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 […]
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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 […]