Crisis and Management

Thousands, if not millions, have read or heard about a number of approaches to managing eating disorders. A lot many of us have even mustered up the courage to reach out to clinical help. I’ll have to agree that we do have some excellent institutions out there to help with the problem, but the question [...]

It’s been said that alcohol has been a major issue ever since grapes were first crushed on Earth. While it certainly is accepted as a part of today’s lifestyle, it rears its ugly head only when it becomes an addiction–alcoholism, as it is better known. But we do have alcohol rehab centers, which have proved [...]

Hard as we may try to prove otherwise, we all end up with one irrefutable fact: drug and alcohol addiction is a no-win situation. Most of strive find the easy way out, but there’s no such thing–the recovery process is a long and hard road. It calls for a willingness on the part of the [...]

Read Part I
I stopped growing emotionally at the age of 17 when I started drinking. The alcohol killed the pains that were so necessary to mature. I’m still 17 years old.
The alcohol related problems that have occurred in society today, like people getting killed in auto accidents, or the health related issues like a rotten [...]

I stopped growing emotionally at the age of 17 when I started drinking. The alcohol killed the pains that were so necessary to mature. I’m still 17 years old…
When I was in high school during the early 70’s the drinking age was 18 years old. Every one of my friends was a big drinker; some [...]

Dutch born 52-year-old Eddie Van Halen, after allegedly spending a month in a rehab for alcoholism, is currently on a tour of North America with former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth. The tour kicked off on Sept 28, 2007 in Charlotte to a sell-out crowd of more than 18,000.
Van Halen, who has long battled [...]

To a person suffering from drug addiction, relief from it is like giving him or her life a new lease on life. The first thought that then comes to one’s mind then is finding a drug rehab. But how do you find one that’s right for you?
There are a number of drug treatment centers [...]

Is OCD is interfering with your everyday activities?
Basically, if you wash a dish two times when you genuinely believe there’s a need to do so, then OCD is not the issue.
However, if you find yourself doing it again and again, it’s time for concern. OCD is a progressive disorder; it only becomes more apparent [...]