Personality disorders can occur in conjunction with mental health disorders, like mood disorders, or with substance use disorders, such as drug addiction. Click here to learn more now.
Addiction Resources
TED Talks on Mental Health Part 5
While being too absorbed in technology is not always the best, the internet can be useful in combating mental illness stigma. Here are two TED Talks of how social media can empower people to talk about their mental illness. Learn more now.
What to Look For in a Sponsor
When you are trying to recover from addiction, it can be hard to go to friends and family for support if they have never been through your experiences. Sponsor can provide a great source of comfort and will act as your mentor through your recovery. Click here to learn more.
The History of Holistic Medicine
Holistic medicine is all about believing in the importance of healing the entire person instead of the specific illness, certain body parts, or symptoms. Holistic comes from the Greek word “holos” which means whole. Emotions, environment, and lifestyle can play a role in health just as much as medicine can.
Selfie Addiction is a Mental Health Issue
People can take selfies to get attention in order to receive as many likes and comments as possible. Being praised for looking good in a photo can make the photographer’s self-esteem go up as well as instant gratification. Click here to learn more.
Professions with the Highest Risks of Substance Misuse
High pressure jobs can take a toll on workers. Police officers, doctors, factory workers, lawyers and many other careers deal with the lives of their clients. In order to deal with their anxiety or depression, they take to substance misuse. Click here to learn more.
Parent-Child Interaction (PICI) Therapy to Heal Relationships
For families that are struggling to understand their children or children who feel they cannot behave for their parents should look into Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Movie Therapy Can Help Discover Repressed Issues
After watching the film, you would be able to discuss with your therapist your reactions towards the movie and what you learned from it. You can consider the connections between the life of the characters as well as your own life. Click here to learn more.
Journal Writing as a Therapeutic Technique
Writing down your goals can give you a better chance of achieving them and with more success. A journal can be thought of as the book of your life as you see struggle in the beginning and you will feel motivated to do better in your recovery so that your journal can have a happy ending. Learn more here.
Songs about addiction – what to listen to while in recovery
There is always a story within the lyrics that audiences feel they can relate to and sympathize with. Artists have written songs either about their experience with drug use or someone else’s to better teach audiences about different experiences with struggle and recovery. Click here to learn more.
How to Control Your Anger
When it seems impossible to control your anger, serious consequences happen such as getting in a physical altercation or drive recklessly when you are on the road. If your anger continues, the chances of developing a coronary heart disease will increase as well. You can also develop insomnia, headaches, and insomnia.
Sugar Linked with Addiction Hospital
Addiction can occur in the most unlikely places such as in the food we eat. According to nutrition expert Dr. Mark Hyman, sugar is eight times as addictive as cocaine and the brain produces the same high levels of dopamine. Click here to learn more.