Tag Archives: addiction

Her & Him

Posted on September 2, 2023 by nomadoftheuniverse

This story is for my fellow love addicts stuck in intense unrequited crushes, who can’t seem to find the “right person”, have no idea what love is, unconsciously believe they are not worthy of it, confuse rejection with love, and … Continue reading →

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Writing for Our Lives is out in Waterstones now #mentalhealth

Posted on October 15, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

My former employer, a large charity supporting those struggling with addiction, mental health issues et al, released a book of poetry written by their service users and staff. Some poems did not make a cut and they needed more, I … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Trauma with Gabor Maté #ptsd #mental health

Posted on June 10, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

I have learned about Gabor Maté from his work with psychedelics and then discovered his amazing work on understanding addiction and childhood trauma. This documentary is a beautifully made summary of his work and the many people he helped over … Continue reading →

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The allure of unrequited love, or why we fall for unavailable people #crush

Posted on September 28, 2019 by nomadoftheuniverse

To all love addicts out there…

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Letters to myself. On emptiness.

Posted on May 25, 2019 by nomadoftheuniverse

When you feel the familiar chill of the void opening within you, the deafening vibration of the growing vacuum, the infinite sinkhole of the Big Empty, don’t do what you usually do – reach for the phone, like a Pavlovian … Continue reading →

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Friend lost #happiness

Posted on April 1, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

I had a dear friend write to me the other day. It was wonderful. We have not been in touch for a while. I do miss him a lot. He is one of those angels, a friendly soul who you … Continue reading →

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‘Hello, my name is Doris’ is not what you think it is. Must see for love addicts #happiness

Posted on February 25, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

What attracted me to this movie was Max Greenfield the idea, I thought it would be a bubbly romcom about a delusional, yet adorable, old lady with lots of laughs and aww moments. A bit like Happy Go Lucky or … Continue reading →

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Love crushes, obsessions, poetry… Love addiction and what pain-body has to do with it (Part 1)

Posted on July 4, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

Romantic love is an unachievable fantasy — Dalai Lama    Love. What a tricky, elusive, individual thing. We all know what it should or might be, we never really know if it is what we’ve got. When I was young, … Continue reading →

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Happiness Junkies

Posted on May 14, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

Can you get fixated on the pursuit of happiness? Absolutely! Happiness junkies (a good example in today’s article), fixate on it so much that inevitably lose the object of their pursuit out of their view entirely. Desperately wanting to be happy … Continue reading →

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