What’s the Truth About Addiction Recovery? Although addiction and substance abuse are well-known conditions, many people are still relatively uninformed about them. There are still many addiction myths that dominate our cultural understandings of them. Some myths about addiction are related to stigma, while others are simply incorrect facts. Whatever the cause, debunking each addiction […]
Monthly Archives: December 2022
How Does Exercise Help with the Recovery Process? For many people, high levels of stress are just a normal part of everyday life. But did you know that there’s a link between stress and addiction cycles? Physical, emotional, and mental stressors can all contribute to the formation of substance abuse and addiction. Moreover, there’s also […]
What Are Co-occurring Disorders? The brain is one of the most complex organs of the human body. It manages and cooperates with multiple bodily systems, and keeps everything in balance with one another. With this complexity in mind, a person can experience multiple conditions at once, or have “co-occurring disorders.” Because of these complexities, it […]
Anxiety and depression may not be as visible as alcoholism or substance abuse, but their effects are still highly damaging, both to you and your loved ones. The thoughts resulting from anxiety may paralyze you, keep you from doing simple everyday tasks, or prevent you from socializing. People diagnosed with depression may exist in a […]
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects how people think, process emotions, and respond to others. Although the condition is often diagnosed in childhood, many people will go undiagnosed. The portion of our population who are struggling with ADHD but haven’t been diagnosed don’t even realize why they are struggling. Since it looks differently as an […]