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Insight Before Action

July 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

As a parent it is helpful to know what we’re dealing with before we take steps to deal with a problem."Insight before Action".

 Here’s an example of not understanding what is going on. You assume that your son is suffering with depression, you take him to the Family Doctor, the Doctor makes a referral to a Psychiatrist, who then prescribes medication. You think the problem is solved.

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Attachment and Dependency,

June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Attachment, is believing that without a particular thing or person, you can not be happy. (Anthony De Mello)

What a simple and profound definition of addiction. The interesting thing is that this explains Co-dependency as well as it does a drug dependency.

“If you my dear child, are not happy, than I can’t be happy.”

So our kids get high to be happy and we make our happiness contingent on their happiness.

What a viscious cycle of insanity!

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