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Addiction Rehab, and Making Room for Vulnerability
For many, vulnerability holds a negative connotation. The idea of vulnerability evokes feelings of opening yourself to someone emotionally, only to be shut down, and to feel rejected. Yet, only by allowing vulnerability can we invite the opportunity to be loved, and in the case of addiction rehab, the opportunity to recognize our faults, strengths,…
Planting Seeds of Change in Overcoming Addictions Requires the Right Attitude and Environment
A rehabilitation center in Italy is using marathon running as a way to facilitate recovery and accountability along with an emphasis on producing one’s own food such as vegetables, cheese, and wine. This live-in communal type of in-house recovery combined with intense physical training is an excellent way to break down old patterns of thinking…
After Addiction Treatment: Why Sibling Relationships Might be the Hardest to Mend
Arguably, a brother or a sister is the person who knows you the best. In most cases having grown up in the same household, and thereby aware of the family dynamics that shaped you, a sibling could be a great advocate during addiction treatment. He or she might be aware of any underlying emotional or…
Intervention Preparation: Getting Your Loved One to an Addiction Treatment Centre
When translated, the term ‘intervention’ sounds immoral and compromising: literally, to intervene in someone else’s affairs. Yet when a loved one refuses to accept treatment for addiction an intervention may be necessary; it should be a well-planned conversation, devoid of anger and blame, and involving several others closely connected to the addict. Convincing someone…
Signs That A Loved One Needs to Seek Addiction Treatment for Inhalant Abuse
A 2006 article published on Yahoo! Voices chronicles the horrifying abuse of inhalants among poverty-stricken youth in the Philippines. The article documents a teenage boy whose addiction to sniffing glue has left him with tuberculosis, and poorly functioning kidneys and liver. A physician predicts that he will soon be in a coma, or dead,…
Do Business Deals Lead to Alcohol Addiction Treatment?
This past week, the New York Times published an article about the role that alcohol consumption plays in American business; much more than a social lubricant, consuming alcohol can make or break a business decision, and including beer or wine in an after-hours work meeting is perhaps in the best interest of the company. It’s…
University in Kuala Lumpur Raises Addiction Awareness for World Mental Health Day 2013
The first annual World Mental Health Day (WMHD) was held on October 10th, 1992 and since then, each year on the same date, people all around the world choose to come together and raise awareness about mental health issues. This past October 10th, a group of psychology students from HELP University in Kuala Lumpur,…
The Importance of Privacy during Therapy at Rehab
Checking into a rehab centre can be a scary experience, especially for those who have never attended one before. Many individuals are scared of the unknown and are unsure of what to expect from treatment, while some of these people may not understand how they will overcome their addiction. Aside from these fears, one of…
The Effects of an Addiction to Stimulants
Addictions to prescription medications attract a great deal of attention throughout the world, but still, stimulant addictions have remained one of the most common dependencies that rehabs deal with throughout the world. There are various types of stimulants, but the desired effects are similar; those being an increase in energy and alertness, a greater ability…
