Addiction Recovery, Mental Health, Psychosis
What Is Psychosis?
Psychosis is a catch-all term that refers to when a person loses touch with reality. When a person is in the grips of psychosis, it’s nearly impossible to tell the difference between reality and what’s in their heads. In popular culture, many people associate psychosis with other mental illnesses, but it can also be a… Read More
Addiction Recovery, Mental Health, Sobriety
How to Deal With Triggers From Trauma
Coping With Lingering Traumatic Reactions How to Deal With Triggers From Trauma? At some point in their lives, most people go through a traumatic experience. Experiences of this type strain your normal ability cope emotionally. In most cases, people exposed to trauma will naturally regain their sense of emotional balance. However, this does not always… Read More
Addiction Aftercare, Addiction Treatment, Parent
Can Parenting Prevent Addiction?
The Hurdles Of Protecting Your Children Your life is shaped by your upbringing. A lot of the worst people in the world are shaped by their childhoods. If you research different serial killers, there is one thing they all have in common. Horrible childhoods. Abusive, chaotic, harmful. Not everyone with an awful childhood will become… Read More
Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse, Meth Addiction, Painkiller Addiction, Polysubstance Addiction
Top Drugs People Overdose On
What Is An Overdose? An overdose is when the body becomes overwhelmed by a toxic amount of drugs. Depending on the drug, an overdose can be fatal if the user doesn’t get immediate medical attention. It’s easier to overdose on certain drugs than other ones. What are some of the drugs people overdose on? Opiates… Read More
Addiction Recovery, Mental Health
Psychiatry Vs. Psychotherapy Vs. Psychoanalysis
Feeling Lost in Recovery When I got to recovery I was overwhelmed. I was facing a 20-year cocaine addiction. I was living on the streets. I was scared. My case worker had made a recovery program happen. I didn’t know all the terminology or what to expect; I just knew I needed help, or I… Read More
Addiction Aftercare, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment
Addiction: Nature vs Nurture
Everyone’s Situation is Unique What causes someone to be an alcoholic? We can all come up with a few common reasons off the top of our head. Childhood trauma, depression, parents drank, etc. Although a lot of people in recovery have similar stories, everyone’s situation is entirely unique. What causes addiction? According to the NIH… Read More
Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse
The Basics of Freebasing
The term “Freebasing” might be a little bit more obscure to non-addicts, but to anyone in the world of cocaine, it’s quite familiar. I was a cocaine addict for most of my young adulthood and I knew for a fact that it was destroying my life. It is easy for freebase to take over, quickly… Read More
Drug Abuse, Mental Health
Narcissism And Addiction
When Narcissism Meets Addiction What is narcissism? Historically, it has been defined as an extreme sense of selfishness and self-entitlement, as well as a lack of interest or empathy in others. This disorder can be extremely detrimental to interpersonal relationships and creates an overall unhealthy mind frame. If you constantly hold yourself in high regard… Read More
Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse, Painkiller Addiction
The Catch 22 Of Narcan
Lifesaving Treatment With the opioid epidemic surging, and overdose deaths continuing to climb every year, we are at a point where we need to act fast to save lives. I have overdosed on opioids on a couple of occasions, and I wouldn’t be here now to counsel people on the dangers of addiction if it… Read More
Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment, Mental Health
Trauma and Addiction
Trauma When I was 5, I experienced a tragedy. I lost my best friend, Sarah. She died in a house fire with her entire family. I never got over it. I thought I had moved on though. The years passed. I went through the seasons in life. I aged, met friends, lovers, celebrated with family.… Read More
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