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If cold winter days make you feel lethargic or you tend to feel depressed when those dark nights and chilled weather arrives, it is possible that you are suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This is a psychological disorder that is related to mood, and it happens only in particular weather or weather changes. Most […]

Addiction is a serious thing that many of us have to cope with.  It can alienate us from loved ones and can cause estrangements that can sometimes take a lifetime to heal.  Addiction and its recovery are a hard process, but success can happen if you dedicate yourself to having a better life.  In terms […]

What are smart drugs? Are these the kinds that make you smart? Technically these are brain stimulants that help improve cognitive processes such as memory, attention, and executive functions so, yes. These drugs can improve brain activities thus make you appear “smart.”   Originally, these are called nootropics from the Greek words neuro (mind) and […]

Addictions are not incurable. With the help of proper guidance and therapies, we can bring help individuals manage their addiction and thrive in recovery. There are three main types of counseling and therapy that are utilized in treating addictions. 1.INDIVIDUAL THERAPY: In individual therapy, the client works with a psychologist in a private setting. He […]

A concept that has been evolved with scientific advances is that addiction is considered to be a brain disease. It develops over the passage of time due to initially voluntary behavior addiction, which can change the brain structure and the way it functions even after you have given up on it. Neuroadaptive changes and strengthening […]

When one is searching for the right addiction treatment program, the search can become even further complicated by the need to find a program that is open and accepting of individuals from all walks of life. Oftentimes drug rehab centers and addiction treatment programs are religious based and either ban LGBTQ individuals from attending or […]

Have you discovered the secret to recovering from your addiction yet? Are you in touch with your inner self, the real YOU? Are you free from the conflicts that can keep you from being your best self? If you feel there could be a better alignment between your current state of being and your full […]

The Basic Stages of Recovery from Drug Addiction: Every recovery is different from one another. However, it is important that these recoveries are broken down into different stages so the drug addict knows what is to be expected in the future. These phases of recovery mainly include: The beginning of addiction recovery. This stage usually […]

Recovery isn’t easy, that is something that anyone who has gone for addictions treatment and have been clean for a long period can tell you. There are so many things that can trigger a relapse; these are often put into three categories: environmental triggers, stress triggers, and re-exposure triggers. These triggers, also known as stimuli, […]

Intervention: the Act of Love and Hope   Intervention is an orchestrated effort by one, or often many, people to get someone to accept professional help for an addiction or other form of self-harming act. Generally intervention is used to address drug abuse and alcoholism, however is also used to help persons cope with mental […]