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Category Archives: Addiction
How Come You Never See A Hispanic Panhandler?
How come you never see Latinos or Asians begging for money on the streets? Do these groups have less mental illness and crippling addiction than the norm? Or do these groups simply take better care of their own? When I … Continue reading
I Want To Make Amends
For my own sanity, I need to make amends to the people I’ve hurt, so long as making the amends doesn’t inflict further hurt. I’m working the Fourth Step now, “making a complete and fearless moral inventory.” Actually making amends … Continue reading
What Creates A Sex Addict?
I was struck by these few sentences by Patrick Carnes in his groundbreaking book on sexual addiction called “Out of the Shadows“: Addicts report that as children they felt desperately lonely, lost, and unprotected. Not only was there a lack … Continue reading
I Love The 12-Step Share
I’ve been going to 12-step groups for the past 18 months to find recovery from my emotional addictions. An integral part of meetings is the “share.” Many meetings will have a lead speaker who’ll give a share from 8-15 minutes … Continue reading
Never Married Orthodox Jew – You’ve Got An Intimacy Disorder
If you’re an Orthodox Jew and you’re not married by age 28, barring some hideous deformity, you are 98% likely to have an intimacy disorder (usually expressed in men through porn addiction and in women through the acquisition of pets).