AT Magazine Contributor
When you can see that someone is struggling with alcohol, it is difficult to know what to do. How do you help an alcoholic? A common suggestion is not to enable people who are using drugs, but isn’t the alternative sitting around waiting for them to hit “rock...
Addiction and the victim mentality often go hand-in-hand. Whether consciously or unconsciously, many drug addicts self-victimize to continue their unhealthy coping habits or to deny that they have a problem at all. Playing the victim also takes destructive behavior a...
One of the reasons why people use drugs or drink alcohol is to cope with feelings of sadness, anxiety, and depression. Without the safety blanket of substance abuse, a new focus becomes how to be happy again. Actually, withdrawal can cause lingering feelings of...