Resources for Codependents
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What is Sex Addiction?
Sex addiction is a taboo topic for many people, but it is important not to pretend that it doesn't exist. By understanding sex addiction a little better, you can help yourself or others arou...
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Why Do People Abuse Drugs or Alcohol?
Why would anyone abuse drugs? (Source: DrugAbuse.GOV): Research has shown that people generally take drugs to either feel good (i.e., sensation seekers or anyone wanting to experiment with f...
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Classical Conditioning and Addiction
In order to try and grasp the mechanisms that drive addictive behaviors and addiction, it can be helpful to use concepts that may already be familiar. One of those concepts that may help pe...
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Using Dreams - To be Taken Seriously
Of all the obstacles that lay in wait on the road to recovery, the phenomena of the using dream can be the most frightening and ominous. I remember back to my earliest days in the halfway h...
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