The Interplay Between Dissociation and Addiction
Awareness of trauma and its impact on the mind, body, and brain is becoming more and more widespread. (Read my article here) Additionally, the understanding of trauma as a gateway…
Uncovering the Mysteries of the Addicted Mind
ADDICT OR ALCOHOLIC? First let me start by clarifying something; I see absolutely NO difference between an alcoholic or a drug addict. Regardless of the name of the drug, they…
The Trauma Response: Re-Thinking Diagnosis When There is Trauma
Don’t Treat the Symptoms Survivors of trauma often experience symptoms related to their trauma that are parallel to many of the diagnostic criteria of other DSM disorders, including what are…