Relationships When Learning the Hard Way is the Only Way to Learn-The hard way is to expect a phone relationship to translate in real life. Going from promise to disaster... Acting Responsibly In The Face of Desire-If the opportunity to have an affair presented itself, what would you do? The key element is deciding whether to act is to be able to distinguish between desire and acting on your desire.
Assessing the pros and cons.... "No Intimate Relationships During the First Year of Sobriety!"-As long as I'm not using and we're not using and are in a program, I'm safe. Not so fast. Getting into an intimate relationship prematurely is, as my mother would say, Ill-conceived, ill-advised and ill-consummated.
... Finding True Love Through Intimacy- A lot of people have been asking about true love; is there such a thing; if so, what is it? Is it attainable; if so, how attainable is it? If it were just love, I wouldn’t have so much difficulty. But, true love? ...
Gay & Lesbian Issues Homophobia, Anonymous Sex and Intimacy-If you are helping professional working with the Gay and Lesbian population, it’s necessary to explore your own homophobia. Learn about internalized, blatant and sophisticated homophobia.... Anonymous Sex: Freedom or Isolation-It’s been common amongst Gay men to assert their freedom by acting out sexually in reckless and destructive ways, making intimacy an impossibility, and isolation a state of existence....
Social Commentary and Stories Post Election Stress Disorder (PESD)-What are the psychological implications when so many people find themselves standing helplessly in the face of an extremely bleak outlook, a colder, darker world in store for our children?... Not To Worry-An unbelievable story about what happens when a stranger offers help in a desperate situation....
Addiction & Recovery An Anecdotal Story from a Recovering Co-Dependent-“You cut me off like you cut off mommy when she died.” ... The Relationship Model of Addiction- “An inherent limitation of the medical model is ignoring the fact that ‘pathological dependence’ implies that a relationship, one that is emotional and psychological in nature, has formed with the substance or activity (i.e. gambling, porn, etc.) The ‘pathological dependency’ is a pathological relationship, one in which there is continuous and increasing emotional involvement.”
...Diagnosing Addiction-Diagnosing Addiction presents a fresh, new approach for doing assessments to determine whether an addiction exists and the dianosis in order, which makes early stage intervention possible. We're stepping off the plateau of the disease concept by utilizing 'subjective' criteria, i.e. manifestations of denial, to make a 'subjective' diagnosis. From the Relationship Model of Addiction perspective, the dynamics of addiction center on the interplay of dependence and denial, and that they exist hand in had -- where ever there is dependence, there is denial’ and where there is denial, there is dependency. Manifestations of denial, subjective in nature, may be the gateway to diagnosis, challenging the prevailing adherence to a Medical Model orientation that deems only objective criteria real and valid....
Film Critiques Carefully selected films will be dissected into content areas: Theme, conflicts, and resolutions. These are stories with characters who bring us face to face with our life and relationship struggles. These critiques are intended to empower the transformation of relationships. Best Relationship Films of ‘05-The gift of film can enliven and enlighten. Walk on Water and Brothers are two ‘05 films so rich in relationship related thematic content, they can be considered deserving of special recognition as films that empower the transformation of relationships.... Brandon Teena, Teena Brandon-Boys Don't Cry revisited... When we look at how the transgender Brandon Teena is remembered today, it’s apparent that he's become but a blip on the screen; a misunderstood and forgettable victim. Heros and lovers of the caliber of Brandon, those true to themselves, pursuers of love to the end and against all odds, should, and often do, become legends enduring time. When, if ever, will Brandon achieve the status he deserves? ... There Will Be Blood-...
Clinical Issues Revisiting the Age Old Case of Diagnostic Confusion: Sociopath vs. Psychopath- As Robert Hare had indicated in an article written in 1996, "The distinction between psychopathy and anti-social personality disorders is of considerable significance to the mental health and criminal justice systems. Unfortunately, it is a distinction that is often blurred, not only in the minds of many clinicians but in the latest edition of DSM-IV."
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