Depression Treatment Not Limited to Medication and Talk Therapy DepressionBy Promises AustinJanuary 20, 2015Depression manifests in so many different ways for different patients that alternative remedies may provide genuine results for some patients.
Marijuana Use Increases Risk for Nicotine Addiction MarijuanaBy Promises AustinJanuary 20, 2015Current scientific evidence suggests that people who smoke cigarettes and nicotine-containing tobacco products have an unusually high chance of becoming consumers of marijuana. However, relatively few researchers have considered a reverse scenario in which the use of marijuana increases the odds of nicotine addiction. In a study published in September 2014 in the journal Substance…
Self-Centeredness vs. Self-Care in Addiction Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinJanuary 20, 2015In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, it states that alcoholism is a disease of self-centeredness. This can also be said of addiction to any substance or any unhealthy behavior, such as gambling or sex addiction. While you were actively addicted, your need to drink or drug trumped any other need or it definitely came…
Using Phrases Like ‘Rock Bottom’ Is Easy; Living With Them Is Hard Drug Addiction InfoBy Promises AustinJanuary 18, 2015One of the most widely repeated pieces of advice on dealing with addiction in a loved one is that “tough love” is the best approach. He or she has to hit “rock bottom,” you’re told, and when that happens, there will be a tremendous transformation. The son or daughter who once wanted nothing but to…
Childhood Bullying ‘Huge’ Factor in Drug Addiction Drug Addiction InfoBy Promises AustinJanuary 15, 2015A new study has underlined the importance of bullying in substance abuse and hints at the potential benefits of raising awareness of its long-term effects.
5 Books to Read in Treatment or Early Sobriety Staying SoberBy Promises AustinJanuary 15, 2015When you’re overcoming an addiction, staying sober is a full-time job. Whether it’s the rigid schedule of a rehab center or your own internal battles with cravings, you have a lot on your mind in the earliest stages of recovery. But then it all falls away—fewer rehab commitments you’re just spending less time thinking about…
Fitting In At AA or NA Meetings RecoveryBy Promises AustinJanuary 12, 2015Do you feel like you don’t fit in when you go to meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous? Many people who are newly sober feel uncomfortable at first and resist the idea of going to AA or NA meetings. They may express reasons why they feel they don’t belong and are quick to insist…
Why Does PTSD Only Affect Certain People? PTSD & TraumaBy Promises AustinJanuary 10, 2015Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition characterized by a damaging reaction to exposure to traumatic events that pose (or seem to pose) a serious threat to life or well-being. Doctors and researchers are well aware that only some of the people exposed to highly traumatic circumstances will develop this condition. In a…
The One-Hour-Per-Week Therapy Session TherapiesBy Promises AustinJanuary 10, 2015Therapy has become almost commonplace in the modern era, at least throughout the developed world. As therapy has become run-of-the-mill, the one-hour-per-week therapy session has become standard along with it. Given the dominance of the one-hour weekly session, it is somewhat surprising that there is so little in the way of actual scientific basis for…
5 Addictive Fast Food Ingredients Eating DisordersBy Promises AustinJanuary 10, 2015Do you find yourself unable to avoid pulling into a fast food drive-in for lunch? Can you barely resist the urge to get a donut with your coffee? Have you stopped keeping chips in the house because you can’t control how many you eat in one sitting? If you can say yes to these questions,…
