“Wait, my hands are full, I can’t talk right now,” the woman said into a cell phone. Leaning over a cart full of groceries, she dropped a couple of boxes of cereal on top of the precarious pile. She still was able to hold her phone and resume her conversation,[Read More…]
Tag: Addiction
More on don’t trust, don’t feel and don’t talk
Part 3 My name is Alfie and I am an alcoholic, sharing my experience, strength and hope. In my last article on alcoholism I shared how it manifested in my life, I would like to dive in a little deeper and share how it affected me later on in life.[Read More…]
Outrage addiction
My grandma used to buy those supermarket “rags” in the checkout line. The over-the-top headlines and doctored photographs were just barely plausible enough you could imagine stories titled “Santa found frozen in chunks of ice,” “Jesus action figure heals the sick” and myriad references to Elvis being alive and well[Read More…]
Why ‘just say no’ doesn’t work: pathophysiology of addiction
Part 2 By DAVID BERRY, M.D. Founder, providence recovery services Winston Churchill is quoted as saying; “Everyone has an addiction, the key is to find one that is socially acceptable.” As a person in recovery nearly 20 years I can relate to this comment. I spent years trying to find a[Read More…]