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Which Way Is Your Scale Tipping – Protein or Fat?
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Guest Blog By: Joy DuBost
www.joyofnutrition.wordpress.com
Around the world the prevalence of obesity is increasing in both developed and developing countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately 1.6 billion adults are overweight and at least 400 million are obese. Additionally worldwide over 22 million children under the age of 5 are overweight, as well as 155 million school-age children. The WHO considers obesity to be one of the top 10 causes of preventable death worldwide.
Obesity or being overweight typically refers to one who has a high proportion of body fat. The clinical definition of o...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - February 8, 2010 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: adult health exercise nutrition obesity overweight weight loss body mass index fat mass heart disease risk lean mass Source Type: blogs
Types of 12 Step MeetingsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Within Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous Gamblers Anonymous, Al-anon and Adult Children of Alcoholics there are 2 basic types of meetings for fellowship and recovery.
The two most common kinds of 12-Step meetings are:
OPEN MEETINGS: As the term suggests, meetings of this type are open to members and their families and to anyone interested in solving a personal problem or helping someone else to solve such a problem.
Most open meetings follow a more or less set pattern, although distinctive variations have developed in some areas. A chairperson describes the program briefly for the benefit of newcomers in the audien...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - February 6, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alcoholics Anonymous Gamblers Anonymous Recovery Sobriety 12 step meetings CLOSED MEETINGS OPEN MEETINGS Source Type: blogs
5 Goals for ACOA’s in RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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We examined the processes through which 20 committed members (aged 29-52 yrs) of self-help groups for adult children of alcoholics experience alterations in their perceptions of family of origin.
Results suggest that world view transformation in the family of origin domain involves;
learning to define the family as pathological,
assigning responsibility for this pathology to a disease,
forgiving oneself,
accepting that one was adversely affected by the family’s problem, and
ultimately learning to accept one’s parents’ shortcomings.
Humphreys, Keith. World view change in Adult Children of Alcoholics/Al-A...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - February 6, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Co-dependency Disease Family Recovery Relationships Youth acoa alcoholic family family of origin Source Type: blogs
Power of Positve Thinking vs. Realistic Thinking?Email this article to a colleague.
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One of many things that would kill me faster than my slow growing cancer is adopting the mindset of positive thinking. It is so against my nature. I’m sure this makes me sound like a curmudgeon. But why? The opposite of positive thinking isn’t negative thinking; it’s realistic thinking.
I woke up the day after my diagnosis and began thinking hard about these realities: My cancer could spread. I could live, I could die. My doctors might make mistakes. My activities might be limited. My finances might be impacted. And of course, there was the realistic hell of finding out that I had no insurance.
I didn’t spend m...
Source: Everything Changes - February 5, 2010 Category: Cancer Authors: Kairol Rosenthal Tags: young adult cancer Uncategorized healing optimism pessimism prayer Source Type: blogs
Finding Love When Over 60Email this article to a colleague.
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This article from PsychCentral tells the story of an elderly women who found love again and gives some pointers.
Want to find love again? There’s no reason to think that you can’t find someone to love. A few simple pointers may help.
Start with giving yourself a pep talk.
Don’t try to replace someone you’ve lost.
Let friends and acquaintances know that you are open to meeting someone special.
Be honest about what you’re looking for.
Consider online dating services as a way to enlarge your pool of eligible singles.
Be reasonably cautious
Trust your instincts.
Know what you want.
When you find yourself wanting to ...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - February 5, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Co-dependency Cocaine Anonymous Debtors Anonymous Emotions Fun Gamblers Anonymous Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Marijuana Anonymous Meth Source Type: blogs
Side Effects of Alternative Medicine and Diets?Email this article to a colleague.
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Seems like alternative medicine and diets never get rational airtime. Some people slam them, writing off as quackery anything non-allopathic. Others become super cheerleaders letting alternative medicine and diets engulf their identity in a creepy almost cult like fashion. Neutral patients are left in the middle with little rational, scientific based information nor sensible peer support conversations about “natural” health and healing.
On discussion boards it seems everyone’s either adamantly defending products and regimens with absurd anecdotes (quite different from sensible coping strategies) or they’re ...
Source: Everything Changes - February 4, 2010 Category: Cancer Authors: Kairol Rosenthal Tags: Uncategorized young adult cancer acupuncture gluten-free guru herbs raw vegan vitamins Source Type: blogs
Residential occupational training for special needs adults - Eastern New Mexico Special ServicesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Eastern New Mexico university offers a residential training program for adults with special needs. They are part of the western educational region, so it’s local tuition for neighboring states. Special Services - Occupational Training Program The Special Services Department provides services to students with disabilities. We maximize educational and career opportunities, assist disabled students with integration into the university community, and accommodate those students with services needed to allow full participation in all programs. Our certificate program is designed for students who, with appropriate traini...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - February 2, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: support employment education adult vocation Source Type: blogs
Challenges with Alternative Medicine and Diets?Email this article to a colleague.
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Seems like alternative medicine and diets never get rational airtime. Some people slam them, writing off as quackery anything non-allopathic. Others become super cheerleaders letting alternative medicine and diets engulf their identity in a creepy almost cult like fashion. Neutral patients are left in the middle with little rational, scientific based information nor sensible peer support conversations about “natural” health and healing.
On many cancer chatrooms and discussion boards smart patients share tips on how to best manage chemo side effects or the pros and cons of surgical procedures. But on discussion boards w...
Source: Everything Changes - February 2, 2010 Category: Cancer Authors: Kairol Rosenthal Tags: Uncategorized young adult cancer acupuncture gluten-free guru herbs raw vegan vitamins Source Type: blogs
Consequence to Alternative Medicine & Diets?Email this article to a colleague.
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Seems like alternative medicine and diets never get rational airtime. Some people slam them, writing off as quackery anything non-allopathic. Others become super cheerleaders letting alternative medicine and diets engulf their identity in a creepy almost cult like fashion. Neutral patients are left in the middle with little rational, scientific based information nor sensible peer support conversations about “natural” health and healing.
On many cancer chatrooms and discussion boards smart patients share tips on how to best manage chemo side effects or the pros and cons of surgical procedures. But on discussion boards w...
Source: Everything Changes - February 2, 2010 Category: Cancer Authors: Kairol Rosenthal Tags: Uncategorized young adult cancer acupuncture gluten-free guru herbs raw vegan vitamins Source Type: blogs
Co-dependent Defence BehavioursEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some behaviours seem to have us locked into unbreakable patterns
Psychological and emotional defence mechanisms are used by all human beings and may be necessary for survival in some situations.
However, people from dysfunctional families (co-dependents, adult children of alcoholics for example) may have developed defence behaviours that are increasingly dysfunctional.
When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.- Alexander Graham Bell
We’ve all used defences to distance ourselves from distressing feelings and...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - February 1, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholism Co-dependency Gam-anon Naranon S-Anon defence mechanisms dysfunctional families Psychological and emotional defence Source Type: blogs
The Future of Medical Education in CanadaEmail this article to a colleague.
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There needs to be a radical new approach to the training of doctors – with more emphasis on patient-centred care, preventive health care and working in teams with other health professionals, according to a much-anticipated new report. — from The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2010: MD schools call for radical rethink of doctor training
This is the report that was endorsed by all 17 Canadian medical schools:
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC). The Future of Medical Education in Canada: A Collective Vision for MD Education. Ottawa: AFMC, 2010.
Just as Abraham Flexner’s report did 100 years ago, The ...
Source: ANNE T-V's BLOG - January 29, 2010 Category: Professors and Educators Authors: annietv600 Tags: Adult / Continuing / Health Education Patient Care Source Type: blogs
12 Self-defeating ThoughtsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Self-defeating thoughts
How to Challenge your Internal Struggle Against Recovery and get off the endless staircase.
Most people trying to overcome an addiction, alcoholism, gambling or co-dependency soon realize that recovery is not spontaneous. It requires discipline and patience, and therein lies the problem with recovery.
Addiction’s lure is its promise of immediate gratification, the quick feel-good. Being addicted means relying on immediate gratification and, as the pattern of addiction continues, our ability to delay gratification erodes.
Recovery, on the other hand, asks us to forego the quick feel-good and ca...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 26, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Alcoholism Co-dependency Healthy Men Recovery Relapse Spirituality Women gratification self-defeating Sobriety Source Type: blogs
What is ACOA Co-dependency?Email this article to a colleague.
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ACOA's often feel frozen in relationships
You can talk to a dozen experts, read a dozen books and get a dozen different interpretations of ACOA co-dependency.
Many accept it as a disease in as much as it has an onset, is progressive, predictable and in time is potentially fatal, although other causes of death are generally cited.
It is assumed that all Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA’s) are co-dependents, but we each act out this illness in a different way. Basically, there are two general concepts:
As children growing up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional home environment, we learned to hide or divorce our feel...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 25, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholism Co-dependency Disease Emotions Family Gam-anon Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Naranon Recovery Relationships S-Anon acoa alcoholic or dysfunctional home hero little enabler Source Type: blogs
Dance & Humour for RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Judy recently shared the following on her Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) e-mail group. I found it so useful that I asked her to allow it to be published here. Judy readily agreed.
Good morning group, When I read the daily reading on losing a sense of humour it reminded me …
I had to learn to play. When I came to ACA some of the members encouraged me to play by asking what I had never done as a child that I wanted to do.
I wanted to learn to roller skate and I wanted a bicycle. I went out and bought a used pair of skates and a used bike.
My friends took me roller skating and held my hand around the rink until I could...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 25, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alcoholism Co-dependency Emotions Family Fun Healthy Recovery Sexuality Spirituality Women dance humour Source Type: blogs
What Tricks Have Worked For Managing Your Own Care?Email this article to a colleague.
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One of the coolest feelings is getting emails from patients who say, “I saw you speak, or I read your book, and you totally convinced me to get super aggressive with my doctor, or hospital, or employer, and it worked!”
Managing my own illness has at times felt lonely and defeating. When I’m crying on the phone with a receptionist trying to get a sooner appointment, or flat like a butterfly pinned down to an exam table, it’s easy to feel at the mercy of the system. That’s why it’s incredibly important for me to hear and tell success stories about being a pro-active patient. Here’s one:
Six hospital per...
Source: Everything Changes - January 21, 2010 Category: Cancer Authors: Kairol Rosenthal Tags: young adult cancer Uncategorized breast cancer oncology social workers empowered patients HIPAA survivorship Source Type: blogs
What Is Sexual Dysfunction?Email this article to a colleague.
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Sexual dysfunction can be so lonely
Sexual Dysfunction and Recovery
Many people in recovery from alcoholism, addiction, co-dependency, compulsive gambling and adult children of alcoholics may identify with some of these. Sexuality may be very different in recovery and some people may have many questions about their sexual functions.
Sexual dysfunction is the persistent or recurrent inability to react emotionally or physically to sexual stimulation in a way expected of the average healthy person or according to one’s own standards of acceptable sexual response. Sexual dysfunction can occur during the desire, excitement, p...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 20, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Alcoholism Co-dependency Drugs Family Gambling Men Recovery Relationships Sexuality Treatment Women Youth arousal erectile orgasm Sexual dysfunction sexual stimulation Source Type: blogs
Self-care BoundariesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Self-care. The bike is waiting!
Self-care is about setting boundaries, letting go
“Some of us have so many voices in our heads, we could hold group therapy by ourselves,” said Rokelle Lerner, a popular speaker and trainer on relationships, women’s issues, and addicted family systems.
This internal chorus is often composed of voices from our family of origin, voices of critical teachers or bosses, voices from past relationships or current situations. Often these voices are drowned out by our own voice nagging, reprimanding, berating, but rarely praising us.
In times of stress or chaos, the voices grow lou...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 19, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Co-dependency Emotions Family Gam-anon Naranon Recovery Relationships S-Anon Spirituality Women denial boundaries self-care therapy voices in Source Type: blogs
Dysfunctional FantasiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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People can be isolated by dysfunctional beliefs
People can have many dysfunctional beliefs.
Not all of these are in any one person but if there is many then that person may be dysfunctional.
Alcoholics, addicts, co-dependents and Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA’s) may identify.
Some of these dysfunctional beliefs are;
That I can control my emotions.
That I can control someone else’s emotions or actions or thoughts.
That I deserve:
. . .to get something good.
. . .to get something bad.
. . .to be punished for mistakes.
. . .to be rewarded for perfection.
. . .to be rewarded for good behaviour, intentions, though...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 17, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Alcoholism Co-dependency Emotions Psychological Illness Relationships Sexuality control dysfunctional beliefs fantasies Source Type: blogs
Military Families & AlcoholismEmail this article to a colleague.
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Al-Anon/Alateen Helps Military Families
Recent published reports show that heavy drinking has increased in the military. What data is not shown are the effects of this drinking on others.
For 55 years family members and friends of alcoholics have found help and hope in Al-Anon meetings. There are meetings held on or near military bases in the US, Canada, and around the world.
Al-Anon provides a safe, confidential, and free place for military families to share with and learn from other family members and friends of problem drinkers.
The latest Al-Anon/Alateen Membership Survey (completed in November 2003) shows that 25 perc...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 16, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholism Co-dependency Family Gam-anon Men Naranon Recovery Relationships S-Anon Women Youth friends of alcoholics heavy drinking Military Families Source Type: blogs
Detachment With LoveEmail this article to a colleague.
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Detachment with love takes on deeper meaning
One of the great gifts of the addiction recovery movement is the concept of detachment with love. Originally conceived as a way to relate to an alcoholic family member, detachment with love is actually a tool that we can apply with anyone.
Al-Anon, a Twelve Step mutual-help group for friends [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 13, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholism Co-dependency Family Gam-anon Help an Alcoholic Naranon Recovery Relationships S-Anon Spirituality Women 12 step detachment with love enabling Source Type: blogs
Rewards of the ACOA 12 StepsEmail this article to a colleague.
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I encourage everyone IF you really want to see those beautiful changes occurring in ALL your relationships, work the steps! (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 13, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Co-dependency Emotions Faith Family Gam-anon Healthy Naranon Recovery Relationships S-Anon Sexuality Spirituality 12 steps acoa depression rage Source Type: blogs
A Searching & Fearless Moral Inventory – OUCH!Email this article to a colleague.
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Balance, the gray area of life (most of life!), doesn’t come easily to us. (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 12, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Co-dependency Faith Recovery Sobriety Spirituality black & white thinking moral inventory searching fearless Source Type: blogs
Your 5 Must-Have Items from Surgery & Treatment Time?Email this article to a colleague.
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Most of us need insurance, money, and love to make it through cancer. But what about the smaller, less conspicuous items that helped you through the medical and physical challenges of surgery, chemo or radiation?
On my blog I often write about the emotional impacts of cancer, but today I’m all about the practical physical side. Most patients discover small must-have items, clothing, food, or paraphernalia that helped us to physically manage daily life. Here are mine:
1. Zip-up hoodies – I couldn’t lift my arms over my head to put on a shirt after surgeries for thyroid cancer
2. Paper cups and straws – During surg...
Source: Everything Changes - January 6, 2010 Category: Cancer Authors: Kairol Rosenthal Tags: Uncategorized livestrong young adult cancer coping help incision surgery tips Source Type: blogs
5 Alcoholism MythsEmail this article to a colleague.
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These myths would be of interest to anyone involved with alcoholism – wives, partners, parents, children, adult children (co-dependents) and of course the alcoholic.
Myth 1: An alcoholic is the falling-down drunk on skid row.
Answer: Only three percent of alcoholics are on skid row. Those alcoholics on skid row are undoubtedly in the last stages of [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 5, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Alcoholism Co-dependency Family Psychological Illness denial disease insanity myths skid row Source Type: blogs
Life is Unfair. Now What?Email this article to a colleague.
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I probably don’t go a week without hearing some form of this complaint — life is unfair. It’s usually in the form of:
“I can’t believe this happened to me! Why do bad things always seem to happen to me!?”
“I’m a special person, why shouldn’t I be treated like someone special?”
“Why does everyone else seem to succeed where all I can do is fail?”
“I didn’t make the team/get the job/get asked out on a second date/get any of the attention my other siblings got.”
You see how it goes. On and on, we don’t run out of examples of where...
Source: World of Psychology - January 2, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: Brain and Behavior General Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Adult Cognitive Distortion Cognitive Distortions Fairness Fallacy Feelings Game Irrational Thinking Job Observation Psychologists Second Date Siblings Speci Source Type: blogs
CME articles: Academic Medicine January 2010; 85 (1)Email this article to a colleague.
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The January 2010 issue of Academic Medicine contains a number of articles of interest to CME providers. The publisher is providing some of these these free of charge (for now).
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Bellande BJ, Winicur ZM, Cox KM. Commentary: Urgently needed: a safe place for self-assessment on the path to maintaining competence and improving performance. Acad Med. 2010 Jan;85(1):16-8. PubMed – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20042814
Camilleri M, Parke DW 2nd. Perspective: Conflict of interest and professional organizations: considerations and recommendations. Acad Med. 2010 Jan;85(1):85-91. PubMed -...
Source: ANNE T-V's BLOG - January 1, 2010 Category: Professors and Educators Authors: annietv600 Tags: Adult / Continuing / Health Education Individual Issues of Journals Industry & Health Care Source Type: blogs
Levels of Denial & RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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These levels of denial may be observed by family, healthcare workers and friends of the alcoholic.
These levels may be applied to any addictive process such as gambling, sex addiction, spending, co-dependency, overeating, workaholism, smoking and being an Adult Child of Alcoholism. Just swap ‘alcohol; for your particular malady.
Level A: “No Problem”
The person at this level [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 1, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 348 Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Alcoholism Co-dependency Cocaine Anonymous Debtors Anonymous Drugs Dual Recovery Family Food Gam-anon Gamblers Anonymous Gamblin Source Type: blogs
Child Sex Abuse & AlcoholismEmail this article to a colleague.
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Childhood sexual abuse and the course of alcohol dependence (alcoholism) development
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been associated with increased risk for alcohol dependence (AD), but the extent to which childhood sexual abuse history may impact transitions in the course of alcohol dependence development remains unclear.
The current study examined the role of childhood sexual abuse in initiation of alcohol use and rate of progression from first drink to alcohol dependence using a sample of 3536 female twins (mean age = 21.6 years). Psychiatric diagnoses and alcohol use histories were obtained via telephone interviews us...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 31, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholism Co-dependency Family Gam-anon Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Naranon Sexuality Women Youth childhood psychiatric sexual abuse Source Type: blogs
Symptoms of Co-dependenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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These symptoms and characteristics of the thoughts and actions of a codependent are offered as a tool to aid in self-evaluation.
Denial Symptoms:
I have difficulty identifying what I am feeling.
I minimize, alter or deny how I truly feel.
I perceive myself as completely unselfish and dedicated to the well being of others.
Low Self Esteem Symptoms:
I have difficulty making decisions.
I judge everything I think, say or do harshly, as never “good enough.”
I am embarrassed to receive recognition and praise or gifts.
I do not ask others to meet my needs or desires.
I value others approval of my thinking, feelin...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 31, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Co-dependency Emotions Family Gam-anon Naranon Recovery Women denial acoa Control Symptoms self-esteem self-evaluation Source Type: blogs
Alcohol Awareness for Loved OnesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Understanding alcohol abuse and alcoholism can be a key step in solving drinking problems
Some people worry about their alcohol use but are not convinced that they need help. Friends or relatives might express their concern–”You have a drinking problem.” But often that well-intentioned statement fails to define the issue or suggest a clear solution.
To cut through the confusion, it helps to understand the difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. Making this distinction can help you think clearly about a “drinking problem”–and allow you or a loved one to get the kind of h...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 30, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Alcoholism Co-dependency Family Help an Alcoholic Treatment denial disease abuse anxiety brain dependence detachment doctor drinkin Source Type: blogs
Dysfunctional FamiliesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dysfunctional families maintain a false facade in public
Dysfunctional Families; Types, Symptoms and Effect on Children
A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehaviour and even abuse on the part of individual members of the family occur continually, leading other members to accommodate such actions. Children sometimes grow up in such families with the understanding that such an arrangement is normal. Dysfunctional families are most often a result of the alcoholism, substance abuse, or other addictions of parents, parents’ untreated mental illnesses/defects or personality disorders, or the parents emula...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 29, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Co-dependency Family Gam-anon Naranon Relationships Sexuality Youth denial disease abuse conflict dysfunctional illness mental parents pers Source Type: blogs
Caffeine AddictionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Symptoms, Withdrawal and Treatment
Coffee, tea, cola drinks, chocolate and many foods contain caffeine. A new range of drinks on the market is a variety of high content caffeine drinks such as Red Bull.
Caffeine, a stimulant, is the most widely consumed drug and is a stimulant. Caffeine has occasionally been considered a drug of abuse and has the potential for people to become addicted.
After studying two cases and a survey of the population the researchers concluded that caffeine abuse and addiction are potentially serious conditions.
They propose guidelines for manufacturers such as;
clearly indicate the caffeine conten...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 27, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Caffeine Cocaine Anonymous Debtors Anonymous Dual Recovery Gam-anon Gamblers Anonymous Gamers Anonymous Marijuana Anonymous Methadone Anonymous Naran Source Type: blogs
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A.A.’s 12-Steps – A Program of Action
A.A.’s Twelve Steps, which constitute its program of recovery, are in no way a statement of belief; they simply describe what the founding members did to get sober and stay sober.
They contain no new ideas: surrender, self-inventory, confession to someone outside ourselves, and some form of prayer and meditation are concepts found in spiritual movements throughout the world for thousands of years.
What the Steps do is frame these principles for the suffering alcoholic – sick, frightened, defiant, and grimly determined not to be told what to do or think or believe.
The S...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 25, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholism Cocaine Anonymous Gamblers Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous Recovery Spirituality confession defiant frightened meditation prayer Source Type: blogs
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The fellowships of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Al-Anon are of inestimable value in the recovery from alcoholism and chemical dependency. Not infrequently, there is a resistance on the part of Jews to participate on the grounds that these programs have a religious orientation that is non-Jewish.
Let us first dispense with some extraneous objections.
A.A. is Christian because meetings are held in church basements, say some.
While it is true that the majority of A.A. meetings are in churches, it should also be mentioned that few Jewish facilities have welcomed A.A.
The myth that Jews do not become alcoholic ...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships 139 Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholism Co-dependency Family Higher Power. Recovery Spirituality denial 23rd psalm abstinence Christian church jew Jewish ju Source Type: blogs
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What’s Your Greatest Asset?
Amy Eden writes about the assets of ACOA’s.
“I don’t know about you, but I sometimes feel exasperated with the emphasis on problems tied to being the offspring of alcoholics.
Today I need to hear the B side of the record, to think about our other characteristics.”
Here are her first five assets of ACOA’s.
YOU CAN EMPATHIZE
YOU’RE INDEPENDENT
YOU’RE CREATIVE
YOU’RE RESILIENT
YOU’RE CALM
Full post at Guess What Normal Is.
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Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Co-dependency Gam-anon Healthy Naranon Sobriety Spirituality ACOA’s assets CALM CREATIVE EMPATHIZE INDEPENDENT RESILIENT Source Type: blogs
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I am a huge daydreamer. My mind is a separate universe with lots – sometimes too much - going on in it. This can be really helpful when I want to vanish from a situation that I am unable to actually physically escape from.
This seems like a good topic to talk about now, either for those of you who need a mental vacation from illness, or a mental getaway from too much family togetherness around the holidays.
When I am laying on a table getting ultrasounds, I choreography ballets in my mind. I also love obsessing over the details of dinner parties – I plan menus, table settings, and fantasize about floral arrangeme...
Source: Everything Changes - December 24, 2009 Category: Cancer Authors: Kairol Rosenthal Tags: Uncategorized young adult cancer anxiety daydreaming stress Source Type: blogs
Styles of Enabling BehaviorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Avoiding and shielding: Any behavior by the codependent covering up for, or preventing the abuser, or self from experiencing the full impact or harmful consequences of drug use.
Attempting to control: Any behavior by the codependent performed with the intent to take personal control over the significant other’s drug use.
Taking over responsibilities: Any behavior by the codependent designed to take over the abuser’s personal responsibilities, such as household chores or employment.
Rationalizing and accepting: Any behavior by the codependent conveying a rationalization or acceptance of the significant otherR...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Co-dependency Emotions Family Relationships denial avoiding control Drugs enabling rationalization rescuing Source Type: blogs
Alcoholism & Gambling LinkedEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new research study reveals a strong link between alcohol dependency and gambling problems, Reuters reported.
According to researchers at the Research Institute on Addictions at the University at Buffalo, N.Y., adults with an alcohol addiction are 23 times more likely to have a gambling problem than those who do not drink.
“If you’re in trouble with alcohol, the odds you’re also in trouble with gambling increase enormously,” said lead author Dr. John W. Welte. “Most of that correlation is that problem behaviors tend to cluster in the same people.”
The study also found factors that identified ...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 24, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 139 Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Alcoholism Co-dependency Gamblers Anonymous Gambling Recovery denial compulsive gambling Source Type: blogs
Medical Education January 2010; 44 (1) – free online!Email this article to a colleague.
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The January 2010 issue of Medical Education is now online, and for now, it is free online! Here are the contents of this issue:
The state of the science in health professional education
On complexity and craftsmanship
The value of paradoxical tensions in medical education research
Identities as performances: encouraging visual methodologies in medical education research
The gross anatomy laboratory: a prototype for simulation-based medical education
Patients in health professional education: so much known, so much yet to understand
How does research on motor skills translate into clinical skills learning?
Medical ed...
Source: ANNE T-V's BLOG - December 23, 2009 Category: Professors and Educators Authors: annietv600 Tags: Adult / Continuing / Health Education Individual Issues of Journals Source Type: blogs
Disturbing DenialEmail this article to a colleague.
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Denial
Breaking through denial is alcoholic’s first step in recovery
Looking in the mirror and accepting what we see can be one of the hardest things we ever do. It’s especially hard when the image staring us in the face is painful or doesn’t fit with how we want to see ourselves.
Sometimes, the truth is so painful that we avoid it at any cost.
Refusing to accept a painful reality that alters the perception of ourselves is a psychological defence called denial.
As human beings, we may use denial to protect ourselves from knowledge, insight or awareness that threatens our self-esteem, mental or physical health, or sec...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 23, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Alcoholism Co-dependency Cocaine Anonymous Debtors Anonymous Drugs Dual Recovery Food Gam-anon Gamblers Anonymous Gambling G Source Type: blogs
Beyond Co-dependencyEmail this article to a colleague.
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: And Getting Better All the Time
By Melody Beattie
A book for any one who has had a relationship with an alcohol, addict or compulsive gambler. Adult Children of Alcoholism / addiction, wives, husbands, parents &etc.
Review By Neal J. Pollock (VA USA)
While I have not read Melody Beattie’s other works, I thought this a very valuable book in and of itself. It sheds much light on the topic and helped me to become sensitized to the obvious signs of co-dependency in people. By doing this, it enabled me to avoid situations where I could become codependent in a relationship.
I think that, as in the Diagnostic and Statisti...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 22, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Co-dependency Family Gam-anon Naranon Recovery Relationships Spirituality Adult Children of Alcoholism Beyond Co-dependency compassion Melody Beattie Source Type: blogs
The ACOA Laundry ListEmail this article to a colleague.
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Adult Child of Alcoholism
The Adult Children of Alcoholics Laundry List
These are some characteristics we seem to have in common due to being brought up in an alcoholic household.
We became isolated and afraid of people and authority figures.
We became approval seekers and lost our identity in the process.
We are frightened by angry people and any personal criticism.
We either become alcoholics, marry them, or both, or find another compulsive personality such as a workaholic to fulfil our sick abandonment needs.
We live life from the viewpoint of victims and are attracted by that weakness in our love and friendship relati...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 22, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholism Co-dependency Emotions Family Recovery Spirituality denial acoa anger childhood guilt isolate pity victim workaholic Source Type: blogs
School Me on Illness and The HolidaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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I was asked to write a guest blog post for Dear Thyroid about having cancer around the holidays. But being an atheist-Jew, I truly was at a loss for words. I had to pass. This is just not a subject I know much about.
So I thought I would turn it over to you guys to educate me a bit more about what the holidays hold in store for anyone who is facing illness. Have at it. Leave a comment with stories, kvetching, tips, rants, or good memories about what it is like to be sick and dealing with:
Family, food, lethargy, expectations, looking like crap, feeling like crap, feeling great when others think you should feel like c...
Source: Everything Changes - December 21, 2009 Category: Cancer Authors: Kairol Rosenthal Tags: Uncategorized chronic illness dear thyroid thyroid cancer young adult cancer anxiety christmas family holidays relationships stress travel treatment Source Type: blogs
