Archive for the ‘ Addictions ’ Category
This 2010 movie is based on a true story. Mickey Ward is a boxer who has been losing when he allows his management to be left in the hands of his drug addicted brother & controlling mother. It’s actually depressing to see his 7 adult sisters lined up on the couch, having never left to [ READ MORE ]
Relapse is seductive. Relapse is looking backwards & longing for the comfort of numbing yourself with booze, pills etc. Recovery is a whole lot of hard work. It’s very difficult to want to do all that is required. I have always believed the DARE program for school children was not authentic enough to be effective [ READ MORE ]
Early recovery from addictions is a hard process. The success rate of drug or alcohol rehab is only 20%. Recovery requires self-absorption in order to stay on track. This means partners and families get left behind out of necessity. Addicts are overwhelmed with learning what it means to be sober. Learning to be alert in [ READ MORE ]
Control and criticism are often side effects of anxiety. They are like a set of earrings that match the necklace of anxiety. Alcohol and addictions can be the matching bracelet to this jewelry because that becomes a solution to tamp down the fears. When someone controls the labels alphabetically on their soup cans they feel more [ READ MORE ]
This is a secret suspicion that many people harbor. Many times the truth is still denied even after a great deal of evidence. Ignoring the problem is ordinary. A boyfriend can lose a number of jobs and his girlfriend will still go out drinking with him. A wife can be caught at work and warned [ READ MORE ]
I am a therapist in part, because I love people’s stories. It is an honor to be an intimate part of someones life struggles. This desire carries over into my theatre choices and my reading. I’ve discovered that mysteries written by writers from other countries tend to delve deeply into character. Another joy of reading [ READ MORE ]
It seems I meet more and more people who are comfortable with taking the easy way out, like water seeking a down hill path. Teens who avoid looking for a summer job. Teens who casually announce they “don’t do food service jobs”. College grads who expect to walk into well paying jobs in a recession. [ READ MORE ]
Never underestimate the legacy of alcoholism on many generations in the same family. It’s a disease that extracts an excruciating price. Mothers leave children behind, fathers are fetched out of bars by elementary school kids, money disappears in a pile of empty promises and that’s just the beginning. Alcohol becomes the most important part of [ READ MORE ]
Moments of despair bring us closer to hard truths. We all pretend. We pretend someone we love isn’t crazy, an alcoholic, or hasn’t betrayed our friendship. We pretend we aren’t crazy, or alcoholic or haven’t betrayed a friend. In 2008 everyone pretended a whole hell of a lot about what they could afford or that [ READ MORE ]
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