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Category: Relationships

The Grandparents’ Guide to Talking With Teens About Drugs

Addiction Treatment

When addiction runs in the family, you want to be proactive in talking with teens about drugs and what it means for them, but you may not know how to…

7 Signs Your Parent Has a Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Mental Health

If you feel like one or both of your parents aren’t supportive—or worse, abusive—you might be wondering if they have a narcissistic personality disorder and need mental health treatment. Someone…

The Narcissist Test and What It Can Tell You

Love Addiction

Today, many “narcissist tests” exist that confirm the idea that someone you know (let’s face it, your ex) does indeed have a narcissistic personality disorder. The most official of the…

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The Cycle of Codependency and Addiction

Articles>Sex Addiction

Understanding Codependency Codependency may be one of the most common yet widely misunderstood behaviors. In short, codependency means sacrificing your needs to meet the needs of someone else. But there…

If My Ex is a Narcissist, What Does That Say About Me?

Articles>Mental Health

If you’ve just learned that your ex has a narcissistic personality disorder, or you strongly suspect they do, you’re likely dealing with a lot of emotions. You might wonder how…

Discovering Your Partner’s Sex Addiction

Articles>Sex Addiction

Sex addiction is perhaps not as familiar to most people as substance abuse disorders are. Sex is a natural part of human behavior, and an interest in sex is completely…

Signs of Codependency: Why You Struggle So Hard in Relationships

Addiction

A codependent relationship is one in which one partner relies wholly upon the other to meet all of their emotional needs. It’s also a relationship where one partner suffers from some form of…

How Addiction Affects Families: The Far-Reaching Effects of Substance Use Disorder

Addiction

It’s difficult to list exactly how addiction affects families. The repercussions spread outward like the rings from a pebble dropped in a pond. But experts have known for years that children…

Working with Families While Patients are in Treatment

Articles>Early Recovery

Addiction impacts the entire family system. The addict typically experiences feelings of despair, hopelessness, guilt, shame, loneliness, and worthlessness. The family also experiences similar feelings. Families may have increased anxiety,…

Effects of Parent Drug Abuse on Young Children

Addiction

The effects of parent drug abuse on young children, ages 6 to 12 and younger, are detrimental and lasting. Young children with parents using drugs may experience traumas, including abuse…

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Category: Relationships

Category: Relationships

The Grandparents’ Guide to Talking With Teens About Drugs

7 Signs Your Parent Has a Narcissistic Personality Disorder

The Narcissist Test and What It Can Tell You

The Cycle of Codependency and Addiction

If My Ex is a Narcissist, What Does That Say About Me?

Discovering Your Partner’s Sex Addiction

Signs of Codependency: Why You Struggle So Hard in Relationships

How Addiction Affects Families: The Far-Reaching Effects of Substance Use Disorder

Working with Families While Patients are in Treatment

Effects of Parent Drug Abuse on Young Children

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