I remember booking into a rehab around Pesach, which always meets Easter somewhere in April. To be honest, I can’t remember the finer details, but since I’ve cleaned up, I’ve been working with families of alcoholics and I’ve noticed the pattern. The next three weeks are short, ”four working day work weeks” in South Africa. …
Kids in Kwa Zulu Natal are taking heavy prescription tranquilizers which are potentially lethal. When taken as prescribed after a thorough assessment, Xanax can be very helpful to people who are managing anxiety-related disorders. That said, like most medications, when it’s not taken as prescribed or closely monitored by a doctor, it can become highly …
Dangers of Quitting drugs or alcohol on your own In some cases, addressing addiction via self-help resources is not advised. Recovery involves many aspects, including detox, therapy and aftercare. In certain situations, going about it solo can lead to failure or other dangerous consequences. With certain drugs or even prolonged alcohol use, detoxing at home …
Unfortunately, methamphetamine addiction among women is becoming much more common. Perhaps you’re a woman who has been using this dangerous drug yourself. There are many reasons why you might feel that it helps you, or that you need it. However, there is probably so much that you don’t know about it. Meth is one of …
Why do we say “Hugs Not Drugs” Humans are wired to feel pleasure. After all, it’s why we reproduce. People call addicts “dope fiends” and that’s a true observation. We seek feel good experiences. Seratonin, dopamine, oxytocin. So we get caught up in pleasure seeking behaviors which aren’t healthy. This leads to shame, which leads …
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“Addiction is Incredibly Common The medical literature suggests that somewhere around 10% of the adult population suffers from some form of addiction. That’s 24 million people, a number larger than the entire population of Florida. Addiction is everywhere. Near as we can tell, that 10% number is consistent, too. A person’s intelligence, financial …
The public misunderstands what addiction even means. It’s not a synonym for “bad habit,” nor are drugs and alcohol the only things to which one can get addicted. Here’s a definition accepted by addictions professionals: Addiction is the repeated involvement with a substance or activity, despite the substantial harm it now causes, because that involvement …
Great tips for creating positive affirmations Create affirmations that reflect any of your desires including spreading your recovery message to many. Negative thinking has been shown through an MRI to affect the part of the brain that promotes anxiety and depression. Even more importantly, negative thinking can literally stop you from moving forward on the …
Daily reading – October 25 SELF-AWARENESS This is a hypothetical monologue that those of us recovering from the effects of addiction might have: Who is this “me?” “Me” is who takes care of “them.” “Me” is who will be so much better, once “they” are better. Who has time for “me” when there is so …
