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This week on ORS Radio I talk about brain chemistry, anesthesia, depression, and medications. We take another look at detox, and review some Toltec wisdom from Don Miguel Ruiz. Check us out on the site, or download from ITUNES.
Kurt
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By far, the topic that people search Online Recovery Support for more than any other, is BPD. From all over the world, everyday, people come here seeking comfort and information about BPD.
It is an incredibly painful and complicated disorder that brings much suffering to families, partners, and the individuals who have the diagnosis. There are three sites that I recommend that I think are quite good at providing information and support for individuals and their families or loved ones. They are www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com, www.bpdfamily.com and www.gettinbetter.com. For books, cd’s, and other resource …
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I was reminded today when I read my message from Mike Dooley at tut.com, that it is incredibly important to select and use our words with great care. The same applies to the action that you take in your daily life. Thoughts do become things. This is also one of the Four Agreements, Be Impeccable With Your Word. Why? Because thoughts and actions appear in our world as the proof that we are all great magicians! It’s just a matter of what we choose to manifest. Have a great weekend.
Kurt
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Anxiety Disorders
People with anxiety disorders feel extremely fearful and unsure. Most people feel anxious about something for a short time now and again, but people with anxiety disorders feel this way most of the time. Their fears and worries make it hard for them to do everyday tasks. About 18% of American adults have anxiety disorders. Children also may have them.
Treatment is available for people with anxiety disorders. Researchers are also looking for new treatments that will help relieve symptoms.
This booklet is about one kind of anxiety disorder called obsessive-compulsive …
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Post traumatic stress disorder is one of the most powerful mental problems that our military faces when we go to war. While the affliction is certainly not only a military problem, the horrors of war cause many cases every year. Here is the story of one man with post traumatic stress disorder and how it happened to him.
When I first joined the military, it was just after the first Desert war in Iraq. Many of my fellow soldiers had just gotten back from the war, and the vast majority of …
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In the book; The Master Game, by Robert S. De Ropp, he says “man’s ordinary state of consciousness, his so called waking state, is not the highest level of consciousness of which he is capable. In fact, this state is so far from real awakening that it could appropriately be called a form of waking sleep.”
I have noticed over the years of working with thousands of addicts and alcoholics that we all seek “more.” There are many addicts who will tell you that their favorite drug is “more”. Or, as my …
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Really? I struggle with this at times. I look around and see disharmony disaster and disease and think “this is how it should be?” But then I think about the healing possibilities that could come from the situation that I am viewing or thinking about and consider that maybe I’m missing something. That is always the case. I am missing the rest of the story! I often ask people “when was the last time something didn’t work out?” They will tell me a story about how something failed to resolve or still …
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