A social psychologist at the University of Virginia, named Timothy Wilson, recruited hundreds of undergraduate student volunteers and community … [Read more...]
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I thought emotional pain wasn’t something a man was supposed to feel, so I covered it with drugs
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Before recovering from my drug addiction, I first had to accept it
A few years before finally finding real sobriety and recovery, I made several attempts to stop using drugs and alcohol. During one struggle, … [Read more...]
How I used Stoicism to battle my addiction to drugs and alcohol
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