Did you know that addiction can be correlated with mental health conditions? For example, many people experience both obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and addiction. This combination can be extremely difficult to deal with, so let’s discuss it further and go over… Read More ›
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The Connection Between Addiction and Malnutrition
When individuals struggle with addiction, it’s often the thing that they prioritize the most. This means that other things, such as eating and self-care, are often overlooked. This can have serious impacts on someone’s life, and it’s a cycle that… Read More ›
Does Overcoming Addiction Mean Losing Who I Am?
Addiction is all-consuming. It can completely take over your life and make you lose your entire sense of self. Over time, you begin to think more and more about it. You find that your world revolves around it. Addiction is… Read More ›
Understanding Writing Therapy for Addiction
Overcoming substance use disorder (SUD) can be challenging, but it’s so worth it. When you choose sobriety, you can select from a variety of different treatment options. It’s important to understand all of those options. In exploring all that’s available,… Read More ›
The Role of OCD in Addiction
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex diagnosis that can look different for everyone. People will fixate on a variety of things, including washing their hands or saying something a certain amount of times. However, OCD is more than repeating something… Read More ›
Can Family Members Exacerbate Addiction?
There are so many things that can contribute to an addiction. However, many people don’t realize that families are one of the leading contributors. Those on the path to recovery need to understand the role their family members may be… Read More ›
Dealing With Valium Addiction
People can become addicted to all manner of substances. One addiction that people tend to talk about less is Valium addiction. This substance use disorder (SUD) impacts a wide variety of people and can severely impact someone’s quality of life.… Read More ›
Making Friends During Recovery
Making friends is an endeavor that’s challenging or intimidating for most people. It can become even more difficult when you are in addiction recovery. Finding friends who are sober or will respect sobriety boundaries can be especially challenging. This conundrum… Read More ›
What Are Process Addictions?
Many people don’t realize that addiction encompasses more than just substances like drugs and alcohol. Learning about various mental health topics is important when it comes to reducing stigma and encouraging people to ask for support. Let’s go over a… Read More ›
Understanding Trauma and Addiction
Trauma and addiction are two things that can greatly impact an individual’s mental health. Healing from these two conditions is difficult, but treatment can help. Treatment is often necessary to effectively recover from these conditions. Those who are struggling with… Read More ›