Consequences of WorkaholismMental HealthBy PromisesOctober 28, 2016A work addiction might begin innocently enough: perhaps you stay late at work a few nights a week to finish up a project with a looming deadline. Working under pressure and getting things accomplished gives you an elated, euphoric feeling, and when the next important project rolls around, you jump at the chance to take… Details
5 Ways to Screw Up an InterventionDrug Addiction InfoBy PromisesOctober 6, 2016By Dr. Greg Skipper, MD When a doctor or other professional shows signs of a problem with drugs or alcohol, an intervention is the next step. I’ve led many of these addiction interventions, sometimes speaking to the struggling professional one-on-one and sometimes joined by family members and others who can lend their influence and encouragement.… Details
What Role Does Family Play in Drug Relapse?Relapse PreventionBy PromisesOctober 6, 2016When people leave a drug rehab center, they’re prepared to face dozens of well-known relapse triggers — old drug-abusing friends, stress, anger, boredom, and poor nutrition and sleep, to name a few. What they may not be on the lookout for is their relationship with their family. Yet many addiction specialists agree that family dynamics… Details
Bottle to Throttle: What Happens to Drunk Airline Pilots?Addiction - ProfessionalsBy PromisesSeptember 26, 2016By Greg Skipper, MD A friend of mine went to play golf in Scotland, and while there he went to a pub to get a sandwich. The pub owner asked why he was in Scotland. My friend responded, “To play golf.” The owner retorted, “Laddie, you are in the right place.” The bartender then offered… Details
How Love Addiction Can Lead to InfidelitySex AddictionBy PromisesSeptember 20, 2016 Love addiction is a complicated thing. It can take a lot of different forms and can cause someone to behave in a variety of damaging ways. It may seem counterintuitive that someone addicted to love would cheat on a partner, but it happens more than you might think. Love addiction and cheating too often go… Details
Defusing Dysfunctional Relationships Using the Karpman Drama TrianglePersonal ResourcesBy PromisesSeptember 20, 2016Addiction and dysfunctional relationships provide a dizzying array of interactions that are sometimes daunting to comprehend, let alone resolve. Each person’s role in the affiliation shifts and changes depending on their habitual means of viewing the world, as well as their entrenched communication styles. Based in part on family-of-origin patterns, in addition to learned behaviors,… Details
How to Break Your Love AddictionSex AddictionBy PromisesSeptember 14, 2016Being addicted to love sounds pleasant enough, but it can have seriously negative consequences. Love addiction prevents you from finding real love, establishing healthy relationships and enjoying your life to the fullest. Understanding love addiction and taking concrete steps to change the way you interact in relationships will help you move forward. You may even… Details
Hypnosis Might Help You Overcome AddictionTherapiesBy PromisesSeptember 14, 2016Research into hypnosis as a treatment tool for addiction has shown that this alternative practice can help some people. Results are mixed, though, and it seems that the strategy is best used as a tool within a more traditional and comprehensive approach to addiction treatment. If you’re interested in trying it, work with the professionals… Details
Finding a Different Kind of Magic in Life After MethTestimonialsBy PromisesSeptember 8, 2016When she was in her teens, Shannon R. began searching for “something magical to help me be happy every day.” Marijuana, though enjoyable, wasn’t enough. Ecstasy was “tons of fun, but I never felt like, ‘Oh my God, I want to do this every day.’” And mushrooms and other psychedelics unnerved her. Then when she… Details
After Addiction Nightmare, Waking to HappinessTestimonialsBy PromisesSeptember 8, 2016About the fifth morning of his stay at addiction rehab, an unusual thing happened to Basim H. He awoke with a smile on his face. “A kind of happiness had returned to me,” he remembered, “and that’s when I started realizing that all the drinking and drugs I’d been using for so long — I… Details
