Are you in a relationship with someone who has an active addiction? Addiction can be chemical, alcohol and drugs, as well as behavioural, such as gambling and sex/porn. It can be difficult to know what to do and what to say when someone so close to you is losing themselves in a web of destruction. […]
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Sex addiction is a term that typically produces wide ranging views from, on the one hand, some psychiatrists, who argue that there is insufficient evidence for the term to be included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental Disorders, to others in the therapeutic community, notably Dr Patrick Carnes and Paula Hall amongst others, who acknowledge
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In this interview Dr Patrick Carnes chats to Joe Polish, founder of the Genius Network about sex addiction, neuroscience and the most effective treatment for addictive behaviours. I have listened to this interview, usually as an mp3 file on my phone, many times and always seem to learn something new each time I listen to
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Creating greater connection with essence to better cope with triggers to addictive processes What? an experiential workshop Where? CCPE, 2 Warwick Crescent, London W2 6NE (see map below) When? 29 & 30 November, 2014 Having gained insight from how to deal with addictive processes, are you now ready to look deeper within? Would you like
Have you ever wondered how long it would take to see your new year resolution to truly take hold in new behaviour? Habits are formed through a process called ‘context-dependent repetition’. Some say it takes 21 days for new behaviour to be formed. However, I have also heard that 66 days is more realistic. So,which
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