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Many people beginning recovery from an addiction or compulsive behaviour assume that once they give it up, life will simply fall into place. And while life does often improve, many may also experience an unsettling reality: once the original compulsion fades, another quietly takes its place. Instead of alcohol, it might be sugar. Instead of cocaine, caffeine or sex. Addictive patterns are, at their core, coping strategies—ways of bringing comfort and ease. When that comfort i

In this article, I would like to consider a tool called the three circles. This is a very practical tool for those who wish to clarify...

I used to find myself stuck in negative thinking. Whether I was staying in or going out, I seemed to view everything through a kind of...

Anxiety, Coping Strategies, and How Counselling Can Help I want to talk about three things that mean a lot to me: anxiety, the ways we...