Binge Drinking – Taking Away Your Own Power By Patricia O’Gorman, Ph.D. Author of The Resilient Woman: Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power (publication date 3.5.13) Most women read “Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States and is a risk factor for many health and societal …
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Denial is a word that people in recovery use often. It refers to an addict denying their own increasing use and abuse and it’s affect on their life and the lives of those around them, or an enabler denying the progression and impact of an addict’s escalating addiction. But is denial always pathological? Are there …
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In the last 20 years or more a lot of information has come to the surface about the somewhat hidden issue of porn addiction for men. Although there had been options for guys to get their hands on porn long before the internet age, easy access to both free and paid website offering every type …
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These three genius steps may contain the germ of what indeed separates the really competent (dare we say genius) addiction counselor from the rest of the pack.
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I want to believe ol’ Tommy crusaded against this kind of “reasoning” (close mindedness) through out his entire career.
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Something good and worthwhile.
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Do not confuse denial and overconfidence. Distinguish the difference and better treat your client base.
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There remains one little fly in the soup for mere theorizing. Do the theories represent true progress in our field?
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Time And Recovery One of the things that people in recovery from an addiction often have is a mental timetable of when things have gone wrong. They can often trace back to the first times that their addiction started to cause problems in their life, their career or their relationships. This negative timeline keeps playing …
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