by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Apr 25, 2017 | Addictions |
Addictions are compulsive behaviors that take over your life. They can come through behaviors that charge up the body’s own feel-good responses. They are meant, initially, to bring relief, comfort, excitement, or pleasure. They do not provide control; they take control.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Apr 17, 2017 | Addictions, Eating disorders |
To help you understand if food has moved out of its God-given realm and into an inappropriate place in your life, answer the following questions, and be sure to explain why you answer the way you do.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Apr 10, 2017 | Addictions, Relationships, Technology, Uncategorized |
Pornography addiction is like any addiction, in that it is progressive in nature. What began as exciting and arousing becomes less so over time, and there is a need to increase the amount, volume, and depravity of the images in order to achieve the same level of stimulation.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Dec 22, 2016 | Addictions, Counseling, Depression, Depression Recovery, Depression Treatment, Eating disorders, God, Gotta Have It!, Mental Health |
Now that you may have recognized help is needed in your life, how do you know where to go to get the right help? There needs to be an internal connection (trust) for this to work. Frankly, it can be quite a circuitous path to find the help you need.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Dec 13, 2016 | Addictions, Eating disorders, Gotta Have It!, Happiness, Mental Health |
Help is not always something you’re willing to accept. If you’re at the end of your rope, you have to drop that rope and grasp onto another one you’re not holding. If you’re up a creek without a paddle, once given a paddle, you actually have to start paddling, often against the current. If you’re in over your head, you have to decide to come up for air. Help is needed, help is offered, but help also has to be accepted. Help is a three-step process.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Oct 16, 2016 | Addictions, Anxiety, Depression, Depression Treatment, Mental Health, Recovery, Stress |
Big fears are a complex connection of smaller components. Fears generally have a timeline – a when. They have a reason – a why. They have a pattern – a what. They have an outlet, a venue for expression – a how.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Jul 29, 2016 | Addictions, Relationships, Social networking, Technology, Uncategorized |
Recent technology has presented us with a new, potentially devastating forum for inappropriately sexualized relationships. The Internet with its anonymity and wide-open content can tempt us to cross physical and sexual boundaries.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Jun 27, 2016 | Addictions, Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders, Health, Mental Health, Perfection, Recovery, Uncategorized |
Anxiety is defined as “painful or apprehensive uneasiness of the mind usually over an impending or anticipated ill; fearful concern or interest;…an abnormal or overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physiological signs (as sweating,... 
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Jun 10, 2016 | Addictions, Childhood Eating Disorders, Counseling, Kids, Parenting, Technology, Teen Eating Disorders, Teenagers |
“We talked about this,” Beth said, taking a deep breath. Madison just stood in her bedroom doorway, incredulous. “But…but…you can’t take away my phone!” she stated, as if this truth should be obvious. “It’s not... 
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Mar 10, 2016 | Addictions, Anxiety, Depression, Depression Recovery, Happiness, Mental Health, Perfection, Stress, Uncategorized |
We all know how a negative life view can keep us trapped, fearful, and stuck with choices that ruin any opportunity we might have for success. Let’s look at one way we can turn an attitude of defeat and despair into hope, energy, and confidence. Make an effort... 
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Feb 22, 2016 | Addictions, Depression, Depression Recovery, Eating disorders, Gotta Have It!, Recovery |
There is a wide difference between control and self-control. Many of us would admit to a desire for control in our lives and in fact have developed patterns and behaviors to attempt to achieve it. We’re not as diligent, however, when it comes to incubating an... 
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Jan 12, 2016 | Addictions, Anxiety, Childhood Depression, Childhood Eating Disorders, Eating disorders, Kids, Stress, Weight |
You may be over forty, but most of us have one stubborn little kid rattling around inside. This “kid” represents some unfilled childhood need. And until we either fill or let go of that need, there he or she stays—never aging, always demanding. Kids like to eat junk... 