Trauma and addiction are oftentimes very much connected. An individual may develop an addiction after having experienced something traumatic whether in adulthood or childhood. If recovery is purposed to prevent relapse and allow an addict to rejoin the real world, trauma counseling and addiction rehab should be conducted together if there is to be the…
DetailsSome things just go together naturally. Peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, and so on. Unfortunately, some things that go together are for the worse. One of those unfortunate pairs are addiction and mental illness. Addiction and mental illness are serious issues that unfortunately have become stigmatized in our current social climate. However, various…
DetailsIf you are struggling with a mental illness, then you’re probably familiar with the term “triggers”. A trigger is any external event or form of stimuli that produces negative psychiatric symptoms. The symptoms may be anything from anxiety to discouragement, to despair, to negative self-talk, and more. It is normal to respond in this way…
DetailsAddiction is a chronic brain disease that, like many other diseases, slowly appears over a long period of time. Often times, a substance that a person initially casually enjoys using becomes something that they are not able to live without and the addiction appears. This then turns into a constant cycle of addiction, treatment, sobriety…
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