Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship advice on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: The Clean Sweep Program I’ve posted it before, but this is a link that’s worth repeating in this season of setting goals and making resolutions. The Clean Sweep Program is a checklist of 100 items which,Continue reading “The Shrink’s Links: The New Year’s Clean Sweep”
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Merry Christmas from the Shrink’s Links
This cartoon was found on the web site of a Boulder, Colorado therapist, Barry Erdman. I don’t know what he’s like in his office, but on his site he’s enough of a stitch to have a page devoted to mental health humor. Click here to go to the page.
The Shrink’s Links: Bright Ideas for Treating the Winter Blues
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Christmas time is a busy time of the year for malls, elves, and postal workers, but, despite the myth, it is not a busy time for us shrinks. Actually, it’s April. Nonetheless, there is something about this time of year that makes it hard, especially inContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Bright Ideas for Treating the Winter Blues”
Some Things You May Not Know About Substance Abuse, Part 20: Those who care the most about you will be the last to believe in your recovery
If you’re an addict in recovery, you may have already noticed this. Those who are closest to you are the last to believe you’re changing. Your wife, your husband, mother, father, children, close friends, don’t get as excited as you do when you celebrate one week clean, one month clean, or one year clean. They’veContinue reading “Some Things You May Not Know About Substance Abuse, Part 20: Those who care the most about you will be the last to believe in your recovery”
Some Things You May Not Know About Substance Abuse, Part 18: You don’t know what you can do
You could learn a lot about addiction and recovery by watching the Wizard of Oz. I’m not referring to the scene where Dorothy and her friends pass out in a field of poppies. That’s the only outright drug reference I can recall. I’m talking about the way Dorothy and her friends are traipsing all overContinue reading “Some Things You May Not Know About Substance Abuse, Part 18: You don’t know what you can do”
The Shrink’s Links: The Advent Conspiracy
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. There are only twenty-four more shopping days until Christmas. What’s the matter? Not feeling very merry? Maybe it’s time to change the way you celebrate Christmas. Click here to join a conspiracy to make Christmas simpler and more meaningful.
Some Things You May Not Know About Substance Abuse, Part 17: Recovery is easier than you think
All this reading about substance abuse and recovery may have given you the wrong impression. You may think that it’s hard to stop using drugs. Maybe it is, but nearly everyone who has experienced both addiction and recovery say the same thing: recovery is far easier than addiction. You’re accustomed to all the work itContinue reading “Some Things You May Not Know About Substance Abuse, Part 17: Recovery is easier than you think”
Some Things You May Not Know About Substance Abuse, Part 16: You don’t have to use drugs to use drugs
A recovering alcoholic goes to a party in which there’s alcohol being poured. He’s determined to stay sober, but he doesn’t want to stop going to parties. All his friends are going to be there. They’ll be watching the big game on the big screen. It’s bound to be a great time. He does allContinue reading “Some Things You May Not Know About Substance Abuse, Part 16: You don’t have to use drugs to use drugs”
The Shrink’s Links: 7 Cups of Tea
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. If you’re a good listener or need a good listener, then 7 Cups of Tea might be just your cup of tea. 7 Cups of Tea is an on-demand service that connects you anonymously & securely for a one-on-one chat. Whether you want to discuss theContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: 7 Cups of Tea”
Some Things You May Not Know About Substance Abuse, Part 14: Help is Closer Than You Think
It is a whole lot easier to get substances that will addict you than it is to get into treatment for addiction. In many localities, there are drug dealers at every corner, but to get to a clinic, you have to take two buses. Intake coordinators will make you wait in a room with oldContinue reading “Some Things You May Not Know About Substance Abuse, Part 14: Help is Closer Than You Think”
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