How Does Trauma Lead to Addiction? Addiction following trauma is pretty common as a response to the impact of the events that occurred. Not everyone turns to addiction but it can happen before a person realizes it has occurred. A traumatic event is something that causes emotional, mental, or physical harm. It can lead to…
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Become a Morning Person By Trying These Practices Looking to restart or commit to a practice of morning yoga is difficult. It might be because you are not a morning person but it might explain why you are not chipper when the alarm goes off. Becoming a morning person is not just a change of…
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How Do I Let Go of Anger in Recovery? With elections just recently behind us, there have been feelings of anger, fear, resentment, and other ones that come up for people. On a daily basis, the news spreads lots of ideas and information that people take in without thinking about it at all. Social media…
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These 4 Rules of Life May Help if You’re an Empath Whether you are a yoga teacher who picks up on energy or an empathic person just in general, following some simple rules of life can be helpful to create more peaceful space. Everyday can be a challenge if you are syncing up with everyone…
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Can Alcohol Consumption Impair Sleep? Alcohol consumption at any level can cause sleep disturbances and induce sleep disorders. Drinking alcohol may disrupt the structure and duration of sleep, alter sleep time, and impact the time required to fall asleep. It is hard to understand why the body needs sleep but we know it is linked…
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How to Practice More Self Compassion When a person cuts you off while driving, what is the initial reaction. Is it to let them speed off or show them what you really think. Coming out of confrontation with a level head is hard but it takes compassion in action. Self compassion is a learned behavior…
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What Gets Treated First with Co-occurring Disorders? Substance use can change people’s behaviors, moods, and personalities. When this happens, it is difficult to determine underlying causes like mental illness or trauma. Living with undiagnosed mental health issues can make a person feel pushed to the margins. Addiction is, in itself, a mental illness, but it…
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Self-Monitoring as a Pathway to Taking Back Recovery Can Help You Succeed Self-monitoring is an effective tool to help people in recovery from addiction. It is part of behavioral therapy. The idea is that behaviors can be changed when the person sees what they are doing. It is similar to looking in the mirror and…
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How Do I Find a Job with a Criminal Record? A person in recovery from addiction can find themselves in legal trouble once, maybe more, depending on their circumstances. Finding a job after getting any kind of criminal record can feel challenging and frustrating. When you are working to rebuild your life, it can feel…
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What to Know About the Risks of Juuling Juuling is a form of vaping that is popular amongst high schoolers and young adults. It is highly addictive yet marketed as a safe way to smoke nicotine. This product is disguised as healthier because it is made with nicotine salts rather than ‘free-base nicotine.’ this slim…
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