addiction
The realities of addition; the truth about living under, above and beyond the influence of drugs and alcohol.
It Is Not the Disease of Drug Addiction, It Is the Disease of Addiction
It's not the disease of drug addiction, it's the disease of ADDICTION. When I was in an active addiction, even as a hardcore addict, I never believed addiction was a disease. After all, I made the choice to use drugs for the first time, like so many of us. Which is most often the argument made by non believers. However, when I made the choice to work on my recovery, I realized I am not just a drug addict... I am an ADDICT. The drug addiction is not the disease. It's the disease of ADDICTION. Dis-ease of the mind. Dis-eased thinking.
By Zach Beckwith6 years ago in Psyche
Addiction
The science and psychology of addiction has always intrigued me. As a former addict in recovery, I often wonder why addictions are so difficult to break. I am talking about all types of addiction that plague society—drugs, alcohol, technology, gambling, sex, etc. My addiction began after a sports injury that required surgery. The result of the injury also lead to depression. Sports were my addiction. Once those were taken away, I had no idea what to do with my life. That's the worst part about being an addict—we always find a way to swap out addictions, healthy or unhealthy.
By Kyle Swanson6 years ago in Psyche
4 Treatments for Addiction
Addiction has greater effects than you might think. Not only does it impact your overall health and wellbeing, but it can also affect your family and friends, your financial status, and your job security. Be it alcohol or narcotic addiction, there are many treatment options available that can help you or a loved one take the first steps in your or their battle against the disease.
By Casey Chesterfield6 years ago in Psyche
Circumstance
Step into my world for a moment will you. Living in a place that for all intents and purposes I do not wish to be, yet because of "circumstance," I remain. I arrived in this godforsaken place two years ago and honestly at that time I had no idea what exactly I was getting myself into, truly I did not. Being of unsound mind upon arriving here in the downtown east-side of Vancouver, still in the depth of a full-blown addiction yet sober, I was certainly in no condition to even fully understand where I was or what I was about to embark upon from any reasonable perspective. Hungover and alone in a city I had not been in for twenty years, no friends, no connections, no home, no money. All I literally had to my name was the suitcase I carried and the clothes therein—most of my other personal belongings in a storage locker, unknowingly at that time, never to be seen again. I was starting over. I was in the downtown east-side.
By Joseph Willson6 years ago in Psyche
Life
Have you ever wondered why things happen the way they do? Have you ever awoken in the morning and asked yourself, "What really is the point of my continued existence on this planet?" I don't mean to the point of ending that existence, no, no, not at all—just, what the hell is the point of it all? Probably not quite to that extent, but you get my meaning, right? Truly what is life all about? Do I specifically have a purpose or direction; do I have any idea where my life is headed or where the hell I will end up 20 years from now, or even tomorrow? Sometimes I think my purpose is the same as it always has been, yet lately I seemed to have embarked on a new and different path that I am really enjoying with my past knowledge of a great many things keeping me in bread and water, to put it bluntly.
By Joseph Willson6 years ago in Psyche
7 Signs that You Have an Addictive Personality
Why does one person regularly drink, play games, or have other bad habits all their life but remains moderate, while the other can become addicted even to food? The ability to maintain balance and not allow yourself too much is determined not only by education but also by character traits.
By Amelia Grant6 years ago in Psyche
Drunk
This woman captured here has been drunkenly molded into place through the suffering of active addiction over the course of fifteen years. This joy captured here, on this woman, has been soberly unlocked over the course of just two years, this 8th of August, 2019.
By Katie Burke6 years ago in Psyche
