Addiction treatment has come a long way since the 12 Step program was developed in the 1930s and today there are dozens upon dozens of treatment programs and therapies that address substance use disorder and addictions.
Understanding the Stigma of Addiction
People in the throes of addiction sometimes behave in ways that are contrary to social norms. When they lie or steal to get the substance needed to prevent their painful withdrawal symptoms, or when their behavior is aggressive or paranoid because of their substance use, people who know and love them sometimes have difficulty maintaining compassion and sympathy.
What is Trauma?
Psychological trauma is literally damage done to an individual’s mind. The damage can be caused by an event or situation, one so stressful and overwhelming that the brain loses some control over the body. The person then experiences physical symptoms as outward manifestations of the anxiety within.
Military PTSD, Addiction and Suicide
The Veterans Administration calculated that in 2017, seventeen United States veterans chose to end their life each day that year. Those fatalities are of male and female veterans who served in active duty, an additional average of 2.5 veterans who never served in active duty also chose suicide every day.
How our thinking can be wrong!
Wait… It’s Not What You’re Thinking! Thought is a capacity we all have, that we often take for granted, or perhaps we never “think” of our thinking at all. …
Wisdom of Zebras and a Guide to Stress
A book was published several years ago called, “ Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers” by Robert M. Sapolsky. The title was catchy, and the logic it shared as a …