Food Addiction: What Is It? When people think about someone dealing with an addiction, odds are they picture an addiction to narcotics or alcohol. Food addiction is less likely to come to mind and easy to disguise which is what makes it dangerous. According to Web MD’s listing on food addiction, highly palatable foods (foods […]
What Is An Eating Disorder and the Different Types? An eating disorder is an addiction to eating too much or to eating too little. There are different types of eating disorders, and all of them are more complex and less understood than substance abuse disorders. Eating disorders are also harder to treat. People with eating
Relationship Between Addiction and Suicide: Are Substance Abusers More Likely to Commit Suicide? What’s the relationship between addiction and suicide? Does such a relationship exist? The answer is yes. Half of all suicides are related to drugs and alcohol. Those with a substance abuse disorder are six times more likely to kill themselves than those
Can People Dealing With High Pressure Jobs and Mental Illness Have a Successful Life and Career? I lieu of recent events and even past events, we are faced with a very perplexing question. Can people dealing with high pressure jobs and mental illness have a successful life and career? This has been a very hot
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What Is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)? Post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) is a condition that recovering substance abusers experience during the first two years of sobriety. It involves a host of emotional and psychological conditions that occur as brain chemistry is returning to normal. PAWS can be responsible for a wide variety of symptoms that can
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and How To Treat It Commonly known as PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder is a serious condition. Symptoms include intense anxiety, angry outbursts, frightening nightmares, insomnia, aggression, and painful flashbacks to a traumatic event. Those with PTSD can also suffer from depression, ADHD, chronic illness, chronic pain, rage, and irritability. PTSD can
What Is Emotional Sobriety and How Do You Achieve It? Freedom from addictive substances is a goal for recovering addicts and alcoholics. However, there’s something called emotional sobriety, and it’s just as important as being substance-free. Without emotional sobriety, the recovery process can only go so far. Sooner or later, everyone who is recovering from
Dry Alcoholic, What Does It Mean When an Alcoholic Is “Dry?” Detoxing from addictive substances and beginning a sober life is just the start of a lifelong recovery process. If getting and staying sober involved only a medical detox, substance abuse would not be the problem it is today. For most substance abusers, getting and
Andreas Lubitz, the Germanwings Crash Co-pilot Hid Mental Illness Issues From the Airlines Flight 4U 9525 that went crashing into a mountainside of the French Alps has been under extreme investigation. This tragic event killed all 150 people aboard. It has now come to light that the Germanwings crash co-pilot hid mental illness and
Maine Governor Paul LePage Wants More Support in War on Drugs Maine Governor Paul LePage shared scary statistics on Tuesday about drug use in the state, revealing that in the first quarter of 2015, there have been 200 overdose deaths, and nearly 1,000 babies were addicted at birth or were otherwise affected by a parent’s
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How Can I Help a Loved One Who Has Relapsed? What Methods Should Be Used? It can be heartbreaking when a loved one has a relapse. You want to help, but what should you do? Relapse is not uncommon, especially in early recovery. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than half of
The Ego of an Addict Is What Holds Recovery Back People often wonder why addicts cannot control their urges for their addiction. These same people also wonder why addicts cannot simply walk away from their addiction of choice and follow a path to recovery. One of the main aspects of addicts not being able to
