Posted by in Addiction, Depression, Fear, Forgiveness, Growth, Healing, Recovery, Self Love In my opinion there are two types of people in recovery, the first is an addict in active recovery. This group is actively working towards a better life for themselves; they could be working a 12-step program, with a therapist or both. I grew up in a house with two people in recovery, my mother…Read more »
Posted by in Addiction, Compassion, Fear, Forgiveness, Growth, Healing, Love, Mental Wellness, Recovery, Self Love, Strength I realized late in my own recovery (7 years) there was a strong difference between anonymity and anonymous. Anonymity is a choice made by the individual, anonymous can be a feeling and very possibly detrimental to recovery. There is so much stigma attached to addiction, the idea of telling people “I am a recovering…Read more »
Posted by in Addiction, Compassion, Growth, Healing, Love, Mental Wellness, Recovery, Self Love, Strength I have my own definition for addiction, the reason I use my own variation is I feel the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual for Psychology) misses the mark since it is built solely on criteria and except for gambling only classifies substances as addiction. Most other publications also miss the definition mark; to show this I…Read more »
Posted by in Addiction, Compassion, Growth, Mental Wellness, Recovery, Strength No matter how much they abuse their partners, toxic people will always have a loyal following of fans clapping for everything they do. These people are blinded by shallow flattery that the manipulator uses to control them. This fan club changes often, as none of their friendships are deep or meaningful in any…Read more »
Idealization (Grooming) Phase The start of all relationships comes with excitement and that is totally normal. We need to be excited, a new relationship should be happy. The idealization phase with a truly toxic person will likely be unlike anything you have ever experienced! It will be the most passionate, the most exciting,…Read more »
The traits of toxic people are far reaching in each case the trait can likely be explained in normal life, but toxic people take it to the extreme. The toxic people will enhance the trait for their own personal gain. In some cases they use these traits to get you to let down your guard,…Read more »
Posted by in Addiction, Compassion, Forgiveness, Healing, Mental Wellness, Recovery, Strength Honestly, without testing there is no way for someone to know for sure that anyone is a psychopath, sociopath or narcissist. Unless they walk up to you and say: “Hey, nice to meet you, I have been tested and I suffer from psychopathy! What’s your story?” And, if you have ever been in contact with…Read more »
A recent conversation with a benefactor and Patreon supporter about Narcissism, Sociopath and Psychopath behaviours moved me to write a series of blogs on the topic this is the first one and I hope it brings you back for the others. I have been seeing more and more talk about narcissism, sociopath and psychopathy over…Read more »
Posted by in Addiction, Are You Listening?, Growth, Healing, Hypnosis, Mental Wellness, Recovery, Self Love, Spirituality, Strength Hypnosis is a series of natural and normal psychological processes used in a systematic sequence to create a relaxed mental state with greater receptivity to influence and change. That is a great definition if you are lecturing students, but really does it give you comfort? Does it reduce any fear if you have fear surrounding…Read more »
Posted by in Healing, Hypnosis, Mental Wellness Covering a few myths around hypnosis and using it to heal mental health concerns. Do you have any myths that are not covered you want answered. Leave me a message in the comments.