There have been so many studies done on the role of relationships when it comes to avoiding being traumatized, and overcoming trauma once it has occurred. If you think about it, when you’re scared, or when you have been scared in the past, you feel calmed when you know someone you love is close by. [...]
It’s very common for people who have suffered through a traumatic event to find themselves at a loss for words when it comes to articulating that event. Speaking about it makes it seem all the more real, and every time it’s brought to mind, it’s like living it all over again. As a result, they [...]
Trauma victims all share the same type of experience in that the past is ever-present, regardless of what is happening now, and what will happen in the future. Many trauma victims don’t realize that they have been through a traumatic event until something triggers a flashback, and if you have ever experienced a flashback, you [...]
Sex addiction can be very difficult to identify and a lot of sufferers are embarrassed about coming forward about it. Firstly, there’s still a lot of stigma surrounding sex addiction and secondly, the addict will have almost always betrayed their partner which means that they have to admit infidelity. Many people wonder how it’s even [...]
Supporting the person you love through any type of addiction is very difficult but the partners of sex addicts often find it the hardest. As well as trying to come to terms with the fact that your loved one is ill and will require ongoing sex addiction therapy, there are a lot of other emotions [...]
It is very common for those who have gone through a traumatic event to repress any and all memories about the event. In some cases, those memories never resurface. Instead, they show themselves through the victim’s behavior, speech or thought patterns. However, in other cases, those memories do show themselves, and this generally happens because [...]
A study carried out by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) a few years ago found that Canadians are drinking more than 50% above the global average. While some people might not concern themselves with this figure, the problem is that alcohol has become the third leading cause of the global burden of [...]
It’s remarkable how many people exhibit behaviors that they can’t fully understand. Sometimes these individuals don’t have any idea that there is anything wrong with their negative behaviors, and they continue that way until something triggers a traumatic experience that brings it all into the light. In his book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, [...]
Most of us assume that an addiction is an addiction but there’s actually a lot that separates a sex addiction from a drug addiction for example. The main difference is that sex addiction is a process addiction. This is defined as an obsession to take part in certain activities or behaviors such as gambling, sex, [...]
Recovering from a drug addiction often involves relapse. Although relapse is not inevitable, we cannot honestly ignore the fact that it is quite common. Many users will even spend the rest of their lives in and out of rehab which leaves many people wondering, is there any point trying to get clean? Addiction is a [...]