Clear Signs of Drug Use That Often Accompany Mental Illness Addiction Treatment, Mental Health Treatment CenterBy Promises Five PalmsApril 9, 2020Leave a commentClear Signs of Drug Use More than 43 million people experience some form of mental illness in a given year in this country. Whether it’s a mild form of anxiety or the severe onset of schizophrenia, mental disorders regularly affect a large portion of the country’s population. Unfortunately, not everyone who is ill seeks professional treatment for mental illness… Details
Addiction and Your Physical Health Addiction Recovery, Addiction TreatmentBy Promises Five PalmsApril 6, 2020Leave a commentCOVID-19, Addiction, and Your Physical Health A few months ago, the world discovered the novel coronavirus, called COVID-19. As thousands of people across the globe began to be affected by this sweeping pandemic, it also drew attention to how important your overall health is in a crisis like this. People with substance use disorder are… Details
Epidemic vs. Pandemic Addiction RecoveryBy Promises Five PalmsApril 3, 2020Leave a commentEpidemic vs. Pandemic Unlike coronavirus, addiction isn’t contagious. Unfortunately, addiction also doesn’t have a cure, which is why treatment is essential to recovery. With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the world at a rapid pace, you may wonder what the difference is between an epidemic vs. pandemic. The Difference Between an Epidemic vs. Pandemic So… Details
How Addiction Affects Families Addiction Recovery, RehabBy Promises Five PalmsMarch 24, 2020Leave a commentAddiction does a lot of damage to you, both physically and emotionally. Too often, however, we forget exactly how much damage a person’s addiction does to the family and friends of the addict. When you love someone, it is difficult to stand by and watch them slowly destroy themselves. Relationships become severed, and families fall… Details
Marijuana and Education Addiction Treatment, RehabBy Promises Five PalmsMarch 21, 2020Leave a commentWith marijuana becoming legal in increasingly more places, it only makes sense to look at how marijuana and education fare. Many teens and young adults who might otherwise avoid marijuana usage are considering it acceptable now that it is legal, or say they will consider it once it is legalized. The brain has been proven… Details
Signs of Codependency Addiction Therapy, Addiction Treatment, Mental Health Therapy, Mental Health Treatment CenterBy Promises Five PalmsMarch 17, 2020Leave a commentIn any healthy relationship, there is a continuous give-and-take. At any given time, one partner or the other may need an extra bit of help. This type of dependency is fine. When you hear the term “codependency,” this is not the type of relationship we are talking about. In a codependent relationship, everything is lopsided.… Details
CBT vs DBT Addiction Therapy, Addiction Treatment, RehabBy Promises Five PalmsMarch 14, 2020Leave a commentWith all the different types of therapy available, it can get confusing. When two types of therapy have similar names, the confusion can be even greater. This is true of CBT vs DBT. It can also be confusing trying to determine what type of therapy is best suited for the problems you experience. This is… Details
How to Prevent a Panic Attack Mental Health Therapy, Mental Health Treatment CenterBy Promises Five PalmsMarch 10, 2020Leave a commentWhen someone asks us how to prevent a panic attack, we first need to make sure they are dealing with panic attacks and not anxiety attacks. The two may have similar symptoms at times, but panic attacks are often much more troubling as they tend to make the person feel as though they have a… Details
Benefits of Group Therapy Addiction Therapy, Addiction Treatment, Mental Health Therapy, Mental Health Treatment Center, RehabBy Promises Five PalmsMarch 7, 2020Leave a commentPeople have different needs when they seek help. For some people, one-on-one therapy is all they can respond to, especially in the beginning. Over time, they may feel more confident opening up and be ready for a group therapy program. Some people feel the group setting is more beneficial right from the start as it… Details
Dangers of Substance Abuse Addiction Therapy, Addiction Treatment, RehabBy Promises Five PalmsMarch 3, 2020Leave a commentThe physical dangers of substance abuse are well-known. There are other dangers of substance abuse that can be just as devastating to the person abusing and their family. In many cases, it is non-physical dangers that end up causing an even greater danger in the end. The dangers, in addition to physical ones, are financial,… Details
