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Violent Films + Vicodin = Tragic Dark Knight Shootings
Yes, what we watch matters! The kind of entertainment we spend millions of dollars to make here in Hollywood and then stuff down people’s throats all around the world matters. The video games that kids play these days are pure violence. They glorify and encourage it. Because simulated violence is ubiquitous, we have become desensitized, and shooting a theater full of people becomes a plausible concept for a person who is mentally unstable. Then, when something … Read entire article »
Filed under: Conditions and Disorders, Featured, Mental Illness
Death by Addiction
I remember being about 12 years-old when I started really thinking about death. I suppose that is when I started analyzing the world around me, perhaps to an unhealthy degree. It’s also when I first started experimenting with drugs and alcohol. I smoked my first cigarette that year. I think I was looking for anything to quiet my brain. I remember lying in bed at night, trying to fall asleep, trying to quiet my alien … Read entire article »
Filed under: Spirituality, Treatment
Secret Breaths
The secrets that I keep haunt my body like deadly, maniacal pathogens mocking their way through my marrow, tempting my soul with relapse. My disease inflates my balloon of shame so greatly that it creates a blockade between my lungs and throat, making it quite cumbersome to open up and expose myself. The longer I harbor these secrets, the larger the balloon becomes and the less room there is for air. It becomes increasingly harder … Read entire article »
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