Relapse Prevention Techniques to Help You Through Difficult Times Addiction RecoveryBy Promises Five PalmsJuly 1, 2020Leave a commentHow to Prevent Relapse Recovering from a mental illness or substance abuse is a formidable feat. But the process is not a straight line. In fact, you will have good and bad days throughout the process. Regardless of the type of day you have though, you must continue to live in recovery daily. Unfortunately, you…
Making Sure You Are Staying Sober During Coronavirus Addiction Recovery, Addiction Therapy, Addiction TreatmentBy Promises Five PalmsJune 8, 2020Leave a commentStaying sober during coronavirus is your ultimate goal. This is how you stay strong for yourself and your family. The return to society, once quarantine is lifted, will be dramatic depending upon where you reside in this country. Over 39 states have experienced some level of shut-down. Don’t let your stress levels reach traumatic proportions.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
