Do I need EMDR in Treatment?
Addiction requires a wide variety of ways to treat it, because there’s a wide variety of ways that people suffer from it. One type of treatment that is becoming more common is the use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR. It’s a style of therapy that was originally created tO help treat severe stress, anxiety or PTSD and [...]
9 Ways your Life will Become Easier When you’re Sober
It can be hard to imagine life after drugs or alcohol, especially early on in treatment and recovery. Living sober is often awkward and even painful at first, but there’s simply no substitute for truly living life. Here are 9 of the countless ways being sober will make your life easier. You feel good about yourself - The greatest gift [...]
Why Does Meth Ruin Teeth?
One of the most outwardly obvious signs that a person is currently or has in the past struggled with an addiction to meth is the state of their teeth and oral health. We see pictures of black, rotted, broken teeth, but why does meth affect our mouths this way? The simplest answer is that the chemicals in meth damage our [...]
Why the Right Treatment can be Hard to Find
Having the right treatment center or program for you and your needs is crucial in helping you build the foundations you need to having a lasting recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. By giving yourself access to the tools, classes, and professional help you actually need, you’re setting yourself up for success, rather than just going through the motions. Treatment [...]
Why is Forgiving Myself so Important?
You are either your own worst enemy or your greatest asset. You can be your biggest cheerleader or your biggest naysayer. How you feel each day is almost entirely in your hands, and if you have choices in your past that are making it difficult for you to forgive yourself, this can put a big damper on several aspects of [...]
Why Addictions can Run in Families
Addiction is a complicated disease that affects each person differently. No two people will have the same exact struggles through their life with addiction, but it’s becoming more and more common for multiple family members to struggle with addiction, with the addictive behaviors almost passed from generation to generation. There’s evidence to show that if your parents or grandparents struggle [...]
How Does Meth Really Impact My Body?
Meth is an extremely powerful stimulant that affects the central nervous system, and it’s extremely addictive. It’s one of the most easily accessible drugs, and compared to heroin, it’s more affordable, making it the go to for many addicts. We hear the horror stories about people with terrible health problems after using meth for years and struggling with addiction, but [...]
The Truth About Alcoholism
Society today has glamorized drugs and alcohol to an alarming extent. Music videos, movies and television are chock full of characters that, while we enjoy, often exhibit signs of severe alcoholism. While we sneer down at one man struggling with the disease, we cheer on others because we’re too caught up in the glamor of what we’re seeing, whether in [...]
Is Sobriety Always Going to be Hard?
When you’re starting out fresh into sobriety, whether for the first time or after you’ve recovered from a relapse, sobriety can be pretty hard. Things don’t seem to go right, you’re dealing with other consequences from your past choices, and on top of all of that, it seems like triggers and the cravings they bring are hiding around just about [...]
The Time Spent in Treatment is Well Spent – Here’s Why!
Whether you’re looking into an inpatient addiction treatment center or an outpatient program where you attend meetings or appointments with counselors daily as your work or responsibilities allow, it can be daunting to think about the time it will take you to achieve recovery, especially if you are struggling with a long-term addiction. It’s not uncommon for people to doubt [...]