America Fulfilling Its Promise – Section I/Part 10

Pulling Together the “ISM” of a Dysfunctional Society and Washington, D.C. “Good liars create a convincing fiction. Great liars create a fiction that is true for them.” Addicts and co-dependents are great liars. I want to start this section by reiterating that I have been working intensively and closely with self-identified addicts and co-dependents for […]

America Fulfilling Its Promise – Part 6

Self-Centeredness In relation to the disease process of addiction, self-centeredness is seen as one of its basic characteristics. Let us be very clear at the beginning. This kind of self-centeredness of the addict is way beyond what we would normally see in a selfish person. In the addictive brand of self-centeredness, EVERYTHING that happens anywhere, […]

America Fulfilling Its Promise – Part 5

Dishonesty as a Characteristic of an Addictive Society We have explored the fact that the society we have developed in the USA (and which came with our ancestors – even though they were trying to get away from it!!) is becoming a sicker and sicker addictive society, destructive to itself and others. As we explored […]

America Fulfilling Its Promise – Part 4

Delving Into Addiction/Addictive Thinking After having worked intensely for 45 years with people who admit that they are addicts/codependents and know that they need help, I have developed some unique awarenesses about the disease. Initially, having a doctorate in psychology (thus having had three hours – count them, three hours – on addiction), I assumed […]