Substance abuse is a powerful physical and mental condition that alters your life. Once you develop a dependence on any drug, your life will never be the same. Psychotherapy approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) are crucial tools to help individuals battling an addiction to embark on the recovery journey.…
Dual diagnosis treatment occurs when you display symptoms of mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, alongside a substance use disorder. When these disorders happen together, it is called a co-occurring disorder and can disrupt your productive life. Midwest Recovery Center reveals that rehab treatment is crucial because many individuals experiencing mental health conditions…
One of the things that clients often learn in recovery at an addiction treatment center is the connection between childhood trauma and addiction. Trauma therapy focuses on tracing the traumatic event and the emergence of alcoholism in a person’s life. The treatment creates an awareness of this connection that the client may have been unaware…
Is alcohol hurting your relationship? You may have discovered alcohol’s effects on family and the dynamic of your relationship in several areas, such as communication, intimacy, or daily responsibilities. Alcohol’s effects on family, friends, and partners can break down a relationship to the point where you may need professional help from an alcohol rehab center.…
Trauma is our psychological and emotional response to a profoundly distressing event or experience, such as when you lose a loved one or have a serious accident. It also encompasses extreme experiences that are mentally damaging, such as combat experience and impacts of substance abuse. Knowing how damaging trauma is, let’s find ways to overcome…
Everyone has an opinion regarding whether addiction is a disease or a choice. Many people will argue that addiction is a string of bad choices, some will shame you for comparing addiction to a “real disease” such as cancer, and a few will ask, “why can’t they just stop?” On the other side of the…
Eating healthy, exercise, and drug addiction may seem like an odd combination. Recent studies show that exercise could decrease substance abuse and reinforce abstinence, while healthy eating may increase mood and long-term recovery. Exercising while using drugs is not recommended and could be very dangerous due to increased or decreased heart rate, blood pressure, and…