Addiction Recovery Methods & Support Articles and Resources

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Why Are We So Addicted? Drugs, Alcohol, Food, Sex & Gaming…

Brain picture for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Addictions are an attempt to escape pain and find pleasure. Makes perfect sense to me! Life can be incredibly painful, frustrating, and difficult and heart breaking. Who wouldn’t want to pursue more pleasure and less pain? The Chemistry Behind Addiction We are wired this way. It makes sense that we are drawn toward feeling good. [...]
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Christian Track – Work Addiction – Struggling with Balance

Woman struggling with work addiction My wife Michelle and I had some all-out WARS during our first few years of marriage. As I reflect on our days of constant conflict, I’m reminded that one of the biggest explosions we ever had was when I came back from my work one day (I was working at a large church as youth [...]
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Christian Track: Confronting a Loved One About a Porn Addiction

Woman struggling with porn addiction There are few things in life more painful than watching a loved one battle through a self-destructive pattern of behavior. One of the most difficult things you might ever have to do is confront someone you deeply care for, about an addiction. Whether it’s a spouse, a child, a close family friend or church member [...]
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Behind the Screen, Using Social Media as a Cry for Help

Social Media Addiction Last week, I noticed a friend of mine, let’s call him Joe, changed his social media profile picture to that of he and his ex-girlfriend. Joe posted that he loved her and wished her and her family well. I thought that’s sweet, and a bit odd for him. The next day Joe blacked out his [...]
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Dry January – What’s the point?

Man with his thumb up participating in Dry January In case you haven’t already heard, the world is buzzing about Public Health England and its joint effort with Alcohol Concern to promote Dry January. Alcohol Concern’s catchy slogan is “Bid the Booze Goodbye, Keep January Dry”. Last year they had over 2 million people across the world sign up and commit to an abstinence [...]
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