If you know someone who has struggled with addiction, or you have struggled with it yourself you may already know how stress can affect the person prone to drug or alcohol abuse. You may know the way stress can lead back to the substance that so easily controls an addict, especially when they are vulnerable, even after ... Read More
Help for You
Mental health and substance abuse issues are not rare, yet there is a stigma in admitting you need help. Seeking treating can be the turning point you need to live a better life. These articles explore the struggles addicts and those suffering from mental health conditions likely face or will be facing as you seek a better life. Here you’ll also find guidance as you find treatment, navigate early recovery and begin your new life.
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The Difference Between Addiction and Recovery Is You
Maybe you’re just getting started on the road to sober life. Maybe you’re finding your courage and asking for help. You’re going to go through mental health rehab, to medical detox and/or to a sober living house in Florida - the paths of which are created with a number of factors. Congratulations! The first hurdle of ... Read More
Signs You May Have a Drug Addiction
If you’re worried that you may be suffering from a drug addiction, you may feel scared, ashamed, guilt ridden, or like it’s all hopeless. The good news is, you’re here reading and have an openness for healing. You don’t need to be ashamed. Many people deal with addiction, and the hard part is asking for help. Here are ... Read More
How Pets Can Make Suffering with Drug or Alcohol Addiction a Little Easier
Who doesn’t love a good dog talking to the camera video, or two kitties booping each others noses over and over again? Who doesn’t like animals? Do you subscribe to a social media stream for cute kitty videos and puppy pics? Do you insist on asking to pet every single dog you see on the street? Well, it turns out ... Read More
Coping Strategies
In an interview on The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast, Dr. Cali Estes recently had a quote which is worth a moment of our time to look at: "The drinking is your solving your problem, it's your solution to your problem and that's where a lot of treatment centers go wrong: they address your drinking, they don't ... Read More
Advocating for Yourself During Recovery From Alcohol & Drug Addiction
You have an addiction to Drugs and Alcohol. It’s an almost impossible thing to admit to yourself and the people you love. It is even harder to seek out addiction recovery treatment like medical detox or going to a drug and alcohol rehab facility. But you’ve acknowledged your addiction and you’ve taken the steps to get ... Read More
What Kind of Therapy is Right For You?
After you go through a medically supervised alcohol detox program, drug replacement therapy, or come home from attending a drug rehab facility, your next step should be to find a therapist. In fact you may think about seeking out group therapy and personal therapy both. Check out these different ways people do ... Read More
Ways to Make a Clean Break Without Upending Your Life
When you come back from time in a medically supervised alcohol detox program or time at a drug rehab facility you may feel like you need to change everything about your life in order to succeed at sobriety. But upending your entire existence is neither practical nor necessary. If you’re feeling like you need a big ... Read More
