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How to Successfully Manage Sobriety When Travelling
July 27, 2017 9:19 am - Addiction, Mental Health - Leave your thoughts
As part of a healthy recovery program, traveling on vacation can be an enormously invigorating and beneficial experience. However, it can strike terror at the core for some recovering addicts. Taking a vacation requires stepping outside the comfort zone and when people have just completed detox from alcohol, changes to […]
7 Coping Mechanisms for Dealing with Mental Illness
July 25, 2017 9:23 am - Mental Health - Leave your thoughts
Dealing with mental illness can be very isolating for sufferers, which is why most mental health treatment centers introduce coping strategies and skills-training in programs, to arm patients with the necessary tools to deal with daily life going forward. The objective of this kind of treatment is to replace negative […]
How to Fight the Battle of Negativity and Overcome Depression in Recovery
July 20, 2017 8:42 am - Depression - Leave your thoughts
Addiction is often associated with clinical depression either as a result or cause of substance abuse, or both. In severe cases after prolonged addiction, professional treatment for depression is likely to become essential for the welfare of the sufferer. Whether symptomatic or co-occurring, the negative thoughts that accompany depression can […]
The Tell-Tale Signs of a High-Functioning Addict
July 18, 2017 9:06 am - Addiction, Alcohol - Leave your thoughts
There’s a standard misconception that drug addicts and alcoholics dwell in the lower echelons of society, living in poverty and relying on charity for survival. However, that is often furthest from the truth in many with addiction issues who seem to not only cope, but excel despite being in the […]
Can Couples, Siblings or Friends with Addiction be Treated Together?
July 12, 2017 10:39 am - Addiction, Drug Addiction - Leave your thoughts
Coping with the illness of drug or alcohol addiction is a difficult and often lonely place and it can place a huge strain on close personal relationships. When two people sharing a close emotional bond have addiction issues and are both seeking treatment at the same time, is it advantageous […]
The Benefits of Holistic Detox Treatment
July 10, 2017 9:23 am - Detox - Leave your thoughts
There are many different methods and techniques involved in addiction treatment, drawn from both conventional and alternative medicine and often combined for more effective results. Every patient in rehab has different needs and challenges to face which is why treatment programs are more successful when tailored individually. Withdrawal from prolonged […]
Detox and Mental Health: Be Prepared for the Road Ahead
July 3, 2017 3:25 pm - Detox, Mental Health - Leave your thoughts
Detox from drug or alcohol addiction is just the beginning of your journey. When you think about it, detox is actually the easiest part of the whole treatment process. So when you do decide to commit yourself to a rehab facility, you must also be cognizant of the long road […]
