Tag Behavior
Anyone who loves an addict is all too familiar with the fear and anger that comes with helplessly watching the addict fall deeper and deeper into Addiction’s grasp. Sometimes, it feels like there’s nothing we can do to help. However…. Continue Reading →
We’ve all seen interventions depicted in movies: Family and friends gather around someone, usually with the guidance of a counselor, and provide evidence about how and why that person should stop using a particular substance. The goal of this intervention… Continue Reading →
I haven’t been writing a whole lot this month. For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out the source of my latest bout with writer’s block. But then, out of the blue, I learned about the Cicero’s six (6)… Continue Reading →
Life reminds me how we all can feed negative thoughts so much that they fill our souls and then spill out into our words and actions. We remain fixed in our negative beliefs and continue to defeat our best intentions… Continue Reading →
I’ve taught the diagram above in several different contexts. It illustrates the process of either developing or full-blown Addiction. The six steps are consistent with what I consider as the foundational “Three C’s of Addiction”: Control, Consequence, and Compulsion. The… Continue Reading →
Sometimes life can be a lot like pushing a giant rock up a steep and slick mountain. It can appear that we stand face-to-face with the daunting rock in front of our faces and wonder, “Why the hell should I… Continue Reading →
I have to recommend a book called, Human Development: The Minnesota Study of Risk and Adaptation because it is rich with information as to the network, or system, of conditions in which risk and pathologies develop. It’s a twenty-eight (28)… Continue Reading →
Hi. First of all, please understand that I’m still here. I know you’re worried and I know you think I’m heading down a bad road. But I’m still here and I really need you to love me anyway. It’s hard… Continue Reading →
One of the real truths that my wife’s grandmother used to profess is that, “Cada cabeza es u mundo.” Translated, this means that every mind is its own world. She would usually say this when hearing a story about someone… Continue Reading →
It’s not easy to talk about unhealthy behaviors. Sometimes, though, difficult conversations are necessary in order to find health within a situation. But, before those conversations occur, I believe we should be sure of what we see. Take a tree… Continue Reading →
