“Just start being honest” my ex-partner was always telling me. “It’s not that difficult Mark, just do it.” For a large part of my adult life, I was dishonest with the people I said I loved. My dishonesty grew as I became more involved with my addictions to crystal methamphetamine and sex. My behaviors began [...]
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21 Apr
Just Be Honest
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Addiction, Change, Chemical Dependency, Drug Addiction, Gay, Gay Domestic Violence, Honesty, Intimacy, Life, Love, Lying, Narcissism, Narcissist, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personal Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Truth. Tagged: Addiction, Authentic Self, Authenticity, Change, Cheating, Chemical Dependency, Circle of Abuse, Circle of Violence, CMA, Crystal Meth, Domestic Violence, Doubt, Drama, Drug Addiction, drugs, Gay, Gay Domestic Violence, Honesty, Honesty in question, ignorance, Intimacy, Life, Love, Lying, Narcissism, Narcissist, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personal Growth, Promiscuity, Recovery, relationship, Relationships, SA, Sex Addicts Anonymous, Significant Relationship, Truth. Leave a Comment
21 Apr
Tired of Being Someone Else?
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Addiction, Honesty, Life, Lying, Personal Growth, Recovery. Tagged: Acting, Actor, Addiction, Authentic Self, Authenticity, Deception, Dis-ease, Fake, Fakery, False self, Honesty, Inner Self, Life, Lying, Mask, Mental Health, Oscar Wilde, Personal Growth, Real life, Recovery. Leave a Comment
I love acting. It is so much more real than life. – Oscar Wilde
Many of us have gotten used to playing a part. I know that for me, I sometimes hesitate to reveal my innermost self because I may have felt ashamed of who I really am. We can go through life with our true [...]
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