these last few days i’ve been listening to quite a few people talk about their experience with alcohol misuse, either through their own struggles or because of alcoholism among their loved ones. what is it about alcohol abuse that frightens us so? when i was younger, it was the strange and dangerous-seeming world that drunks… Continue reading alcohol and art
Category: addictions
… and for some more irrelevant research on eating disorders
i never cease to be amazed at the naivety (or – it wouldn’t be arrogance?) of some researchers in the social sciences. do they really never talk to the people who they research? why am i telling you this? well, the good people at the national institute of health have amazing news for us! apparently… Continue reading … and for some more irrelevant research on eating disorders
creative writing: waking up from our routines
“creative writing increases physician observation skills and connection to patients” this is the heading of a study at the yale school of medicine, which showed that creative writing had a positive impact on how doctors saw themselves, their patients and their peers. resident physicians often deal with quite a bit of negativity
smoking
(this is another guest blog by my husband glenn, providing a bit of insight into the mind of a smoker) My daughter’s class in school is going through a series of discussions/learning modules on the dangers of smoking, so she has been passing along some the things she’s learned to me, and has been asking… Continue reading smoking
understanding “i don’t know” – part 3
the last two blog entries here were about how the words “i don’t know” often come from information overload, or, alternatively, from a certain anxiety around the emotionally laden information. today, let’s talk about how we can deal with this, how we can move from “i don’t know” to something like, “i have an idea”… Continue reading understanding “i don’t know” – part 3
understanding “i don’t know”
“i don’t know …” when we’re confronted with a difficult issue, we often come up with these words, “i don’t know”. “why do i always end up drinking more than i wanted? i just don’t know.” “i wish i could change how i talk to my son. we always seem to end up fighting. i… Continue reading understanding “i don’t know”
inspired by alcoholics
today i cruised the blogs of some alcoholics in recovery. i picked out some tasty morsels for you. these are real stories from real people who have gone through the black pain of alcoholism and are now accepting the sweet pain of recovery, of moving forward, one step at a time, day by day. they… Continue reading inspired by alcoholics
the mystery of anorexia blogs
today i thought i’d surf around for some blogs on anorexia. i was looking for active, relatively up-to-date blogs that would talk about the experience of living with or recovering from anorexia, or perhaps the experience of living with or caring about someone with anorexia. i thought it would be easy – it’s a well-known… Continue reading the mystery of anorexia blogs
understanding internet users
(the following entry is a retreat of something i posted back in january. when i transferred my blog over from blogger, for some reason none of the material from january made it over here. so i’ll post some of the posts anew.) a while ago i skulked around the internet again, using wordtracker to find… Continue reading understanding internet users
alcohol, prometheus and freedom
is it the sugar, or the buzz that comes after a few glasses, or the hit of the booze right at the first swallow, or is it the taste, the burn in the throat? or the smell, the neat line-up of bottles at the liquor store? the memory of great parties, the memory of all… Continue reading alcohol, prometheus and freedom