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David Vraza MA
Mar 251 min read
Losing Autonomy
Some thoughts from Andy Partington’s “Hope In Addiction” compiled by David Vraza MA. The popular culture uses the word addiction to cover...
David Vraza MA
Feb 261 min read
Lack of Satisfying Relationships is Good Soil for Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Some thoughts from Andy Partington’s “Hope In Addiction” compiled by David Vraza MA. People stuck in sexually compulsive behaviors tell...
David Vraza MA
Jan 261 min read
Co-dependency
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. I’m continuing to explore May’s thesis that...
David Vraza MA
Jan 191 min read
Alternatives to Quitting — A Cycle of Brief Success and Relapse
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. I’m continuing to explore May’s thesis that...
David Vraza MA
Jan 121 min read
Alternatives to Quitting — Giving Up
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. I’m continuing to explore May’s thesis that...
David Vraza MA
Jan 51 min read
Alternatives to Quitting — Delaying Tactics
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. I’m spending a couple of weeks examining May’s thesis...
David Vraza MA
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Alternatives to Quitting — Rationalization
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. Last week I shared some of May’s thoughts on denial and...
David Vraza MA
Dec 22, 20231 min read
Self-Deception
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. Self-deception lies at the heart of addiction. These mind...
David Vraza MA
Dec 15, 20231 min read
5 Markers of Addiction
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. May defines addiction as any compulsive, habitual...
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