Guide to Substance Use Disorder

Phrogging is the process of entering the space of someone else and hiding for a duration of time without the knowledge of the person who resides or occupies this space. Join Dave and Greg as they discuss this creepy invasion of privacy, the impacts it can have on the people it impacts, and offer some wild examples of situations involving phrogging.

We rarely think of becoming suddenly wealthy as a negative but the impacts it can have on relationships, identity and mental health are significant. Join Dave and Greg as they explore the phenomena of sudden wealth syndrome and its impacts on those it effects.

Shame is an evolutionary emotion that can be similar to other emotions, such as depression and anxiety, that can have positive impacts on our behavior when in small doses but can be detrimental to our overall wellbeing when experienced too significantly. Join Dave and Greg as we explore the emotion of shame and even share some of our own experiences with it.

Aesop's Fables are a collection of short stories for children that teach lessons and morality through use of animals in various situations. While these stories date back centuries, many of the lessons still have value today. Join Dave and Greg as they discuss Aesop's use of animals to portray messages and even read through a few stories to see how they hold up.

The idea that something can cause physical or emotional ongoing effects just from seeing or hearing is just as scary as the concept itself but this is exactly what a cognitohazard is suspected to do. Join Dave and Greg as they discuss the wild concept of cognitohazards and try to make sense of this overall difficult to comprehend idea.

Scientology has been around since the 1950's yet to this day it is an organization shrouded in controversy. Join Dave and Greg as they tackle it's origins and approach the topic of what separates a religion from a cult.

Main Character Syndrome is a social media created term that describes a person who feels as though their life is a story line. Join Dave and Greg as they discuss this pseudo-syndrome, it's similarities to personality disorders, and how today's society may actually foster such a mindset.

Crime theory is about developing explanations that may predict or at least provide context to the question of why one individual may be more susceptible to commit a crime than another person. Join Dave and Greg as they discuss the numerous different crime theories and engage in that age old debate of nature versus nurture.

Substance use disorder is largely identified by the difficulty to control consumption, its impact on our ability to function in our daily tasks and relationships, and the lengths we will go to obtain it. Join Dave and Greg as they discuss the disorder, various types of substances that are used, and thoughts on what make this such a problematic disorder for those who suffer from it.

Conspiracy theories highlight the humanistic need to make sense of situations that on the surface appear to be unexplainable, however, at times that inquisitiveness can spiral far beyond a notion or idea. Join Dave and Greg as they take a close look at what conspiracy theories are, what types of people tend to be believers, as well as times a conspiracy theory turned out to be true.