Fitness Plan for Addiction Recovery In recent years, it has become evident that exercise can play a significant role in treating addiction and helping addicts get sober and stay sober longer. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “exercise is increasingly becoming a component of many treatment programs and has proven effective.” This is […]
Addictions can happen to anyone for any reason. While the things people become addicted to can be as diverse as cooking and exercise, people with addictions have several things in common. If you identify with any of these confessions, you may have a habit that is disrupting your life. 1. “I avoided being social.” Many […]
When we think of the word “gambling” the image of red and black roulette wheel with a little ball whirling around might come to mind. But these days, there are many varieties of gambling available outside of the typical casino environment. There are lotto scratchers, office football pools, and, of course, the stock market. There […]
Squirrel, Susie Q, Q-ball, Baby Heroin, and Quell. These are the street names for an atypical antipsychotic drug called Seroquel. Any prescription drug with a laundry list of street names is likely a recreational drug of abuse, and Seroquel is no exception. Originally developed to treat mental health disorders, such as bipolar disorder, depression, and […]
It may be hard to image that products named “Mr. Happy” or “Scooby Snax” might actually be deadly. But the brightly packaged “potpourri” that is commonly sold in convenience stores across the country, abused by youth seeking a cheap and accessible high, can absolutely be exactly that, deadly. Potpourri drug addiction, also known as Spice […]
Alcohol continues to be the go-to substance that people may misuse when attempting to self-medicate the effects of a mental health disorder. This is absolutely the case when it comes to individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Alcohol can set up an endorphin replacement cycle in the brain of someone who has suffered […]
Bipolar disorder, also referred to as manic-depression, is one of the more severe mental health disorders experienced, impacting over 6 million adult Americans, or 2.8% of the U.S. population. Although the disorder is expressed in various degrees and with differing features, bipolar disorder generally involves extreme mood swings that can keep the individual completely off-balance. […]
ADHD in Adults Many associate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with children, but many of these children grow up to become adults who struggle with this condition for a lifetime. ADHD is a brain disorder that is one of the most common mental disorders among the human population. This disorder is marked by excessive movement, […]
The Hoard is Real! Human beings are creatures of habit, but when habits become compulsions, disorders like obsessive compulsive hoarding can take hold. This obsession with things and collecting things takes many forms, so, when this habit interferes with daily function, the habit becomes part of the horde. The horde operates with no consideration for […]
The victim looks like any other normal woman. She is smart, pretty, and kind. She wears no outward visible signs of her ordeal to the untrained eye. But appearances can be deceiving, as this woman is carrying around so much pain and misery after years of abuse at the hands of a narcissist. But like […]
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