How Can I Cultivate Courage? One way to cultivate courage when you feel like recovery has you down is to consider how you got to this point. There were many barriers on the way to recovery and many things that could have stopped you or your loved one from getting here. Courage is about facing…
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CBD Use May Come at a Price: Why People with Addiction Should Proceed with Caution Products that come from CBD vaping liquids have been known to contain chemicals that are dangerous to people’s health. Products may contain compounds that are found in illegal, synthetic marijuana, which can trigger panic attacks, convulsions, and even death. CBD…
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How to Cope When Professional Leaders Have Addiction Dependency on drugs can impact people’s lives and their professional careers. Leaders with addiction can make strange bedfellows because good leaders need to be focused and in control. Addiction is the complete opposite of this. To recognize and deal with dependency on leadership is challenging. The lack…
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Reducing Feelings of Anger Can Boost Recovery: Here’s Why Anger is a feeling that does not just pop up at any time. It usually lies under the surface and threatens to awaken when something triggers a person. Understanding why anger happens is only part of the journey of getting to the root cause of this…
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Why Do People in Recovery Have Fatigue? Addiction recovery is difficult and requires lots of time to focus on the issues the person is facing. The body is changing rapidly as detox happens and everything is adjusting to not having drugs in the system. Addiction and recovery are challenging because they tax a person’s emotional,…
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Why Men Who Struggle with Body Image and Food Need Support Men and boys often struggle in the shadows with mental and physical health concerns. It is still stigmatizing for males to come out and speak about their anxiety and depression, or focus on their health. They can easily fall into body image issues, which…
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How Long Does it Take to Detox and Withdraw from Marijuana? Detoxing from marijuana and going through withdrawal can be taxing on the body and mind. Withdrawal symptoms vary for every individual, with causes being physical and psychological. There is no way to tell before quitting who will experience severe symptoms. Knowing what to expect…
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Try These Helpful Tips on Handling a Public Panic Attack Panic attacks can range from mild to severe for people who suffer symptoms. Some people have multiple episodes while others may experience them once in a while. No matter the frequency or intensity, they can be scary for those who experience a public display of…
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Should Mental Health Be an Executive Priority? Working is part of an adult’s landscape in that they put many hours a week into it, more now than ever. If it is a fulfilling job, people find satisfaction and enjoyment from work. When it is stressful, they may not feel like themselves, get burned out, and…
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Come On, Get Healthy: 7 Strategies to Spend Less Time Feeling Better Every day it seems it is harder and harder to eat healthy and focus on healthy lifestyle habits. People want everything faster, more, now. The strategy for getting and staying healthy, especially in recovery, lies in finding ways to spend less time on…
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