Dependent Personality Disorder in MenArticlesBy The RanchJune 12, 2017By Cynthia Sass Dependent personality disorder is characterized as an excessive reliance on another person to satisfy one’s own emotional and physical needs. There is an overwhelming desire to be taken care of and, essentially, to be told what to do and how to feel about even the simplest things. Making everyday decisions is extremely… Details
How I Won My Freedom From Daily DrinkingAlcoholismBy The RanchJune 8, 2017I grew up in a small town in southeastern Massachusetts, the kind of small town where there was absolutely nothing to do. So when I drank my first sip of alcohol as a senior in high school, it was love at first sip. Not that I liked the taste, but almost instantly it seemed I… Details
Entering Addiction Recovery Leads to ‘Excellent,’ ‘Very Good’ Life, Survey Respondents SayArticlesBy The RanchJune 5, 2017In the first-ever survey looking at the experiences of people in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs in Canada, 91% of those surveyed rated their quality of life was either excellent, very good or good upon entering recovery — results that provide hope for people no matter where they live in the battle… Details
‘Cuca’ to Cocaine Anesthetic, a Short History of AddictionArticles>Addiction ResearchBy The RanchJune 2, 2017With the United States in the midst of an opioid epidemic and more states easing restrictions on marijuana, the subject of drug abuse and addiction has received an enormous amount of media attention in recent years. Addiction, however, has been with us for a long time. Even late into the 19th century, the problem of… Details
Surrendering to Recovery When You’re Used to Being in ControlArticles>Addiction ResearchBy The RanchJune 1, 2017Recovering from addiction depends on admitting and accepting that the way you have been doing things isn’t working. Chances are if you could have stopped drinking and drugging long term on your own, you would have. It’s time to take a new approach, and this new approach depends on surrender. The idea of surrendering to… Details
Help for the Porn-Addicted ChristianArticlesBy The RanchMay 30, 2017Why would Christians need help for porn addiction? On the surface, it would seem this issue, affecting untold numbers of men and women, wouldn’t even be a concern for those who are biblically called to live a life of sexual purity. Yet the statistics paint a very different picture. Unfortunately, when it comes to porn… Details
African American Veterans Hit Hard by PTSDArticlesBy The RanchMay 26, 2017Post-traumatic stress disorder is sadly common among veterans, and the problem is especially acute in the African American veteran population. Studies breaking down the incidence of PTSD by race and ethnicity are still rare among those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the Vietnam-era generation has been studied extensively, and this work has confirmed… Details
What Do I Do When My Joy Is Gone?Articles, From Our Experts>MississippiBy The RanchMay 25, 2017By Chuck Robinson MA, LADC/MH, CSAT, National Director of Christian Programming and Outreach My mom used to say, “You can get glad in the same britches you got mad in.” My loss of joy usually comes from me allowing an external circumstance to affect my mood. Somehow, some way, something in this world, as I see… Details
Are You in Love With a Borderline Personality?ArticlesBy The RanchMay 25, 2017Understanding love addiction is tricky. It isn’t easy to recognize in yourself because it seems like you are in love with love or deeply in love with your partner, and what’s wrong with that? Love addiction is an unhealthy obsession with love that can cause negative consequences in various aspects of your life. One way… Details
Uncommon Therapies to Get You Out of a RutArticlesBy The RanchMay 24, 2017Do you ever feel like you’re not making progress in therapy? Maybe you return with the same concerns every few weeks and can’t seem to move past them. Perhaps you feel uninspired by your therapist or are tired of talking things over all the time. This “therapy rut” is a frustrating place to be. You… Details
