addiction
The realities of addition; the truth about living under, above and beyond the influence of drugs and alcohol.
NARCISSISTS FORCE YOU INTO ALIGNMENT WITH GOD
There is an ancient mystery: if God is everything, where does the darkness belong? In the beginning, there was darkness—and God said, Let there be light. The universe itself seems to speak in this language: light and shadow, death and renewal, creation and dissolution. Even the yin-yang carries the paradox: each contains a seed of the other.
By THE HONED CRONEabout a month ago in Psyche
Margaux Hemingway was living your Instagram feed in '75. And it killed her.
Long before the curated life was old money, a Hemingway was dying inside of it. A ‘soft girl era’ is trending across Pinterest and Instagram, a minimal aesthetics filled with photos of your most simplest moments; a morning latte, a phony ‘candid’ photo, a psychology book intentionally placed on your sofa. Intimate aspects of life that were once kept private are now shared with the world. But this trend isn’t new. Before supermodels and their lavish lifestyles we see today, there was Margaux Hemingway—the striking ‘face’ of the ‘70s generation when it came to fashion and modeling. Her intimidating and mysterious aura captivated women globally. The media turned her into the muse you aspired to be.
By tatiana vitas2 months ago in Psyche
Fromm's Objective Happiness: A Critique of THE ART OF BEING
Erich Fromm's argument from an early passage [pages 3-4] from The Art of Being begins with an intuitively attractive distinction. Not every desire deserves to be called a genuine human need merely because it is strongly felt. A person may passionately desire cigarettes, domination, intoxicants, status objects, or forms of behavior that ultimately diminish rather than enrich life. Fromm therefore rejects the idea that happiness can simply mean the successful gratification of whatever desires happen to arise within us. Instead, he proposes an "objective" conception of human flourishing: some needs promote growth, self-realization, love, compassion, and fuller functioning, whereas others deform, diminish, or obstruct the person.
By ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR2 months ago in Psyche
Your Mind is Messy too
On learning to live with the noise inside our heads instead of waiting for it to disappear Okay, so I’ve been putting off writing this one for a while because I didn’t know how to say it without sounding like every other “healing” post out there. But here goes anyway.
By Zohan Khan2 months ago in Psyche
Disconnection And Death. Top Story - August 2026.
Written by a human, for humans, always. What does it mean to be human? It is a fascinating question that has been asked by all forms of people since at least the beginning of records we can find.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM2 months ago in Psyche
Sometimes I Daydream That I Could Stop Daydreaming
My entire life I have been what most people refer to as a "dreamer." Of course, I have been referred to as several other things that were much less tame or polite too. The most painful among them being "lazy." Sadly, when I say "my entire life" I truly mean my entire life... all 46 years I've been on this planet. It was only very recently that I realized that I have severe adult ADHD.
By Timothy A Rowland3 months ago in Psyche
My Addiction Didn't Start at 25. It Started at 14.
When we talk about addiction, we often talk about it from a safe distance. We use words like "weakness," "bad choice," "lack of willpower." We unconsciously separate ourselves from the people we call addicts, because we believe it could never happen to us. But life is rarely that simple. Sometimes the only difference between "us" and "them" is the substance a person reached for. Because some people seek relief in illegal substances, and others - in medication prescribed by a doctor. In both cases, however, the question that moves me is the same: What pain is this person trying to silence? I'm not writing this to diminish the role of medicine. On the contrary - professional help is often vital. But I believe that when we treat only the symptoms without turning to the causes, suffering simply changes its form. I know because I lived it. As a teenager, I didn't know I was living with constant anxiety. I didn't know most people don't feel continuous tension in their body. I didn't know inner chaos is not the natural state of a human being. For me, it was normal. By accident, I discovered that certain medications could silence that noise. Suddenly I was braver. Calmer. More confident in communication. Less consumed by family problems. For the first time I felt something I couldn't name back then. Today I know that feeling was inner peace. Those teenage experiments didn't lead to addiction. But they left a very strong memory in me - that somewhere, there is a way for the pain to stop. Ten years later, I found that same feeling in illegal substances. That's when I understood something that changed the way I look at addiction. My addiction didn't start at 25. It started at 14. Not with the first use. But with the first moment I believed that peace could come from the outside. Today I am convinced that real prevention starts long before the first cigarette, the first glass of alcohol, or the first drug. It starts with teaching children to recognize their emotions. To be able to say: "I'm scared," "I'm lonely," "I'm hurting," without being afraid of being judged or misunderstood. Because two children can experience the same situation in a completely different way. One will move on, the other will carry a wound for years. And every unacknowledged pain seeks a way to be soothed. Sometimes that way is healthy. Sometimes - it is not. My work with energy psychology, EFT and Matrix Reimprinting helped me look beyond the symptoms. To meet the causes I had avoided for a long time. I didn't find an enemy to wage war against. I found a wounded girl who was desperately seeking peace. And maybe that's exactly what I want to leave after this text. Not an excuse for addiction. But an invitation to start looking with less judgment and much more humanity. Because behind every addiction there is a story. And every story deserves to be heard first, before it is judged. I
By nataliq ivanova (Нати)3 months ago in Psyche
