“My brother was turning blue, he was not moving, not even breathing. I put that bag on his mouth and started squeezing air into his lungs. I could see his chest move. He finally started waking up. I didn’t have to call 911 that time,” my patient recalled.
Is Happiness not Pleasure?
We often confuse “feeling good” with “being happy”. One of these is a feeling, the other a state of being. By trying to feel good all the time we can fall into addiction…
Are you an addict?
Addiction is now defined as “Substance Use Disorder”. This new term implied that the substance in question is used to the extent that it causes problems.
Alcoholism, how it affects the Brain, why Doctors struggle and the 2 Treatments that seem to Work
It is very difficult to treat.
Boredom, a trigger for drug and alcohol use
Why do we get bored? What is boredom really? Why does it lead to drug or alcohol use? Can it be a good thing for us? Did Einstein really suffer from boredom?
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How to deal with pain, depression, anger and other negative feelings
Grounding
A technique to deal with “negative” emotions or Cravings.
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Addiction recovery
Why we don’t like negative feelings and what to do about them.
Depression, how doctors deal with it
My second question usually provokes a smile…