The bond between men and animals likely predates the history of substance abuse and addiction. Men have domesticated animals for work and companionship, they have trained animals to find food and to track missing persons, and now they are turning to animals to assist with addiction recovery. Men and animals form emotional bonds that are...Read More
Roxie Hart is one of the leading characters in the musical Chicago. During a particularly sexually provocative moment in one of her songs, she sings about the mutual love between her and her fans, “And they love me for loving them and I love them for loving me and we love each other. That’s because...Read More
Eating disorders are developing in children as young as four years old in age, reports BBC. In just a few short years, from 2014-2017, admissions for patients under the age of 18 have risen 450% in areas of England. Other countries like Australia have also reported a sharp increase in the amount of young people...Read More
Sex addiction can be a well hidden compulsive behavior until it starts coming out in less than hidden ways. Often, the signs of sex addiction can come out in casual conversation. Here are two clues: Using Sexual Innuendo and Sexual Humor At Inappropriate Times Sexuality is not funny to all people or appropriate at all...Read More
You’ve probably always noticed that mannequins you find in retail stores are odd, to say the least. These less than human representation of human forms have bizarre heads, if they have heads at all, and body types which seem quite unrealistic. Yet, mannequins are supposed to be the representations of how clothes are going to...Read More
Spending addiction can tear a family apart and create long term financial complications. If you think you might be struggling with a spending addiction, here are the key signs. Using spending to cope with emotions Spending can create a similar rush of dopamine in the brain like drugs and alcohol do. Feeling a push of...Read More
Our most important lessons are learned from our parents. At our youngest ages we aren’t aware that we have a choice to either believe and internalize the lessons we get from our parents, or not to. Lessons about self-worth and body image are some of the most critical lessons a child learns from their parents,...Read More
Trauma lives in the body as much as it does the mind. Physical triggers can start off a series of traumatic response mechanisms due to physical abuse and physical experiences of trauma. Additionally, trauma is thought to live in the body because it does not complete the cycle of experience. In the brain’s effort to...Read More
“You are what you eat”. This sentiment is no more true than in the world of virtual personality display on social media. Social media platforms like Instagram offer users a unique opportunity to curate their life and make it public for the world to see. Personalities, social justice issues, online stores, artistic topics, and more...Read More
According to Hormone.org, hyperprolactinemia “is a condition in which a person has higher-than-normal levels of the hormone prolactin in the blood.” Prolactin is a hormone which can affect the level of sex hormones, estrogen and testosterone in both men and women. Produced by the pituitary gland, varying circumstances like high levels of stress, can lead...Read More
