You Can Heal From Porn Addiction

Perhaps when you first started looking at porn – purely out of curiosity – you experienced an intense high that was not like anything you had ever experienced before. It wasn’t long before porn became a regular part of your life, and you started wondering if you could ever heal from a porn addiction. Many [...]

By |2014-12-24T17:39:59-05:00November 23rd, 2014|Addiction|

Can You Combat Your Drug Addiction on Your Own?

Whether you’ve been using drugs for a few months, or you’ve endured years of your addiction, you’ve made the decision that it’s time to stop. Still, you’re not sure what to do or where to turn, and you’re not sure if you can combat your drug addiction on your own. Fortunately, you don’t have to. [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:33:11-05:00November 19th, 2014|Addiction|

The First Signs You Might Have a Substance Abuse Problem

Most people begin using substances on an occasional basis, perhaps to relax or unwind after a long, stressful day at work. Perhaps that sounds like you, and now that your substance use has progressed, you’re wondering what the first signs are that you might have a substance abuse problem. It is important to know that [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:33:11-05:00November 19th, 2014|Addiction|

Beer Abuse Leads to Alcohol Addiction

There is a common misconception that beer is the “safest” form of alcohol, even if it is consumed in higher amounts. In fact, many people participate in beer abuse without one thought that it might lead to a life of alcohol addiction. Perhaps you have operated under this false sense of security, just like so [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:33:11-05:00November 10th, 2014|Addiction|

Codependency Symptoms: The Boundary Struggle

Functional boundary systems serve three distinct purposes: They keep people from entering our space (possibly to abuse us) They keep us from entering the space of others (possibly to abuse them) They help us maintain a sense of who we are Boundaries can be divided into two categories – external and internal. External boundaries can [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:33:11-05:00October 26th, 2014|Codependence|

Where to get help for drug addiction?

Most of us have had people in our lives who have experimented with drugs. Some people we know have kept it at the experimental stage and decided they wanted nothing more to do with it. However, an increasing number of people have become addicted. Drug addiction is a physical dependency on a chemical substance. However, [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:33:11-05:00October 23rd, 2014|Addiction|

Abuse of Prescription Drugs

Do you or someone you know take prescription medications? Do you know how to recognize the signs of prescription drugs abuse? The definition of prescription drug abuse is taking medications that have psychoactive, or mind-altering properties for reasons or in amounts not intended by a doctor, or taken by someone other than who the medicine [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:33:11-05:00October 23rd, 2014|Addiction|

Relapse

Perhaps there was a time in your life when you realized that you needed to take control of your addiction problem. You got the help you needed and you followed the program to the letter. With each of your accomplishments in your journey toward healing, you celebrated. You vowed that you would never again return [...]

By |2014-09-10T15:10:40-04:00September 10th, 2014|Addiction|