Motivational Interviewing Can Change Your Relationship to Addiction: Here’s How Motivational interviewing is a technique that shifts your perspective in therapy. It can be helpful in the management of heart disease, asthma, and support motivation of behavioral change that prevents you from making healthy choices. Research shows this intervention works well with people who feel…
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Why Gratitude Can Change Your Attitude About Recovery Think for a moment about what gratitude means. It is not just a word, it is a way of life in recovery. Without gratitude, it is hard to see ahead and embrace life. Though it may not seem so in the moment, gratitude really does have a…
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Know the Signs of High-Functioning Alcoholism (and How to Help a Loved One) There are many stereotypes about people who struggle with alcohol. They may make a mess of things at home or in their relationships, but people who function at a higher level often don’t give any indication to most (if any) family and…
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How Can Loved Ones Identify High-Quality Treatment Standards for Addiction? Looking for the appropriate place for treatment may feel daunting to some people. There is a lot to consider including cost, location, proximity to home, type of treatment offered, and other things like insurance coverage. With so many options, families often forget to consider what…
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Here Are Some Tips to Face Root Causes of Addiction Head-On Trauma is about an individual’s experience in their mind, body, and soul. They often integrate their emotional experience into the physical body, but sometimes, that is not possible because they have been harmed in some way. Many people who experience trauma may or may…
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How to Help a Loved One in Law Enforcement Who Struggles with Addiction Police officers often have a difficult job because they are dealing with all sorts of things on a daily basis that can be considered dangerous and mentally taxing. They see things most others don’t see and are called on to uphold the…
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How Do People Find Help for Process Addictions? With a diagnosis of process, addiction comes a difficult scenario. Seeking help for them can feel daunting, especially with mental health diagnoses being part of many people’s journeys. A process addiction usually co-occurs with substance addiction, blurring fine lines between mental and physical issues. Identifying the addiction,…
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What to Do When Alcohol Abuse Hits Educators Rates of alcohol abuse and drug abuse vary by profession. Individuals in various professions can suffer from addiction or alcohol abuse at any time. When alcohol abuse hits educators, it can feel like there is fear around how to handle this for people who help educate others.…
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What Are Signs a Spouse Needs Help? When people live with someone every day, they tend to put up with things more and more things go unnoticed. It is not easy to recognize or admit a problem exists, but they are in a good position to discover their addiction if they notice signs. It is…
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Burnout Happens to Medical Doctors: Learn the Risks and How to Offer Support Medical students, residents, and physicians often struggle under the weight of expectations in their jobs. Their career is derived from passion to help others, although physicians are among one of the top professions to have a high rate of burnout, depressive symptoms,…
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