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recovery

Self-acceptance is about being aware of and accepting your personal strengths and flaws. Self-acceptance training puts you in a hypnotic trance state where you are less likely to experience criticism as well as negative evaluations that can interfere with your sensations, imagery, and thoughts. Self-acceptance training can be beneficial for anyone with pent up negativeRead More

Domestic abuse occurs when a person is in an intimate relationship or marriage and one tries to dominate the other person. This can happen to any gender, age, ethnicity, and the couple’s history together does not matter. Domestic abuse can destroy your self-worth, make you feel helpless and alone, and even leads to anxiety andRead More

One week of camping. Two hours of sunshine every day. Three nights a month spent looking at the stars. Dipping your toes in the ocean at least once a week. Take one road trip per year. Spend two weekends a month exploring local nature. Doctors orders. Perhaps in the immediate future, these may be theRead More

Outpatient Outpatient and aftercare are sometimes used interchangeably but are most often two separate levels of care. After completing residential, possibly partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient, many patients are ready to start building independence back into their lives. Outpatient is the more flexible level of care, usually only meeting a few times a week forRead More

There are many ways to prevent a relapse, which can be discussed at length. In the heat of the moment, when temptation is firing and all rationality has gone out the door, there is only one thing which will prevent a relapse: not picking up a drink or a drug. Some describe relapse as aRead More

Detox Not everyone who seeks treatment for an addiction will need to undergo detox. For professionals whose addiction has become moderate to severe, detox will be necessary. A clinical detox facility offers comforts to make the process of withdrawal easier while also offering the careful watch of trained clinical nurses. Little therapy occurs during theRead More

The first answer to the conundrum of alcoholism and drug addiction was the twelve step program outlined in Alcoholics Anonymous, often referred to as “The Big Book”. Until the 1930s when founder Bill Wilson and founder Dr. Bob Smith were uncovering the reality of alcoholism, there was no answer for this disease which seemed toRead More

Depression is a debilitating mental health illness that affects everything in your life. Depression causes you to decline invitations to social events, family gatherings, and special occasions with friends. It feels like a thick, dark cloud that blankets you from enjoying things you once had fun doing. Relationships are affected by depression and you canRead More

Step nine of the 12-step program originally created by the group Alcoholics Anonymous in their primary text, Alcoholics Anonymous is focused on making amends. After completing the “moral inventory” of step four, reading it to another person in step five, looking at defects of character in step six, becoming willing to let those character defectsRead More

We went to school, we went through trainings. We studied, we interned, we worked hard for hours of our lives working toward a single goal: our profession. Upon graduation, upon certification, upon passing boards, passing tests, and passing examinations, we sigh a great sigh of relief. For a moment, we might have felt a momentRead More