What Life is Like in Sobriety
Live life on your terms, not your substance of choice
Being able to break free that the prison of addiction has held you in will be one of the best benefits of becoming sober. You’ll finally be able to live life on your own terms, not whatever your addiction might have in store for you that day. Living a sober life puts YOU in control.
You’ll be present in the moment
Worrying about where and when you’ll be getting your next fix will be gone. You’ll be able to truly enjoy moments and experiences as you’re living them, rather than a constant nagging worry that is distracting you. Time with family and friends will b...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - November 29, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Alcohol Alcohol Rehab Information Alcoholism Sober Living and Aftercare healthy life Source Type: blogs
Best of Our Blogs: November 13, 2018
Veterans Day was this past Sunday. I run into military men and women often and never know what to say.
Years ago, I heard a podcast on the importance of starting a conversation with veterans instead of just saying, “Thank you for your service.”
It’s motivated me to learn more about vets and what they need. In addition to our top posts this week on what you need to become happier, how not to get into another bad relationship and the connection between narcissism and mass shooters, you can read about how horseback riding and transcendental meditation can help veterans with PTSD.
7 Secrets For Improving You...
Source: World of Psychology - November 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs Source Type: blogs
The Top 10 Warning Signs of Becoming Addicted to Alcohol
Having a casual night out with friends and a few drinks is often not something to worry about. However, for many people, it can become easy to become addicted to alcohol. In fact, according to the 2015 NSDUH, 15.1 million adults ages 18 and older (6.2 percent of this age group) has alcohol addiction. If you think you might be becoming addicted to alcohol, read these 10 warning signs.
Top 10 Signs of Becoming Addicted to Alcohol
Trouble in Relationships
Alcohol addiction can cause a strain on many, or all, of the relationships in your life. This can include a failed marriage, once close family members no longer inviting you...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - October 25, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Alcohol Alcohol Rehab Information Alcoholism Drinking addicted to alcohol binge drinking drinking problems Source Type: blogs
Drip bar: Should you get an IV on demand?
For many people receiving care in a hospital or emergency room, one of the most common occurrences (and biggest fears) is getting an IV, the intravenous catheter that allows fluids and medications to flow into a vein in your arm or hand.
A trained health professional puts in an IV by sticking a needle that’s inside a thin tube (catheter) through the skin into a vein. Once inside the vein, the needle is removed. The catheter is left in the vein and taped down to keep it from moving or falling out. While IV lines are typically painless, the initial needle stick can be quite painful, especially for those who are a “diffic...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Health trends Source Type: blogs
The Future of Making Sense of the World
Hug shirts, smellphones, virtual tastes, bionic eyes and hearing aids doing translations – just a few keywords showing how technology will take human perception to a higher level in the future. Innovative healthcare solutions will go way beyond improving our senses when we experience problems, they will augment our capabilities and open new horizons for humanity. Let’s jump into the pool of details.
How humans perceive the sensory cacophony called the world
Car. Flower. Smartphone. Leaf. Shadow. Ponytail. Red Sweater. Monitor. Water. Coffee. Beeps. Sidney Bechet tunes. Bicycle. Laugh. Light breeze. Holiday memorie...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 20, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Biotechnology Cyborgization Health Sensors & Trackers Medical Professionals Patients body augmentation future Healthcare hearing human human perception Medicine sense sensing smell taste touch vision Source Type: blogs
A Night of Serious Drinking: The Results
"A systematic review of the next ‐day effects of heavy alcohol consumption on cognitive performance"The latest scientific rundown on the ramifications of hangovers, in the journal Addiction, can be foundHERE. (Source: Addiction Inbox)
Source: Addiction Inbox - September 6, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Dirk Hanson Source Type: blogs
Mental Health Challenges of College Students
College students are vulnerable to a wide variety of mental health challenges, and there is no one inoculation against any of these possible experiences. Clinical conditions such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, and even panic are common experiences for college students due to the many new stressors and pressures that come with the new academic and relational college experiences.
Less serious levels of stress and anxiety can still cause students distress and functional difficulties in sleep, time management, school performance, social interactions, and decision-making. Additionally, the new freedom that the college exper...
Source: World of Psychology - August 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Julie K. Jones, Ph.D., LPC Tags: Children and Teens College General LifeHelper Motivation and Inspiration Parenting Self-Esteem Self-Help Stress Student Therapist Students Success & Achievement Source Type: blogs
Conquering the Stigma of Being a Sober Mother
“I’ve always wanted to film the real ‘after party’ when the mom is passed out with her little kid in the background, or she gets into her car and drives drunk. It happens all the time.”
When I made the decision to quit drinking, one morning in June 2017 when my relentless hangover was surpassed only by my anxiety and self-loathing, I didn’t think about how sobriety would affect my role as a parent beyond the obvious positives: less time nursing a glass of wine and more time to engage with my kids; a clearer morning mind during the pre-school madness; more patience, less irritability. More money....
Source: World of Psychology - August 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Addiction Parenting Personal Publishers Recovery Substance Abuse The Fix Women's Issues Drunk Mothers sober Stigma Source Type: blogs
What Is the Difference Between Supporting and Enabling?
It is human nature to want to care for and help someone you love. There is a very fine line, however, between being supportive of someone you care about and enabling bad behaviors. Often it can be very difficult to see the line at all. Because of that people frequently end up on the wrong side of the line and don’t even know it.
Whether it is alcohol, other selfish behavior, or general irresponsibility, allowing someone to continue to choose damaging behaviors by being passive, or assisting in them through your own actions, only deepens the damage. When your intention is to help, acting as an enabler does just the oppos...
Source: World of Psychology - March 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kurt Smith, Psy.D., LMFT, LPCC, AFC Tags: Addiction Family Habits Marriage and Divorce Parenting Recovery Relationships Self-Help Alcoholism Codependence Consequences Enabling reinforcing Substance Abuse Supportive Approach Source Type: blogs
Best of Our Blogs: February 23, 2018
In Sound True’s Insight at the Edge podcast with Gabrielle Bernstein, she explains a thought-provoking view-that judgment is a form of addiction, something that starts with a temporary high and ends with an emotional hangover.
“I think I can see for myself, before doing this process I felt justified in my judgment. I felt like they were protecting me. It was a false sense of protection. But when I really started to dig into it, I could see how detrimental the behavior was, and how it was really bringing me down. The reason I believe that judgment is an addictive pattern is that the same way we would use drugs, ...
Source: World of Psychology - February 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs Source Type: blogs
How Workplace Stress Can Lead To Addiction
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Many people assume that those struggling with addiction are unemployed and homeless. This could not be farther from the truth. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that 9.5% of full-time workers ages 18 to 64 were dependent on or abused illicit drugs or alcohol in the past year. The workplace can be a source of great stress, anxiety, and depression. Self-medicating can lead to the “...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - November 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NicoleClarke Tags: depression featured health and fitness Addiction Recovery Alcohol Addiction Treatment alcoholism Functional Addict High-Functioning Alcoholism Self-Medicating stress management Workplace Stress Source Type: blogs
Back to basics about psychosocial factors and pain – iv
Part of the definition of pain is that it is “a sensory and emotional experience” – in other words, emotions of the negative kind are integral to the experience of pain. Is it any wonder that poets and authors have written so eloquently about the anguish of unrelieved pain? As I write this, I’ve been pondering the way “psychosocial” has been used when discussing pain, as if those factors aren’t experienced by “normal” people, as if the way we feel about pain and the way people who struggle with their pain feel are two entirely different things.
Chris Eccleston, someone ...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - September 24, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: adiemusfree Tags: ACT - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Chronic pain Coping strategies Occupational therapy Pain conditions Physiotherapy Professional topics Psychology Research Science in practice Therapeutic approaches biopsychosocial Clinical rea Source Type: blogs
Why Did I Feel So Bad?
I have good days and bad days. Little changes, like a poor night ' s sleep, can cause me problems for a few days. I realize that. Forgetting medication can really mess me up. Last winter I had a horrible cold and forgot to take my Lyrica for a few days. Then I started feeling even worse - the Lyrica hangover.... But then I figured it out and went back on it and felt better instantly.I have been feeling bad off and on all week but mostly with in reason. Until yesterday. I woke up achy and sore. I didn ' t sleep well because I couldn ' t get comfortable. I had a throbbing headache. My hands were really sore on Friday - I cou...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - September 3, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: brain cells pain levels pain management Source Type: blogs
Horrible morning
I went to Walmart Friday and when I went to open the back seat door to put my groceries in the car, the entire door handle fell off! Yes....the ENTIRE handle! I just gasped! It was so unexpected and happened so easily. The Ford dealership was on the way home so I pulled in and the kid told me to bring it in this morning which I did.Apparently, in the last recall, they replaced the rear door handles due to a recall and they didn't get the clip in right so the handle fell out. I think that recall was several months back. Anyway, they got it finished and called and hubby ran me over to get my car...
Source: Wife of a Diabetic - August 28, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: blogs
