Helping Men Be More Needy
January 12, 2015 by Chris Kingman
Filed under Guys, Healthy Communication, Mental Health, Sharing Feelings, Substance Abuse
Yes, the title is provocative. Purposefully so. Here’s why. I recall as a kid being perplexed when my mom played her records and I heard Barbra Streisand singing “people who need people are the luuuckiest people in the woooorrrlldd.” Aside from finding mom’s music nauseating, the idea of “needing” other people seemed like weakness and […]
Deconstructing Fear
November 5, 2013 by Chris Kingman
Filed under Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Substance Abuse
Fear can be a life killer. It really can. I see people struggling with this every day in my therapy practice in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, NYC. And I have no trouble telling my therapy clients that I, too, know what this is like. In fact, it was such experiences in my own life […]
The Complexity of Wanting
March 5, 2013 by Chris Kingman
Filed under Addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Gambling, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Over-Exercise, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Sex Addiction, Smoking, Substance Abuse
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate, I do. St. Paul, Romans 7:15, New International Version How many times have you found yourself in a state of wanting what you don’t want to be wanting? Too many to count? Welcome to […]
Welcome your humanity
February 17, 2013 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Addiction, Alcoholism, Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Drunkorexia, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Gambling, Healthy Communication, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Over-Exercise, Over-Exercise, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Sex Addiction, Smoking, Substance Abuse
“Some things you must always be unable to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. Not for kudos and not for cash — Just refuse to bear them.” William Faulkner.
addiction & mindfulness
December 31, 2012 by Chris Kingman
Filed under Addiction, Alcoholism, Depression, Featured, Gambling, Healthy Coping, Mindfulness, Over-Exercise, Recovery, Sex Addiction, Smoking, Substance Abuse, Wellness
There are layers of emotional pain that underlie addiction. Thus, recovery from addiction requires that we learn to manage and deal effectively (i.e. in healthy and growthful ways) with emotional pain, rather than trying to numb ourselves or escape from it via addictive substances/activities. Let’s pause for a moment to think about and reflect on […]
The Variety of Addictive Experiences
November 3, 2012 by Chris Kingman
Filed under Activism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drunkorexia, Featured, Gambling, Over-Exercise, Sex Addiction, Smoking, Substance Abuse
We welcome Chris Kingman, LCSW to the Real Deal as a regular Contributor with this post! WATRD Editor. Taking an historical perspective often illuminates complexity while simultaneously deepening our understanding of the subject in question. In thinking about addiction, it is valuable to remind ourselves that human beings have been failing miserably in their attempts […]
How Drug Rehab Can Help You
May 1, 2012 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Addiction, Featured, Freedom, Mental Health, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Substance Abuse, Wellness
This guest post graciously submitted by Marilyn Kegley How Drug Rehab Can Help You There are so many challenges that addicts face when trying to break the chains of addiction, but drug rehab treatment is there to help. Each program in rehabilitation treatment is different in order to accommodate different needs and preferences. There are […]
