After you go through treatment for addiction, you might think you're free and clear in terms of recovery. However, addiction recovery can be a long process, even after formal treatment. Your therapists and treatment staff probably told you about how common relapse is during recovery....
People often view those who engage in substance abuse as lacking willpower or self-control. On the surface, lacking impulse control would seem to fit in with this description. However, impulse control is a result of brain chemistry. People who have certain types of brain chemistry...
Anger is a common emotion in addiction recovery. At some point, you have to learn to deal with it and process it in a constructive way. Your anger might be directed at yourself, or at certain people, or society in general, or even at law...
Family involvement in substance abuse treatment is often very underrated. Despite becoming a strong and pervasive theme in many types of health treatment, it's not often utilized to its full potential in substance abuse treatment....
The best behavioral health and addiction treatment facilities understand the difference between mental and emotional health. Think of behavioral health like a vast ocean. Within that vast ocean are waves. Emotional health is like the waves. Behavioral Health is more about absorbing all the data...
Every person’s journey through addiction treatment and recovery is different. You may find that group therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy is the most helpful. Others find solace in repairing their broken relationships. Still others turn to the arts such as music as they journey through...
The recovery process from addiction isn't simple or easy. It's better to think of addiction recovery as a long journey that may take you to unexpected places before you reach your destination. Sometimes, people think of recovery from addiction as a straight line where you...
If you're in the midst of addiction recovery, you might be wondering what the benefits of group therapy are. You might be thinking about how hard it is just to share and open up with your individual therapist much less a group of strangers that...
New ideas and treatments for addiction recovery are being used all the time. Studies and research into effective treatments can make addiction recovery more successful and easier for those taking part in it. Everyone has a unique experience with both the treatment of addiction and...
Addiction recovery is a difficult journey, and sometimes it can also feel like a very lonely one. Many of those in the addiction recovery process often report that they feel lonely and isolated. The worst part of being lonely is that it can sometimes mirror...
