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Can you visit a friend or loved one that’s in Rehab?
23rd November 2021Witnessing a loved one enter and accept rehab can influence positive and negative emotions. You’ll likely feel proud, relieved, relaxed, and optimistic. Yet there’s also a chance that you’ll feel worried, shut off, and doubtful. It’s normal to feel a mixture of emotions. Rehab may have been a long-awaited revelation for you and your family. Although a positive step, it’s also common
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Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse And Steps To Start Recovery
19th November 2021Whilst alcohol is a legal substance, which has been accepted as a strong part of our culture here in the UK, it’s also a highly addictive and dangerous drug. There’s a fine line between normalised consumption and abuse, showing how impactful alcohol can be as a drug of choice. Found to cause severe symptoms, consequences and damages, alcoholism is one of the most diagnosed habitual conditions. Linked to poor
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How To Start A Conversation On Addiction
12th November 2021Most people will feel undereducated or will worry about helping a loved one through addiction. Understandably it’s a difficult commitment to make and work through. It will likely be new to you, causing anxieties about what to do and not to do whilst supporting them. It can feel rewarding yet can also feel like you’re walking on eggshells. The best
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The Impact Substance Abuse Has On Our Mental Health
26th October 2021In most cases, positives are however abrupt, soon turning into negative consequences. Yet at the moment, drugs can offer elevating and rewarding feelings, for both individuals with and without pre-existing mental health issues. Drugs and alcohol tap into the internal reward circuit. The impact the central nervous system and how the brain communicates with the
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Social Media Addiction – Tips To Help
22nd October 2021Worldwide, 4.66 billion people log into social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, every single day. Though using social media has its pros, such as providing us with the ability to keep in contact with our loved ones, there are also many downsides to social media usage. As we spend an increasing amount of time
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How to Support a Loved One with Addiction
15th October 2021Watching a loved one deteriorate through drug and alcohol abuse can be extremely tough. An addiction is a highly engulfing condition, which can unpredictably impact health, behaviours, decisions, and actions. Due to this, it’s normal for your relationship and perceptions to change. Although your relationship may be damaged or may feel under pressure, and although
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5 Reasons To Live Life Free From Addiction
8th October 2021As a nation, we drink more alcohol now than ever before. Drug consumption has also drastically increased, with more than 1 in 11 adults admitting to taking drugs at least once a year. Sadly, consuming larger quantities of alcohol and administering drugs harms our physical and psychological health and contributes to an increase in the
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Gambling Addiction: The Signs And Symptoms
24th September 2021Compulsive gambling is recognised as a behavioural addiction, which is displayed through uncontrollable behaviours and physical choices. Whilst signs of behavioural addictions are physical, psychological associations, symptoms and problems are also common, especially through a gambling addiction. Gambling addiction is diagnosed where risky gambling activity takes its toll, even when consequences arise. For most, compulsive
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Is Addiction a Mental Illness?
17th September 2021You don’t have to go back too far to find a time when substance misuse and destructive behaviour patterns were seen purely as a matter of choice. People who developed a drug or alcohol addiction were generally seen as weak-willed or degenerate. Now with advances in medical science we are able to observe the actual
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Can I Go To Rehab With Depression?
10th September 2021Depression is a mental health condition that can develop autonomously through an emotional influence, can be pre-existing through genetics, or can be a co-occurring disorder through a dual diagnosis. Displayed through low, fluctuating, irrational and rollercoaster-like signs and symptoms, depression is a condition that can engulf day to day life, can cause behavioural and personality
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