Q:DO YOU BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF ADDICTS? A: I believe people are afraid of addicts they don’t know. People are afraid of anything they do not know about. The fear of the unknown has plagued people for years. The stigma attached to addiction creates this fear. Of course you’re going to be afraid of …
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Michael Herbert
The process of grief is not only about losing a loved one to death. You can grieve any perceived loss in your life. A job, a relationship, and opportunity, a house……an addiction. Yes, it is true alcoholics can and many do, go through the grieving process when it comes time to say goodbye to the …
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Michael Herbert
Q. WHY DO STIGMAS AROUND ADDICTION EXIST? A.Well when it comes to men, you see, men have been socialized to be able to handle their drinking and to be able to handle their problems. So when a man can’t handle his problems he is viewed as weak. So alcoholics are viewed as weak people who …
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Michael Herbert
This series of articles is based on my interview conducted on Atlantic Avenue surrounding the stigmas of addiction. Q. HOW DO YOU PERCEIVE ADDICTION: A. Well, I don’t really know how to answer that question. I can tell you what I’ve learned. I have learned that addiction is a brain disease, once you put a substance …
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Michael Herbert
This series of articles is based on my interview conducted on Atlantic Avenue surrounding the stigmas of addiction. Q. WHAT ARE THE STIGMAS SURROUNDING ADDICTION? A. Michael Herbert: Society has a lot of stigmas around addiction. Some of those being that drug addicts and alcoholics are bums, thieves, liars, prostitutes, criminals and just generally bad and …
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Michael Herbert
Over the next few weeks I’m going to introduce you to Jennifer Lorey, LCSW, CEDS, a colleague for whom I have a great deal of respect. We’ve worked on cases together, and collaborated on various projects. She’s also a running enthusiast like me. I invite you to read this intriguing article Jennifer has written on denial, …
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Michael Herbert
Body image is how you see your physical self when you look in the mirror or when you picture yourself in your mind. It encompasses your beliefs about your own appearance including whether you feel you are attractive and whether others like your looks. It also includes your memories, assumptions, and generalizations about your physical attributes, how you feel about your body, including your …
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Michael Herbert
