Tag: addiction
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Porn Addiction as Instinctual Confusion
Any addiction; porn addiction, alcohol addiction, gambling addiction, food addiction and so on, by definition has a self- destructive aspect. Gabor Mate writes on addiction: “The aching emptiness is perpetual because the substances, objects or pursuits we hope will soothe it are not what we really need. We don’t know what we need, and so…
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How to Rebuild Trust in Marriage: Emotional Honesty
How to rebuild trust in a marriage requires an emotional honesty that can be learned. Trust is foundational for a human beings’ development and happiness from birth through adulthood. Therefore, the opportunity to work with trust issues is profound for the growth of individuals as well as the relationship. Healing a breach of trust is…
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Alternatives, Psychotropic Medication: Psychedelics and Cannabis
In the previous post: Psychotropic drugs: Chemical and Herbal Medicine for the Mind and Emotions, I began to describe how one goes about choosing the different chemical and herbal pathways available to treat anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other forms of mental and emotional suffering. In this post we will look into other alternatives, psychotropic medications…
