There are many Americans in the world who struggle with substance and drug abuse. We all may have found ourselves abusing a substance at one point or time in our lives. On an everyday basis people abuse substances like caffeine, herbal medicines, nicotine, alcoholic beverages, and even prescription drugs. All of these substances are legal ...
Alcoholism, is a serious, self destructive disease that effects 14 million men and women. Men however, are five times more likely to develop alcoholism. If the problem is left untreated the end results could be a loss of family, friends, employment, and eventually their own life. Not everyone is an alcoholic. There are three type ...
Why it is that so many children who were neglected or abused end up either becoming abusers themselves, or they marry abusers? It seems to defy logic. That child who swore she would never treat her kids as she was treated does just that! In my own journey, I’ve been exposed to several different theories. ...
Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are two very different things. The definition of an alcoholic is someone who has a physical dependency to alcohol. Alcohol is always, by necessity, present in the bloodstream. Much the same as a smoker’s need for nicotine or a heroin user’s need for the next fix, it is an addiction. Alcoholics ...
For well over 100 years the main goal of pit bull dogs has been a desire to please their owners. It is not that they are a vicious dog, it is that some people that have owned them are vicious people. Pitt Bulls have done whatever we asked and now they are being punished for ...
Abuse can be a vicious cycle that never ends, unless you know what to look for in yourself and others. Both the abuser and the abused play a significant role in this cycle, and in many cases, neither one is willing to admit that there is a problem. According to Beverly Engel, author of Breaking ...
What is manipulative behavior? Manipulative behavior is coercive. The manipulator’s goal is the create subtle situations that shame you. We’ve all been manipulative at times. There is a manipulative personality type however. Persons who habitually manipulate others are emotional abusers. Overt abusers are obviously abusive. The manipulative abuser is covert. Her abuse is passive-aggressive behavior. ...
