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Depression Treatment for Dsythymia, Insomnia, and Addiction

December 28th, 2015 - Read more

Dysthymia is an illness that many men and women have but may not know it. It’s a persistent but low-level experience of depression, usually accompanied by irritability and an inability to experience joy. It includes symptoms of depression (feeling down, guilt, loss of interest in activities, social withdrawal, poor concentration, poor memory, indecision, suicidal thoughts, …

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What To Do When You Need Alcohol Addiction Treatment

December 23rd, 2015 - Read more

There’s a point in a person’s life, if they’ve been drinking alcohol on a regular basis, when they realize that they need addiction treatment. And although a person might recognize this in themselves, it might still take a while to actually seek help. However, this period of time in between recognition and action can be …

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How to Ask for Help When You Need It in Recovery – Part Two

December 21st, 2015 - Read more

This article series is exploring the challenging task of asking for help in recovery. In the first part of this series, we explored the inner barriers that recovering addicts frequently feel when they have to ask for help. As mentioned in that article, feeling vulnerable or not wanting to appear like you need help can …

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Repurpose – How to Ask for Help When You Need It in Recovery – Part One

December 15th, 2015 - Read more

Asking for help isn’t always easy. In fact, a person in recovery might find themselves on one of two extreme sides – either asking for help too frequently and perhaps not believing in their own abilities OR not asking for help enough. It’s common to be in one of these two circumstances especially when a …

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College Partying: Dangerous Drinking and Drug Use

December 9th, 2015 - Read more

College partying, often glamourized in popular culture, has become a prominent and inevitable part of college life. During this time, lifelong memories are formed, rites of passage are followed, and social exploration is encouraged. However, festivities often have a dark side: dangerous drinking and drug use. The allure of social acceptance, coupled with college life …

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The Importance of New Friendships in Early Recovery

December 4th, 2015 - Read more

Going from an addiction to sobriety can be like crossing a tumultuous river. You might be starting out on risky shores and you know you need to get to the safe shore of sobriety. But in between, there are a number of changes you’ll have to make, and one of them may have to be …

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Openness About Addiction Can Reduce Stigma

December 3rd, 2015 - Read more

Former and current addicts often site that it is isolation and darkness that keeps them in the cycle of addiction. While there can be a stigma attached to the areas of addiction and mental illness, staying quiet about these issues does not move anything forward. Lauren Stahl highlights that she has chosen to honesty and …

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The Benefits of Using Meditation in Recovery from Addiction

December 2nd, 2015 - Read more

There are many parts of a person’s life that changes when they become sober. Although it’s true that they might only become sober and never work on changing who they are on the inside, for the most part, sobriety requires transformation of who one is. Meditation is a practice that can facilitate this change. It …

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Psychodynamic Therapy Can Facilitate Recovery

December 1st, 2015 - Read more

There are many types of therapy that are available today. In the early 1900’s, however, when the idea of therapy was just beginning to develop, a person sat in front of a therapist and simply talked about their concerns. It was the “talking cure” as Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, called it. Today, you …

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Facing an Eating Disorder and Addiction Too

November 25th, 2015 - Read more

Recent research indicates that there are similarities between eating disorders and addiction to drugs and alcohol. One of the most striking similarities is the inability to stop drinking or using drugs. And in the case of an eating disorder, a person loses the ability to stop eating, as in the case of binge eating. Anything …

Filed Under: Addiction, Diet and Nutrition for Wellness