addiction
The realities of addition; the truth about living under, above and beyond the influence of drugs and alcohol.
The Call You Don’t Remember Making. AI-Generated.
The phone rang at 3:11 a.m. Not a notification. Not an alarm. A real call. Omar stared at the screen through half-closed eyes. Unknown Number. He almost ignored it—almost—but something about the timing felt deliberate, like the call had waited for him to wake up before ringing.
By shakir hamidabout 14 hours ago in Psyche
Addiction Recovery Guide. Breaking Free & Staying Resilient.
Being addicted to either something and/or someone is more common than you think. It is commonplace and natural to think of drugs, food and drinks (mainly the alcoholic variety) when it comes to addictions; yet people can be addicted to a myriad of substances, people, and circumstances. What starts as an obsession breeds an addiction.
By Justine Crowley2 days ago in Psyche
Responsibility, Repair, and the Quiet Architecture of Human Change in Modern Recovery by Rising Star Martin Lowery
I did not set out to become a voice in recovery discourse. I set out to become someone who could be trusted again. That difference shaped everything that followed.
By Martin Lowery3 days ago in Psyche
The Real Reason You Keep Falling Back Into Old Habits. AI-Generated.
The Real Reason You Keep Falling Back Into Old Habits You decide to change. You try. You fail. Over and over. It’s not lack of willpower. It’s not laziness. Here’s the science behind why your old habits keep winning—and what you can actually do about it.
By Muhammad Haris khan 5 days ago in Psyche
How Does an IOP Mental Health Program Near Me Actually Work?. AI-Generated.
Mental health care is not one size fits all. While some individuals need inpatient treatment, others require more support than traditional outpatient therapy can provide. This is where Intensive Outpatient Programs, commonly known as IOPs, play an essential role. An IOP mental health program offers structured care while allowing individuals to continue living at home and managing daily responsibilities.
By Jordan Blake5 days ago in Psyche
What Are the Most Effective Activities for Addiction Recovery?. AI-Generated.
Addiction recovery is not built on abstinence alone. Long term recovery depends on developing healthier habits, meaningful routines, and positive coping strategies that replace substance use. While therapy and clinical treatment play a critical role, daily activities are just as important in supporting emotional stability, personal growth, and relapse prevention.
By Jordan Blake6 days ago in Psyche
Essence, Embodiment, and Relational Reality
The Failure of Reduction and the Need for Synthesis There is a persistent failure in many modern attempts to explain what a human being is. Some frameworks reduce the person entirely to matter, insisting that identity, consciousness, morality, and meaning are nothing more than emergent properties of physical processes. Other frameworks move in the opposite direction, detaching spirit from reason and grounding belief in intuition alone, often at the cost of coherence or accountability. Both approaches fail because both misunderstand essence. One denies that essence exists at all. The other treats it as something vague and undefinable.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 days ago in Psyche
The House That Waited. AI-Generated.
The house appeared on the road one evening without warning. Kareem was certain of it because he drove that road every day. Same turns. Same cracked asphalt. Same dead tree leaning toward the street like it was tired of standing. There had never been a house there before.
By shakir hamid6 days ago in Psyche
