Integrating traumatic memories is a challenge that every traumatized person faces. It’s not possible to put these memories behind them until they can acknowledge what has happened. They also need to learn how to recognize the invisible issues they’re battling on a day-to-day basis. Traditional therapy methods focus on helping people learn why they feel [...]
Although not everyone who displays violent tendencies has a problem with drugs or alcohol, years of research has revealed a distinct link between the two. The Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment has for example noted that more than 75% of people who enter rehab for drug addiction report having performed acts of violence including mugging, [...]
As well as taking an emotional toll on both the sufferer and the people closest to them, sex addiction does sadly often lead to a number of health consequences. Below we have listed some of the most common physical and mental problems which can arise if sex addiction treatment isn’t sought out in a timely [...]
Cocaine is one of the most addictive illegal drugs sold today. Because of this, many people who were introduced to it at a young age struggle to remove themselves from the drug. They continue to use it for many years, even if they don’t want to and often can’t stop until they hit rock bottom. [...]
Sex addiction is sexual behavior a person feels they have no control over. More often than not, it leads to psychological distress and can have a huge impact on the sufferer’s personal and professional functioning. As with any addiction, sexual addiction comes with a long list of negative consequences. If you think that you may [...]
Medications (and drugs, for that matter) have been used to help with psychological symptoms for decades. People have used alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, opioid drugs and other prescriptions as a way to cope with how they feel. This speaks to the desperation that many people experience when they’re dealing with trauma. However, that doesn’t mean that [...]
It’s possible that it has taken you some time to decide to go to trauma therapy. Now that you’ve made that decision, how do you know the best way to choose your therapist? It can be difficult to even know what criteria you should be looking for. The fact is that not everyone who calls [...]
The main struggle that most trauma victims encounter is being able to cope with everything they’re feeling. The traumatic event they lived through is something that often haunts them. No matter how hard they try, it’s a feeling that they can’t simply “shake off.” If you’ve lived through a trauma, you can’t help the way [...]
The distinction between a compulsion and an addiction can be difficult to determine because there is a fine line between the two and even the medical profession’s perception of each changes as new research becomes available. While addiction and compulsion both have biological, genetic and psychological components, there are some key differences. A compulsion is [...]
According to data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, people who suffer from a mood disorder are twice as likely to abuse drugs or alcohol. Mood disorders are in fact so common alongside substance abuse, that a term has been coined for it; dual diagnosis. Unfortunately, the two problems feed off each other – [...]