May is Mental Health Month, and this year’s theme is “Life with a Mental Illness.” This theme is intended to shine light on the millions of individuals living with a mental illness and what life means for them. Individuals are encouraged to submit their personal experiences anonymously to Mental Health America here, or they can…
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What Is A Trigger? The first step in breaking the cycle of cravings, urges and relapse is to identify the unique triggers that prompt the need to drink or use drugs. Triggers can be defined as any situation or stressor that creates a thought, feeling or action to use. Triggers come from internal and external…
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When your loved one returns home from treatment, things at home will be different. Some families are under the impression that they’re getting back their “old” family member – the one not addicted to drugs or alcohol. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Although your loved one will be completing treatment and coming home clean…
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Is there a relationship between introverts and addiction? Some people are naturally drawn to being with others. They make friends easily and always appear to be confident and relaxed with people. We refer to these people as extroverts. Other people don’t have it as easy. They have a harder time making friends and tend to…
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Some people believe that in order to have an issue with alcohol, a person needs to be struggling to hold down a successful job and manage their responsibilities. However, a person doesn’t have to see their life falling apart to prove that a problem is present. This type of person is a high-functioning or functional…
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