself. There are many reasons why you might feel that it helps you, or that you need it. However, there is probably so much that you don’t know about it. Meth is one of
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.
