Last week, my blog was all about the lows of addictions. I’m trying very hard to be open-minded. So many times, people who try to convince you not to get into addiction sound like they’ve gone overboard. Their pitch is almost unbelievable, so you end up saying, “Oh sure. I don’t...
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on 08-30-2007
Tags: Alcohol, Eating Disorders, Relationship Addiction, Drugs, Parents on Drugs, Self-Injury, Pornography, Addiction, Addiction Series
In my last blog, with the help of your comments, I wrote what most talk show hosts would never write about. There is a risk of being misunderstood on this important subject. I tried to describe the positive effects of addictions. I wanted you to see the whole picture of addictions - the good, the bad...
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Dawson
on 08-23-2007
Tags: Alcohol, Eating Disorders, Relationship Addiction, Drugs, Parents on Drugs, Self-Injury, Pornography, Addiction, Addiction Series
A friend of mine once said (yes I do have friends lol), “If you need to make an important decision, use the sound mind principle. Take a sheet of paper and list all the pros (positives) of the decision you’re about to make, and then the cons (negatives). Put them side by side and you will...
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on 08-16-2007
Tags: Alcohol, Eating Disorders, Relationship Addiction, Drugs, Parents on Drugs, Self-Injury, Pornography, Addiction, Addiction Series, stress
In my last blog “Why Addictions,” I talked about why people are so easily addicted to some chemical or behavior that leaves them in a “physical and emotional prison.” I’ve thought about and researched addictions for quite some time. After all, 60%-70% of all Americans have...
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Dawson
on 08-09-2007
Tags: Alcohol, Eating Disorders, Relationship Addiction, Drugs, Parents on Drugs, Self-Injury, Pornography, Addiction, Addiction Series