Our struggles with mental health issues and addiction can cause us to totally lose faith in ourselves. We have a …
Our struggles with mental health issues and addiction can cause us to totally lose faith in ourselves. We have a …
Many of us who struggle with substance abuse also struggle with mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. When …
Of the many reasons why we want to quit our addictions and focus on recovery are all the ways in …
Our close personal relationships can play multiple different roles in the development of our addictions. While we can’t blame anyone …
One of the hardest parts of living with addiction is trying to wrap our brains around why we would continue …
Learning to speak our truth and empowering ourselves to speak up for ourselves is one of our greatest challenges, especially …
For those of us struggling with addiction, we aren’t usually aware of how our brains are impacted by the drugs …
One of the things many of us share in common as addicts is our tendency to be super hard on …
As much as we might want to leave our pasts behind us so that we can move forward and look …
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…
Fear has a way of overtaking us and making such an impact on our lives that we feel there’s nothing we can do anything about it. Our fears contribute to our mental health issues such as our depression and anxiety, and they become these invisible…
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…