August 31, 2017
In March 2016, legislative bodies in Maine put a bill forward to combat the state’s rising opioid addiction problem. New restrictions on opioids for chronic pain require doctors to limit…
August 29, 2017
Everyone is in denial about something. Self-deception (or lying to yourself) is simply a motivated false belief. False beliefs can satisfy important psychological needs of the individual (e.g…
August 27, 2017
External successes cannot heal the internal pain. What Sarah A Benton MS, LMHC, LPC, The High-Functioning Alcoholic has to say on this topic:
"Rebekah Christofi has always been a good st…
August 25, 2017
The term dependence can be a confusing one, as it’s typically used within the context of substance dependence or codependence. Although it’s somewhat similar in the way it manifest…
August 21, 2017
What Jennifer Sweeton, Psy.D. is a psychologist, and the founder and executive director of Workings of Well-Being has to say on this topic: “What do you know about trauma? You probably…
August 18, 2017
In response to his drug commission’s recommendation to declare the opioid overdose epidemic a national emergency, Trump demurred. Instead of taking the action his commission suggested, h…
August 17, 2017
Survivors, in particular, to take the trauma-sensitive stance of framing many “symptoms” as understandable attempts to cope with or adapt to overwhelming circumstances.
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August 13, 2017
Imagine that you can be two different people. That's not such an absurd idea. It's been around in psychoanalysis (starting with Freud) for over a century, and even contemporary cognitive scien…
August 10, 2017
The real cost of the nation’s drug epidemic is equal to 5% of U.S. GDP. While the escalating scale of the nation’s drug epidemic has been well- documented in recent years, the real…
August 8, 2017
Recovery changes everything. Without alcohol and other drugs, even your vacations may look different than they used to. Here are a few tips to help keep you happy, healthy, and sober, no matte…
August 6, 2017
You get what you get; it’s what you do with it that counts”. This reminds me of the three As which we discuss in my loved ones’ recovery group: awareness, acceptance, and act…
August 5, 2017
Human beings have many types of psychological strength such as talents, skills, interests, and resources. We also have many types of character strengths. What would it be like if you used all…
August 1, 2017
True or false? In order to get anything done, you have to feel motivated to do it first? FALSE. However, if you’re like most people out there, you answered true and are more likely to fa…
