When we finish a treatment program, we’ve begun to build the foundation for our recovery work, but we will need …
When we finish a treatment program, we’ve begun to build the foundation for our recovery work, but we will need …
Far too often, addiction and abuse go hand in hand. Our addictions can make us abusive towards our loved ones, …
Working to recover is one of the hardest challenges we’ll undertake in our lives, and there are certain things we …
Living with addiction and mental illness means we’ve likely sustained some form of grief in our lives. Sometimes it is …
One of our greatest challenges when it comes to healing are the discrepancies between our conscious and subconscious minds. Consciously …
Grief is one of the emotions we struggle with the most when living with addiction and mental illness. We’re often …
Working to recover from addiction is as much about working with our emotional health as it is abstaining from our …
If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). As we’re working …
Many of us living with addiction can remember a time in our lives when we had considerably more energy. We …
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…