“There’s a hole in my bucket dear Liza dear Liza, there’s a hole in my bucket dear Liza, a hole”. My grandmother used to sing that children’s song when I was young but little did I know I would have a hole in my bucket (my soul) when I grew up because my caregivers were so focussed on each other [...]
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There’s a Hole in My Bucket
Posted in 12 Step, Addiction, Codependency, Coping Mechanisms, Dysfunctional Behavior, Self Help/Support Groups, Self Love, Thoughts, tagged ACA, ACOA, addiction, adult child, alcoholic home, co addiction, dysfunctional childhood, dysfunctional family, Fantasy Addiction, God, higher power, Hole in My Soul, Inner Child, Love Addiction, mental health, self love, sex addiction, There's a Hole in My Bucket, Twelve-step program on June 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Stay Away from Mentally Ill?
Posted in 12 Step, Addiction, Anxiety, bipolar disorder, Depression, mental illness, Relationships, Schizophrenia, Self Help/Support Groups, Thoughts, tagged agressive friends, agressive mentally ill, anxiety, bipolar disorder, Borderline personality disorder, depressed person, destructive mental illness, detaching from mentally ill, Disorders, Health, helping mentally ill, how to help mentally ill, major depressive illness, manipulative friends, manipulative mentally ill, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, mentally ill friend, Support group on October 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I recently responded to a request for experience strength and hope in dealing with toxic families who have mental illnesses and possible personality disorders. This is what I said: “I have a fair bit of experience with mental illness as it runs in my family of origin (depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia) plus I have [...]
Sex & Love Addiction Help
Posted in 12 Step, Addiction, Anxiety, bipolar disorder, Books, Codependency, Depression, Medication, mental illness, SAnon, Self Harm, Self Help/Support Groups, Thoughts, tagged Amazon.com, American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Love Addiction, love addiction help, love addiction suicide, love addicts, love avoidants, love fantasies, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, Patrick Carnes, romance fantasies, SA, SAnon, sex addict, sex addiction suicide, Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sexual addiction, sexual fantasies, sexual thoughts, Sexuality, SLAA, Substance dependence, Twelve-step program, unwanted fantasies on September 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder and various OCD symptoms such as the need to have things orderly, clean and perfect, I was wondering whether love and sex addiction is classed a form of OCD. Some experts believe that sexual addiction is literally an addiction, directly analogous to alcohol and drug addictions. Other experts believe [...]
Matthew Newton – Mentally Ill or Drug Addict?
Posted in 12 Step, Addiction, Mental Health News, mental illness, Self Help/Support Groups, Thoughts, tagged AA, alanon, alcoholics anonymous, Australia, Bert Newton, brooke satchwell, domestic violence, drug use, Electroconvulsive Therapy, family violence, Health, Ice, Ice pipe, marijuana and mental illness, marijuana psychosis, Matthew Newton, mental health, narcotics, Narcotics Anonymous, Patti Newton, rachael taylor, scizophrenia, violence women, X Factor on September 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It never ceases to amaze me about the things journalists come up with in the tabloids let alone the lengths families go to to save their reputation and that of their loved one who has acted inappropriately. Matthew Newton, son of Bert Newton – Australian icon. Latest article if you are not familiar with the [...]
Phone Phobia
Posted in Addiction, Anxiety, mental illness, Self Help/Support Groups, Thoughts, tagged agoraphobia, communication anxiety, communication phobia, email anxiety, email phobia, facing fears, fear, phobia, phone anxiety, phone phobia, technology phobia on August 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The more I talk to people the more I see that “phone phobia” is a real issue with mental illness sufferers. It’s probably more on the anxiety end of the scale. I am definately phone phobic. I never answer my house phone unless I have pre-arranged a time for someone to ring. The mobile phone [...]
