Addictive Behaviors
Self-destructive Behavior
It is a loaded term: self-destructive behavior. In essence what it comes down to: doing things that are bad for you. The more often you do them, the weaker you make yourself. The worst kind of self-destructive behavior is suicide, although you might wonder what is worse: letting yourself slide downward until you feel so miserable that…
Read MoreWhy thinking you’re ugly is bad for you
Why is “who I am” so often based on “how I look”? The media is flooded with messages of what constitutes ideal beauty. We just have to turn on the television, open a fashion or beauty magazine, log into Facebook, and we see multiple images of women and men who are supposed to represent some…
Read MoreA cheap, effective remedy against overeating and substance abuse
This blog post is an excerpt from the Healthy Sense of Self Guided Journal. Check it out here for more thoughts to inspire peace within and around the world. Here’s your cheap, effective remedy against overeating and substance abuse: We tend to want to eat and drink after work, as a sort of reward for the…
Read MoreLike Attracts Like: Recover from Shame and Insomnia
Shame can keep you hostage for a lifetime and you may not even know that you are fighting it. If what you are ashamed of is unaddressed, it blocks your potential for becoming the best you that you can be. One of the Laws of Attraction is that like attracts like: where shame was shame…
Read MoreThree Ways to Combat Internet Addiction
Between cell phones, laptops, tablets and now even smart watches, we literally carry technology with us at all times, and it’s starting to cause some serious problems. In 2008, the American Journal of Psychiatry posted an editorial suggested that Internet addiction be included in the next Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), “the so-called Bible of the…
Read MoreSix Apps to Help Those in Addiction Recovery
When the Chief Operating Officer at the Aletheia House, a substance abuse treatment center in Birmingham, did a simple search for apps on her phone, Gloria Howard found more than 700 aimed at assisting those suffering from various types of addictions. The residential and outpatient facility already uses social media outlets like Facebook to connect with…
Read MoreSeptember is National Recovery Month
HEALTHYSENSEOFSELF’s activities are part of National Recovery Month (Recovery Month), which is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This year, HEALTHYSENSEOFSELF will be observing Recovery Month by raising awareness of related issues through our content. The Substance Abuse and Mental…
Read MoreMale Eating Disorders: The Myths You Need to Stop Believing
Male eating disorders may not be as common in our culture, but about 30 million people of both sexes and all ages in the United States suffer from an eating disorder, reports the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD). However, while eating disorders affect so many, our understanding of male eating disorders is often quite limited. Helping…
Read MoreThis Is What Your Cell Phone Addiction Looks Like to Your Family
Just Picture It The Center for Psychological Research, Shenyang, in China recently released a new ad campaign through advertising company Ogilvy & Mather China that makes a bold, symbolic statement about an uprising issue: cell phone addiction. The ads do a great job of raising awareness about cell phone addiction in an incredibly impactful way. That could…
Read MoreDear Cory Monteith: So what was really going on for you?
It is always a shock to hear about death that initially has no easy explanation. I saw on the stream of a friend on Facebook that a much loved celebrity was found dead and the cause is as of this writing “undetermined.” My daughter and I have been watching “Glee” for years and I loved the…
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