Blaming addicts for their addictions is unhelpful. It is not “true” to say that Philip Seymour Hoffman was selfish; it’s[…]
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Addiction and weakness
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death has hit me hard. Inexplicably so. Or maybe not so much so. Like he was, I’m[…]
Read moreGlennon Doyle Melton
I was reading about addiction, and I stumbled on a TED-X talk by Glennon Doyle Melton, a writer with a[…]
Read moreThoughts on what feels good (getting vs. having #3,245)
Over the last couple of years, I’ve had two connections – with L and with V – that have been[…]
Read moreInsatiability
I’m a rat on crack. When you give me what I ask, I press the bar again: give me more.[…]
Read moreThe moth and the flame, continued
Approach, avoid continues, and I’m reminded of Poison – and my reaction to her. Poison, for those who missed her,[…]
Read moreI’m an expert at time management
If you lack in time management skills, consider hiring an addict to coach you. Addicts are, almost universally, masters. We[…]
Read moreRethinking addiction
Heads up. My thoughts about sex addiction are evolving. Close readers of this blog know that I’ve struggled a bit[…]
Read more(Sex) addiction
I’ve written a fair amount about the concept of sex addiction. Is it real? Can one be addicted to sex?[…]
Read moreA rookie mistake
I used to imagine that there was a simple explanation. To anything. To everything. I imagined, for example, that there[…]
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