Archive for the ‘Addiction’ Category

Finding food for the soul

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

A visitor to our sites shared this with us:
"I struggle with compulsive overeating. When I’m bored, stressed, depressed, joyful, (or for almost any reason really), I will turn to food as a way to deal with whatever emotion I may be feeling. I subconsciously try to feed my heart with physical food.
I am learning to [...]

A new man: Cam’s story

Friday, October 5th, 2007

I knew I had hit rock bottom that night when I tried to take my own life. I don’t know why it didn’t work. I just remember waking up semi-conscious with nobody to turn to.
I grew up in a good home in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and was raised to be an upright man. But at [...]

Finding new strength: Joe’s story

Monday, June 18th, 2007

I thought indulging in certain sexual practices was harmless and just a “normal thing that kids do”. I started masturbating and looking at pornography when I was in my teens. Although I grew up in a home that believed in God and went to a school that taught about God, I thought that these sexual [...]