I felt utterly stripped of safety and love. And so, what tormented me most as I shook through August of 1988 wasn’t the nausea and chills but the recurring fear that I’d never have lasting comfort or joy again.
I understand addiction now. I never did before, you know. How could a man (or a woman) do something so self-destructive, knowing that they’re hurting not only themselves, but the people they love? It seemed that it would be so incredibly easy for them to...
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Marie Sexton
Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis.
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Reality is just a crutch for people who can't handle drugs.
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Robin McLaurin Williams
We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking.
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Santosh Kalwar
The Memory Of You Is Like A Drug To Me
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Jeremy Aldana
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Our brains are embodied–much of the problem with the debate over addiction and psychiatry more generally is a refusal to accept this and our ongoing need to see “physical, ” “neurological, ” and “psychological” as completely distinct.
I felt utterly stripped of safety and love. And so, what tormented me most as I shook through August of 1988 wasn’t the nausea and chills but the recurring fear that I’d never have lasting comfort or joy again.
