Posts from 2015

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Video Game Addiction?

by Dustin Johnson, LPC

Key Words: Minecraft, Clash of Clans, Grand Theft Auto, EverQuest, Call of Duty Are you or your kids spending more and more time on the tablet, phone, or computer? Does the craving remind you of the desire for a drug? If so, there is an explanation. Video games (and gambling) activate internal dopamine and adrenaline systems, […]

Does watching porn affect your relationship?

by Dustin Johnson, LPC

Research shows the answer is a resounding yes. Here is a summary of the findings. People who view porn either alone or with their partner have: – More negative communication – Less sexual satisfaction – Twice the rate of infidelity Watching porn reduces commitment to the relationship – Abstaining from porn for as few as […]

For the seeker…

by Dustin Johnson, LPC

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart … love the questions themselves … Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live […]

From Shy to Confident

by Dustin Johnson, LPC

Social fear and anxiety is one of the most common concerns I hear from clients.  No one is born being afraid of people, so it must be learned somewhere along the path.  We each have had many opportunities to learn social fear, from overbearing parents to mean kids on the playground.  Sometimes we can point […]