Depression. It can feel like a 50-pound dumbbell on your chest every minute of every day. It might look like Alzheimer’s, forgetting appointments or chores or even cherished memories. Perhaps it manifests in a sudden onslaught of narcissistic feelings, extreme guilt, debilitating self-pity, or overwhelming pessimism with every minute that passes. Described as a raging [...]
If we zoom as far out as possible from our loved one’s substance use disorder (SUD), we see that its effects ripple into larger social systems. We see that the person struggling with addiction is taking the brunt of the most obvious consequences: poor bodily and mental health, financial troubles, professional issues, discrimination, involvement [...]
When people throw around the term addictive personality, they’re often referring to what they see as a tendency to abuse substances or fixate on certain risky activities or adrenaline-seeking behaviors. The phase can be used jokingly, as an insult, or as a well-intentioned diagnosis. Since the 1990s, this idea of an addictive personality has embedded [...]
What are Affirmations, and How Do They Work? Affirmations are concise, positive phrases about your life that you repeat regularly. The idea is that with repetition, your brain starts to believe and accept the affirmations as true--causing you to feel that they’re true. Designed to uplift you over time, affirmations are one of many techniques [...]
While fatal car accidents involving marijuana consumption in the United States have nearly doubled in the past 20 years, smoking weed and driving is still less likely to result in fatal collisions than drunk driving. However, the danger that weed presents shouldn’t be overlooked, as this particular substance alters a driver’s perception of time and [...]
