BPD Hypersexuality: Making Sense of the Pattern and Taking Back Control Living with Borderline Personality Disorder often means navigating intense emotions, impulsive decisions, and relationships that feel unstable. For many,
You have probably read about narcissism. You have probably read about addiction. But when someone you love shows both patterns, the usual advice falls short. You see the substance use.
Narcissist and codependent relationships occur when two people with complementary emotional imbalances begin to depend on each other, leading to an increasing spiral of harm for both people. In many
You are tired of hearing people tell you that you smoke too much pot, and you are mostly convinced that your marijuana use is not a problem. You may even
An alcoholic beverage is often prescribed as a remedy to settle your nerves, but does alcohol really help alleviate anxiety? Science paints a far different picture about anxiety and alcohol
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) describe some of the most frequently occurring and intense sources of stress that children may experience early in life, which they unknowingly carry forward into adulthood.
Sex addiction is a common occurrence among individuals with established personality disorders, especially borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder. Sex addiction is a term used to describe a type of behavioural addiction that
You know something is wrong. You have tried cutting back, setting limits, or stopping on your own. But you keep slipping, and the pull toward alcohol or drugs feels stronger than your ability to resist it. Part of you wants help. Another part finds reasons to wait: it is not
Mark uses cocaine every weekend with his friends. He has a high-pressure job as an investment banker. He works hard. He plays hard. And if you ask him if he has a cocaine addiction, his response would be, “Don’t I deserve to relax with my friends after a hard week
You have probably read about narcissism. You have probably read about addiction. But when someone you love shows both patterns, the usual advice falls short. You see the substance use. You see the defensiveness, the blame-shifting, the refusal to admit anything is wrong. Every conversation seems to go in circles,
An unsolicited treatment review by one of our clients – anxiety sufferer Kirsty spent 21 long years in and out of therapy before finally finding effective treatment at The Dawn’s mental health retreat in Thailand. “I’ve been in and out of counseling, group therapy, psychiatric wards and rehabilitation my whole
