Those of us recovering from addiction are no strangers to the overwhelming force of anxiety. It often accompanies our depression …
Those of us recovering from addiction are no strangers to the overwhelming force of anxiety. It often accompanies our depression …
If you’re struggling with thoughts of suicide, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Our traumas are some …
Part of our recovery work entails looking at our childhoods, our families and our home environments to explore some of …
As we’re working to recover, we’re being called to make important changes in our lives, to create new patterns in …
For those us struggling with addiction, the decision whether or not to have children is fraught with some unique fears, …
Our addictions and mental health issues bring us a great deal of stress, turmoil and anxiety. We can be consumed …
Many of us whose loved ones are addicts become so focused on them and their challenges that we often don’t …
As the loved ones of people struggling with addiction and mental illness, we often fall into patterns of neglecting our …
Self-hypnosis might sound complicated, difficult and elusive, but the truth is we’re always hypnotizing ourselves, each and every day, with …
In This Article: Gabapentin is safe to use as directed, but it can cause several mild to severe side effects Combining alcohol and gabapentin can increase the severity of certain side effects of both, such as drowsiness If you take gabapent…
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Many of us have a tendency to form unhealthy attachments to our emotions, and among the feelings we commonly become unhealthily attached to are our guilt, shame and self-blame. We instinctively blame ourselves for things that aren’t our fault. We …
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When we are working towards recovery, it is often after years of suffering with addictions, depression and other mental health issues. Oftentimes we’ve been struggling so long we feel fed up. We want to feel better as quickly as possible, which is…
If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). When we use the term “rock bottom,” we’re referring to that point we reach in our addiction where we simply can’t go any …
Rhinophyma is the medical term for “ alcoholic nose”, or “drinker’s nose.” This is a skin disorder commonly identified by a red, misshapen, bumpy nose. Due to the symptoms of rhinophyma, people often believed this condition was caused by alcoholism…
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When we experience something traumatic, we are usually deeply impacted by it, and sometimes there is considerable damage done to our mental, emotional and physical health. Over time, we can become desensitized to trauma in various ways. We start…