Promises Treatment Centers opens a new outpatient addiction treatment program in Santa Monica for adults ages 28 and over. The predominantly group format complements individual therapy and focuses on recovery skills and relapse prevention.
Various studies have found that exposure to emotionally traumatic events in childhood can have far-reaching consequences throughout adulthood. Not only does emotional trauma in the first eight years of life increase a person’s likelihood of psychological disorders, but it also increases his or her odds of suffering from chronic physical illness and the breakdown of …
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Those who were bullied by their siblings during adolescence are twice as likely to report being depressed and twice as likely to report self-harming, according to new research from the United Kingdom.
Do you have a predictable tendency to attract the wrong man or woman? You may have noticed that there seems to be a pattern when it comes to your dating life. You meet a person who seems to have it all—charm, good looks, a sense of humor, maybe even money. You fall head over heels …
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An exclusive residential treatment program for women seeking to recover from addictions and co-occurring relationship issues, trauma, grief and other underlying disorders opens at The Sundance Center.
If you are a recovering drug addict and single, you will probably eventually consider dating other addicts. At meetings, you come across a wide assortment of people, and some may seem pretty interesting or attractive. Before you jump in head first, you may want to consider whether dating another addict is a good idea. There …
Wanting to be loved — and be in love — is normal human desire. But for some people, the euphoric feeling of being in love can be intoxicating and addictive.
“My ideal day consists of seeing hope in others,” says Dr. Craig Franke, medical director at Promises P.A.T.H. “That’s all I need. I gladly accept more.” Born in Uvalde, Texas, as the youngest of three siblings, Dr. Franke lived in Leakey as a child before moving to Houston with his mother. He went to grade …
Love uses the language of addiction — it’s a drug, it’s intoxicating. And there’s a reason for that. When we fall in love, our brains release a cocktail of pleasure chemicals and hormones. The result is the same sense of euphoria that cocaine delivers, studies show. Who can blame us for wanting more?
When you love an addict or alcoholic, you have probably watched him or her deteriorate in front of your eyes into a shell of a person. He went downhill, slowly at first, and then more rapidly until he gradually became a shadow of his former self. As you witnessed what drugs or alcohol did to …