Articles about addictions, anxiety, panic attacks, codependency, psychological trauma, and recovery.
Why workaholism can resemble other forms of addiction, how constant work may become a way to cope with anxiety and emptiness, and why being busy does not always mean being productive. This also applies to gambling addiction. Some people who experience problems with gambling may also struggle with alcohol or drug use. However, having a […]
Why gambling addiction can sometimes coexist with alcohol, drug, or other addictions, what role family patterns may play, and which signs can indicate that gambling is becoming a serious problem developing other addictions as well. This also applies to gambling addiction. Some people who experience problems with gambling may also struggle with alcohol or drug
Gambling Addiction and the Risk of Other Addictions: What You Need to Know Read More »
How family members change during a loved one’s recovery from addiction, what fears and codependent patterns can appear, and how to move from control and rescuing toward boundaries, support, and trust. When addiction enters a family, the illness affects more than one person — it gradually enters the life of everyone around them. The wife
Sometimes a person goes through events so painful that they stop being simply memories. They begin to live inside them. Gradually, the effects of trauma become familiar, and over time a person may begin to believe that this is simply who they are. They say about themselves: “I’m an anxious person.” “I’m too sensitive.” “I
When Trauma Becomes Part of Your Character: How EMDR Helps You Find Yourself Again Read More »
Learn about the main stages of recovery from addiction, the risks of each stage, the path toward stable sobriety, and the role of the family in recovery. Stages of the Journey from Addiction to Sobriety Many people believe that recovery from addiction ends the moment a person stops using substances. In reality, stopping substance use
What Is Recovery? Stages of the Journey from Addiction to Sobriety Read More »
When a loved one is struggling with addiction, the family may spend years trying to influence them through persuasion, arguments, ultimatums, or, on the contrary, silent tolerance. But these approaches often do not work. The person with an addiction does not listen to loved ones, denies the problem, promises to change, and then relapses again.
How to Motivate a Loved One Toward Recovery: The Family Intervention Method Read More »
Why anxiety, shame, and repeated mental replay can appear after drinking alcohol, and how reassurance-seeking can reinforce the cycle After drinking alcohol, some people experience more than an ordinary hangover. They wake up in the morning and immediately start trying to reconstruct the previous evening. “Did I say something I shouldn’t have?”“Did I offend anyone?”“Why
Anxiety and Shame After Alcohol: Why You Keep Replaying the Previous Evening Read More »
When addiction appears in a family — whether alcohol, drug, gambling, or another form of addiction — loved ones often feel that the problem affects only one person. But in reality, everyone becomes drawn into its orbit. Roles change, plans collapse, and the old rules stop working. Over time, the family begins to live not
Addicted Person in the Family — or a Family Built Around the Addiction? Read More »
How addiction-related family patterns can repeat across generations and why change in one family may be resisted by the wider family system. We are used to thinking of addiction as the problem of one person. But behind a person with addiction, there are often generations. Addiction across generations can become part of a recurring family
