Comments on: Addicted https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/12/06/addicted/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:00:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Addicted – Artist, Activist, Health Educator and Medical/Mental Health Peer Advocate https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/12/06/addicted/#comment-13644 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 07:45:11 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=239347#comment-13644 […] Addicted […]

]]> By: Shirley Davis https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/12/06/addicted/#comment-13600 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:06:34 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=239347#comment-13600 In reply to Pita.

You are right, of course. Work is addictive too for some people. Work is like sugar, people think it is harmless so why stop. Thank you for your insightful comment. I hope others take the time to read it. Shirley

]]> By: Pita https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/12/06/addicted/#comment-13594 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 14:04:21 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=239347#comment-13594 The one addiction that is NOT a substance, but suppresses/represses pain and whatever a person needs relief from, is WORK. This is a part of our culture (as well as many others), and the side effect is cortisol expression. Are you dealing with work addiction. It’s a great way to avoid dealing with one’s issues I wish you would have included this sickness, the inaability to STOP. To BE.

Mental health finally calls it self care, but they neglect naming it for what it is “ADDICTION”. It doesn’t have any STIGMA associated, because our culture says “Yay”, you’ve accomplished this, that or something. Will you name it?

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