Deborah Kourgelis
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Deborah is a writer and therapist with over three decades of experience guiding clients through grief, loss, trauma and addiction. She is co-authoring a book on grief with a colleague. Visit www.crossroadspsychotherapynynj.com
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Addiction and Grief: A Complex Dance
Addiction and grief are woven together like threads in an intricate fabric, shaping lives with their mutual influence on each other. Grief can drive people to self-medicate with substances, often leading to dependency, which in turn activates profound sorrow for both the individual and their loved ones. This profound connection between the diverse forms of grief, and the development and exacerbation of addictive behaviors, results in a painful cycle that can be difficult to break.
By Deborah Kourgelis9 days ago in Psyche
