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Addiction and Recovery

10 Reasons I Quit Smoking

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Smoking, Bad Habits, Recovery, Nicotine, Cigarettes, Prevention, Addiction and Recovery, Well-Being, Health, Addiction, Quitting Smoking, Cancer, Cigarette Tax, Wellness, Living News
Therese Borchard

You're almost there. You want to quit. In fact, 80 percent of your brain is sure you can. But 20 percent insists that you can't. How do you make it over to the other side without falling SPLAT on your face?

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Stiletto Stoners: Is Their Habit Really Harmless?

Deni Carise | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Deni Carise, Multitasking, Recovery, Matt Lauer, Marijuana, Addiction and Recovery, Addiction, Marie Claire, Anxiety, Relaxation, Weed, Living News
Deni Carise

In today's society, so many of us work like dogs. When it comes to winding down, we want instant gratification. So, I wasn't surprised that more and more career women end the day with a few hits of pot.

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What Porn Users Taught Me

Marnia Robinson | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Pornography, Dopamine, Reward Circuitry, Porn, Novelty, Dopamine-Risk, Masturbation, Porn Addiction, Spiritual Sex, Tantric Sex, Addiction and Recovery, Addiction & Recovery, Sacred Sex, Living News
Marnia Robinson

To my surprise, men from all over the world showed up on my website's forum complaining of addiction to pornography and masturbation.

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The Roller Coaster Relationship With An Alcoholic/Addict: When Do You Get Off the Ride?

Carole Bennett | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction and Recovery, Drug Addict, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Alcoholic, Addict, Addiction & Recovery, Substance Abuse, Family, Living News
Carole Bennett

I have compiled what I call The Pyramid of Change; 6 phases of the alcoholic/addict from the beginnings of irresponsible behavior to full blown wreckage.

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Cutting Through the Narcissistic Ego: Step One is Awareness

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Zen, Mingyur-Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhism, 12 Steps, Genpo Roshi, Narcissism, Addiction, Meditation, The-12-Step-Buddhist, Buddhism, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Celebrities, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Addiction and Recovery, Alcoholism, Alcoholic, Darren Littlejohn, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Darren Littlejohn

We basically ask to speak to a certain voice and the participant puts on that hat. Some voices used typically have been The Controller, The Skeptic, The Protector, The Victim.

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An Organic Vegetable Farm Aids In Addicts' Recovery

nytimes.com | CARA BUCKLEY | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Drug Addiction, Recovery, Addiction and Recovery, Alcoholism, Addiction, Addict, Organic Farm, Project Renewal, Renewal Farm, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

GARRISON, N.Y. -- It was shortly after 8 a.m. on a sun-drenched July day in this idyllic hamlet 50 miles north of Manhattan, and a hulk of a man named...

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I Was a Baby Bulimic: Frank Bruni Comes to Terms with his Eating Disorder...Sort of

A Compulsive Overeater | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Food, Frank Bruni, Compulsive Overeating, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction and Recovery, Living News
A Compulsive Overeater

Just like alcohol, gambling and sex, food is the object of obsession for thousands, maybe millions, who are addicted to non-addictive substances.

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