Adult Children Of Alcoholics: Dealing With The Laundry List Of Dysfunction
When you grow up with alcoholism and addiction, family members have only one objective: keep the addiction secret at all costs. This sworn duty to...
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When you grow up with alcoholism and addiction, family members have only one objective: keep the addiction secret at all costs. This sworn duty to...
Life after overdose is trauma beyond imagining for loved ones. My son Josh lay there in the trauma room comatose and hooked up to a...
Who gets addicted and who doesn’t? Teen addiction is fact of life for 15% of high schoolers, and it’s important to take any teen use...
Family secrets make everyone sick. Alcohol and substance abuse impacts the whole household and can cause a great amount of stress and negative feelings. Keeping...
Seven years ago, when I first entertained the idea of going to a meeting, I was scared and confused. Was Al-Anon another way to abbreviate...
The denial cycle has a special meaning for families coping with substance use. We all have denial in our lives. Denial is a way to...
I want the time spent with my extended family to be filled with love, good food, and memories. Instead, drama hangs in the air like...
Processing grief about addiction is complicated. Addiction takes time to ravage a family, and grief is a common reaction to having a family member who...
Is there proven path to addiction recovery that everyone should follow? Is addiction treatment the same for alcohol, meth addiction, opioid addiction, gambling addiction, tobacco...
Eighteen months. That’s how much time researchers say it takes to heal. Eighteen months for each stress inducing life event. Be it marriage or divorce,...
Fear and shame are powerful demons, but when the two are combined, you will feel suffocated emotionally. These two are also powerful consequences that both...
It’s a question many want to avoid. Where is the line that separates casual drinking and a medical disorder? Some say if you want a drink you’re...