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Do you find yourself googling random symptoms you’re feeling in the hope of finding out what it is? Do you wind up getting anxious or freaked out because of what you find? If you do, then you also need to read why this is looking for answers in exactly the wrong place and how you can end up with an anxiety disorder if you keep doing it.
Read moreDo you tend to use substance(s) while you are searching for or having sex? Do you find you need increasing amounts of a substance to get the same ‘bang’ from your sexual experiences? Do you feel remorse for the lengths you’ve gone to get not only a substance, but also for trying to get the sex to go with it? Read on to find out about the cycle you may be caught in, and for how to break it.
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Do you get things for your partner and wonder why they don’t respond more positively to your gifts? Do you find yourself not responding as positively as you or your partner would like to the favors they do for you or the gifts they get you? It may have a lot to do with not being aware of your partner’s love language, or vice versa, and finding out about it could make a big difference in your relationship.
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Do you ever turn to sexual behavior in situations where you feel bored or empty, just seeking some kind of positive stimulation? Have you ever engaged in sexual behavior and not even thought about if before doing it? Are you often looking for the next ‘big thrill’ in your sexual exploits because the usual stuff just doesn’t do it for you anymore? If you answered ‘yes’ to most or all of these questions, you may suffer from both ADHD and compulsive sexual behavior. They can tend to go together, and I’ll explain why below.
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Have you ever heard someone say the reason they broke up with their relationship partner was because they ‘weren’t compatible?’ Have you ever wondered about this issue being at the heart of your relationship woes? If you have, then I urge you to read on because it will hopefully answer some of your questions.
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Are you someone who suffers from chronic pain or chronic illness and also finds yourself struggling with depression or the effects of childhood trauma? Do you feel like life has never given you a break because of how rotten your early life was, only to be beleaguered by a chronic condition later on and feeling like things are never going to get better? They can, but it is important to connect the dots as part of the journey of recovery.
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Do you tend to eat in order to self-soothe? If you abstain from eating, does this tend to make you feel something positive you wouldn’t otherwise feel? Do you sometimes feel like you are becoming your parent(s) in terms of how you fit they’re pattern of eating, like you can see them eating in your mind’s eye when you are two? If you answered yes to any of these questions you may have childhood trauma impacting your eating habits.
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Do you sometimes lie regardless of whether it is important to tell the truth or not? Do you tend to have a lot of unnecessary complications in your relationships? Is it hard for you to keep track of the lies you have told to others, and get caught in your lies? If ‘yes’ is your answer to most or all of these questions, you may have a problem with pathological lying.
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If you’re a fan of Marvel Comics superheroes and movies, you probably know who Deadpool is. What you probably didn’t know is that you can have a superpower he doesn’t possess: the ability to heal your emotional traumas in an easy and direct manner. Read on to find out how.
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Are you someone who knows you suffer from compulsive sexual behavior, but struggles with the idea of having to significantly curtail the amount of sex in your life because of this? Do you feel like committing yourself to a program of recovery means you are doomed to live a life of celibacy? If so, read on because I have some good news for you.
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Do you feel like you are always trying to figure out what set off your partner in some interaction you had with them and that you are always walking on eggshells with them? Do you yourself feel depressed because of the endless cycle of emotional volatility you keep getting caught up in with them? Please read on to find out what you need to do and avoid doing to cope if you answered yes to both of these questions.
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Do you struggle to find things to feel grateful for and feel like you live with a perpetual dark cloud over your head? Do you think that somehow everything you do somehow turns out bad and you are destined for failure? If you do, then I really want you to keep on reading so you can find out how to start turning things around.
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This month I’m posting a summary of the last of my 5 installments from my most recent book: The 5 Pillars of Addiction Recovery. This month is on Commitment to Recovery. If you waffle about whether recovery is a long-term process, please be sure to read this before you decide for a quick fix.
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Are you a new mother or father and struggle with being haunted by thoughts about the delivery of your child? Are you bothered by negative emotions related to these thoughts and find yourself reliving this in vivid detail? Do you feel like you ‘should’ be happy following the birth of your new child and feel tremendous guilt about not feeling this way? If you answered ‘yes’ to most or all of these questions you may suffer from birth trauma.
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Being able to use effective coping skills to overcome addiction issues is perhaps the most important tool of long-term addiction recovery. In my latest blog post highlighting each of the 5 sections of my book The 5 Pillars of Addiction Recovery, I talk about how coping skills fit into the picture.
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There’s an old saying that ‘laughter is the best medicine,’ and perhaps at no other time do we need more laughter than right now. That doesn’t mean it’s easy to experience, and you may struggle to have a good laugh just about all the time. Read on to find out how it plays a role in mental health and how you can have more of it below.
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Have you ever found yourself reacting to the world around you like a pinball in a pinball machine? When someone acted a certain way to you, you just had some extreme reaction that totally threw you and your day off balance? Or have you found your whole day being thrown off by some unexpected event that rattled you to your core? These all point to the need for structure for safety from addictive behavior, which I covered in Chapter 3 of my book The Five Pillars of Addiction Recovery. Below is a synopsis of this important and indispensable pillar.
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If you suffer from depression at times and tend to get lost in negative thought spirals, you’ve probably noticed how these tend to bring your mood down in a hurry. If you also often find you struggle in finding anything to look forward to, then mindfulness and gratitude may be very important tools in improving your mood and outlook. Read on to learn more about how you can reverse depression by taking up both of these practices.
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If you are someone who struggles with addiction issues and find yourself mystified by how cunning and baffling your own situation is with your own ‘drug of choice,’ I am presenting my own condensed version of my latest book on the topic: The 5 Pillars of Addiction Recovery. This month’s pillar or installment is about the role of community in overcoming addiction.
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Are you stuck on somebody’s waiting list for therapy because they are full, but still feeling acute anxiety? Maybe you haven’t even called someone to get therapy help because you are feeling frozen from doing anything about it. You don’t have to sit on your hands in the meantime: there are some things you can do while you wait.
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