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How Love Addiction Keeps You From Finding True Love

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Love addiction is a tricky thing. You can convince yourself that you just love love. But if your love of love, romance, dating, and a bad partner starts to interfere…

Efforts to Avoid Porn Can Actually Promote Cybersex Addiction

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Recent evidence from a team of German scientists indicates that purposeful attempts to avoid pornographic material on the Internet can potentially promote the onset of cybersex addiction, just like a…

PTSD and Personal Trauma Taught Me How to Help Others

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By Timothy L. Hook, LMSW, CSAT-C, Primary Therapist at The Ranch Trauma and PTSD can devastate individuals. It also pulls families apart. I know this all too well, not just…

Deception and Control Dominate Signs of Sex Addiction

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For people with sex addiction, sex comes to overshadow all other aspects of their lives. And yet, simply having a lot of sex is not the most significant or most…

‘Miracle Question’ to DBT, There’s a Therapeutic Solution for Every Problem

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By Alisha Irby, MS, Primary Therapist, Men’s Co-Occurring Disorders Program at The Ranch I am passionate about working as an addiction treatment therapist at The Ranch. My work is always…

The Dos and Don’ts of Helping Your Partner Through Depression

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By Rodney Robertson, D. Min., M.A., M.Div., Director of Family Services at The Ranch. Deborah was devastated when she lost her job at age 42. She blamed herself for not…

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Dating in Recovery: The Complexities of Relationships in Rehab

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Rehab is a time in which you are learning to cope with the ups and downs of life without turning to substances. It may also be a time in which…

Are Emotional Support Animals an Effective Depression Treatment?

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Animals have a way of lifting spirits and transmitting calmness, both to their owners and to strangers. All it takes is the sight of a dog to make some people…

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An Overview of the Effects of Genetics on Depression

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Depression is a serious medical condition that can be life-threatening. While effective treatments exist, the causes of depression are not always clear. Is depression genetic or environmental? Are its root…

Is Love Your Drug? Move Forward by Resolving Wounds of the Past

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By Gina Marchando, DMFT, LMFT, CHT, CIT, Clinical Director at The Ranch Love and attachment are basic human needs. Like animals have packs, we instinctively gravitate toward other people. Loving…

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Category: Articles

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How Love Addiction Keeps You From Finding True Love

Efforts to Avoid Porn Can Actually Promote Cybersex Addiction

PTSD and Personal Trauma Taught Me How to Help Others

Deception and Control Dominate Signs of Sex Addiction

‘Miracle Question’ to DBT, There’s a Therapeutic Solution for Every Problem

The Dos and Don’ts of Helping Your Partner Through Depression

Dating in Recovery: The Complexities of Relationships in Rehab

Are Emotional Support Animals an Effective Depression Treatment?

An Overview of the Effects of Genetics on Depression

Is Love Your Drug? Move Forward by Resolving Wounds of the Past

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