What causes stress and its symptoms?
The potential causes of stress are numerous. Your stress may be linked to outside factors such as the state of the world, the environment in which you live or work, or your family. Your stress can also come from your own irresponsible behavior, negative attitudes and feelings, or unrealistic expectations.
Furthermore, [...]

 
Lose weight. Reduce stress. Lower your cholesterol level. Improve your circulation. Live longer. Stay younger.
Sounds like an ad for a new wonder drug right? In fact it’s a partial list of the benefits of humanity’s oldest and most pleasurable pastime - sex.
People in recovery from alcoholism, addiction or codependency may [...]

How can a self-injuring person stop?
Self-injury is a behavior that becomes compulsive and addictive. Like any other addiction, even though other people think the person should stop, most addicts have a hard time just saying no to their behavior - even while realizing it is unhealthy.
There are several things to do to help yourself:

Acknowledge that [...]

 
Have you ever been around people-pleasers?
They tend to be displeasing. Being around someone who is turned inside out to please another is often irritating and anxiety- producing.
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People-pleasing is a behavior we may have adapted to survive in our family. We may not have [...]

What is the relationship between self-injury and suicide?
Self-injury is not suicidal behavior.
In fact, it may be a way to reduce the tension that, left unattended, could result in an actual suicide attempt.
Self-injury is the best way the individual knows to self-sooth.
It may represent the best attempt the person has at creating the least damage.
However, self-injury [...]

 
To be humble is to be balanced in our opinion of ourselves.
Humility does not swagger with false pride nor grovel in self-depreciation. Humility is accepting the truth about ourselves.
The good news for co-dependents and adult children of alcoholics / addicts is that we are blessed with many fine qualities that we [...]

Why do people engage in self-injury?
Even though there is the possibility that a self-inflicted injury may result in life-threatening damage, self injury is not suicidal behavior. Although the person may not recognize the connection, SI usually occurs when facing what seems like overwhelming or distressing feelings. The reasons self-injurers give for this behavior vary:

Self-injury temporarily [...]

Relapse prevention the Alcoholics Anonymous way is proactive action.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o />
One form of these strategies is The AA Six Pack, which says;

Don’t Drink

Go to meetings

Ask for help

Get a sponsor

Join a home group

Get active (in the program)

These are practiced so as to ensure immunity, an insurance policy against the first drink.
Family, [...]

 
The Methadone/AA Link
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This in an excerpt from a lecture by Vincent Dole, a pioneer in methadone maintenance:

In the early 1960’s I was honored (and puzzled) by an invitation to join the Board of Alcoholics Anonymous as a Class A (nonalcoholic) trustee.

Full story at; The Methadone/AA Link
What a [...]

 
Many people in recovery are in the older age groups.
Either starting recovery or well along the road sexual activity and responses can be different to what they remember or may have a different spiritual meaning.
By understanding age changes one can accommodate new experiences rather than be confused or disheartened. [...]