Tag: addiction
group name: familyaddictions
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May 22, 2007 09:25 PM EDT --
I've lived with a "functining alcoholic" for a couple years now. It's funny how the word functioning is used. Basically by book terms he can "get by" in life as he is. There . . . more
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November 13, 2007 10:20 PM EST --
Self loathing, depression, anti-social behavior, isolating.
All of these factors led me to using and drinking for about 20 years. I used Cocaine by smoking it. It started out as a fun little game after . . . more
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November 14, 2007 04:45 PM EST --
We face one another picking apart our chicken cutlet parmesans. While my mother complains about the thieving coked-up whores in her diner, I assemble piles of mozzarella cheese -- eyes transfixed on . . . more
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August 21, 2006 12:45 PM EDT --
Addiction: Compulsive Avoidance of Immediate Pain
"Nobody ever grew up wanting to be an addict."
Text by Carl Benedict
Addiction is a loaded word that evokes strong and varied reactions such . . . more
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August 22, 2006 09:12 AM EDT --
Work is very addicting for many. When most people think of addicts, they think drugs or drinking, rarely to they think of work.
Below is a list of workaholic traits, I found on workaddict.com. How many . . . more
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November 14, 2007 04:47 PM EST --
My first foray into the kitchen was a disaster of epic proportion. Think gastronomic Chernobyl. Julia Child would have fallen into a fit of palpitations; Martha Stewart would have surmised that Felicia . . . more
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May 04, 2007 03:05 PM EDT --
Now that the Gather comments have the date and time of posting, I'm in trouble. There is no more hiding my Gather addiction. I actually have to admit to myself how much time I spend here. The little . . . more
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November 29, 2007 10:36 AM EST --
The PBS series Second Opinion explores addiction this week (check local listings). Major advancements in neurological science are changing the way experts understand and treat addictive behavior. Learn . . . more
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June 30, 2007 11:11 PM EDT --
This evening I had a conversation with a man, who was having issues at his work. I had been given the "heads up" about the situation last week, so I was prepared. The conversation began with . . . more
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June 23, 2007 03:26 AM EDT --
Heads bobbing in unison
The air is hazy from smoke
Inhale deeply to ride the wind
Jack burns sliding down my throat
Swallowing down reality
I know I shouldn't . . . more
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May 30, 2007 08:27 PM EDT --
My top is too tight and my pants are too baggy. The sleeves of my red sweater don’t reach my wrists. I’ll try not to extend my arms. I’ll try to look and act normal all evening. I take . . . more
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