The Puppy and the Puppy Trainer
There’s a world of difference between a dog that is off the leash and a dog that is trained to be off the leash — Don Sullivan To explain why …
It's just pixels on the screen until you create an image
It's just stimulus elements until you create your reality
pertaining to loss of control, excessive appetite or compulsive use of an incentive
There’s a world of difference between a dog that is off the leash and a dog that is trained to be off the leash — Don Sullivan To explain why …
This is the second in series of articles on professionals who have developed an addictive relationship. The first described the importance of matching the treatment methods with the attributes of …
This is the first of a series of articles on professionals who have developed an addictive relationship with a substance [such as alcohol or drug] or an activity [such as …
For every man there exists a bait
which he cannot resist swallowing
–Friedrich Nietzsche
No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.
–Sidonie Colette
[twg_gpo_button] Most problem drinkers appreciate that the costs of using alcohol the way they do are greater than the benefits, but they vastly underestimate what it takes to change. As …
[twg_gpo_button] We are each dealt a particular biology, psychological history, and current social environment. From these parts emerges a new entity—the Psyche—with attributes that did not exist before. Even the …
When asked, “Are you a god?”
Gautama, the person who became the Buddha replied, “No.”
“Then what are you?”
he was asked again.
Gautama’s answer was,
“I am awake”
Buddha means: “Awake.”
[twg_gpo_button] Suggestion, the use of imagination to manipulate subjective phenomena can be used to counter many addictive traps. This procedural skill requires a creative imagination and the ability to focus …