About how addiction affect relationships
Mickey Mantle was one of baseball’s most celebrated players, but behind his extraordinary career was a decades-long struggle with alcohol. The New York Yankees star later acknowledged that heavy drinking damaged his health, affected his relationships, and likely shortened his playing career. Mantle eventually entered treatment at the Betty Ford Center in 1994 and became … Read more
Jelly Roll, born Jason DeFord, has built much of his music around addiction, incarceration, regret, family, and personal change. Long before becoming a successful country artist, he experienced repeated incarceration and heavy drug use. He has publicly discussed using substances including cocaine, pills, codeine, and methamphetamine during his younger years. He has also described selling … Read more
Understanding the real difference between insecurity and narcissism can clear up a lot of confusion. I see people use these terms like they’re nearly the same thing, but they actually point to very different ways of thinking about yourself and relating to other people. If you’ve ever wondered if someone in your life (or maybe … Read more
Charlize Theron is known worldwide as an Academy Award-winning actress, but behind her successful career is a childhood marked by alcoholism, domestic violence, fear, and loss. Theron has spoken publicly about growing up in South Africa with a father who struggled with alcohol and about how those experiences affected her long after childhood. Her story … Read more
Selma Blair has built a successful acting career while privately carrying struggles that began long before Hollywood. In her memoir Mean Baby and subsequent interviews, Blair opened up about alcoholism, childhood trauma, anxiety, physical pain, motherhood, and her eventual decision to live without alcohol. She has said she became sober in 2016. Her story demonstrates … Read more
Jamie Foxx’s life has included extraordinary success, family challenges, loss, fatherhood, and a frightening medical crisis. Throughout those experiences, several women have played important roles in providing guidance, love, protection, and motivation. Four women stand out in his publicly documented story: his grandmother, Estelle Marie Talley; his sister, Deidra Dixon; and his daughters, Corinne Foxx … Read more
Halle Berry’s story highlights an often-overlooked impact of addiction: a person does not have to struggle with substance use themselves to be deeply affected by it. Berry has spoken openly about growing up with an alcoholic father and witnessing domestic violence within her family. These painful childhood experiences left emotional wounds that influenced how she … Read more
Addiction rarely develops because of one emotion or one difficult relationship. Substance use disorders are influenced by a combination of biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors. However, powerful emotions such as envy, jealousy, resentment, rejection, and anger can become triggers for substance use—especially when a person has learned to use alcohol or drugs to escape … Read more
Artificial intelligence chatbots have quickly become part of everyday life. People use them to answer questions, study, brainstorm ideas, solve problems, practice conversations, and find emotional support. For many people, these tools are useful and easy to control. However, some individuals may begin spending so much time interacting with chatbots that the behavior interferes with … Read more
People living with addiction are often told to “just quit,” “try harder,” or “have more willpower.” Although motivation and determination are valuable parts of recovery, overcoming addiction involves much more than simply choosing to stop drinking or using drugs. Substance use disorders can affect brain systems responsible for reward, motivation, learning, stress, and self-control. Over … Read more