When it comes to addiction, the addicts themselves aren’t the only ones affected. Their families and loved ones are also …
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Many of us living with addictions and mental health issues also have a problem with self-harm – self-destructive behaviors which …
One of the ways we can approach our mental and emotional healing is to try to replace our ego-based thinking …
When we are struggling with addictions and mental health issues, many of us have a tendency to isolate ourselves from …
When it comes to healing from our addictions and mental health issues, we are recovering from many different things, including …
It’s not uncommon for us to know that we have a problem, with drugs, alcohol, another substance, or an addictive …
Bingeing is commonly misunderstood as being simply an inability to control one’s self or a problem with greed and gluttony. …
When it comes to our pain, our usual and customary response is to want to reject it, remove it from …
We usually associate bullying with mean-spirited children picking on and abusing innocent children, but bullying is a phenomenon that happens …
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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…
The belief systems we carry with us into adulthood are often formed during our childhoods. We inherit them from our families. We develop them on our own from our own experiences and unique perspectives. We adopt other people’s beliefs as our own…
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