Category / Addiction & Recovery
Addiction and recovery issues are much more common than you might think and can affect people of any age, race, class or background. Many people believe that addicts are selfish or uncaring and that recovery is simply a matter of willpower, but this could not be further from the truth.
In fact, most people with substance abuse and addiction issues are very ashamed, have low self-esteem and self-confidence issues and come into treatment accustomed to being judged by everyone, including themselves.
There are many approaches to treatment for addiction. Behavioural disorder therapies help people with dependency issues adjust their attitudes as well as their behaviours, providing strategies to help addicts handle situations inducing stress and anxiety that might trigger a relapse while in recovery.
Understanding addiction is an ongoing conversation and one that is key to aiding successful ongoing recovery from addiction issues.
In this section, you will find articles relevant to addiction and recovery, and links to support if you’re struggling with those issues yourself.
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The Benefits of Therapy in Addiction Recovery: How Counseling Supports Healing
Addiction is a treatable neuropsychological disorder. In relation to substances, it is the persistent urge to use the substance, despite the adverse effects on personal, professional, and social life. A person struggling with alcohol addiction faces difficulty controlling the quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption. People do not intend to get addicted. A variety of…
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A Recovering Addict Discovers The Clearmind Awakening Workshop
This is the story of a recovering addict called Paul and his experience with the Clearmind International Awakening workshop, a life-altering invitation to a deeper, richer experience of self, through the transformative power of authentic, vulnerable connection. The Clearmind international institute offers speaker series events, personal growth workshops, a counsellor training program and a personal…
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Eating Disorders: The importance of a Mind-Body approach on the journey to recovery
So What Are Eating Disorders? Dr. Jenna Daku explains in this article how eating disorders can affect many of us in this modern world. Our minds and bodies are deeply connected. Tears well up in our eyes when we are sad, and tension builds in our muscles when we feel anxious or afraid. Perhaps the…
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The Labels We Live By: And Why Labelling People With Addiction Problems Is Complex
Modern society it seems is intent on labelling people, why do we have the need to do that? At what point did the person become the label, or did the label become the person? It’s an interesting question that can be applied to pretty much any form of human behaviour. My name is Rowenna Clifford…
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How To Deal With Smartphone Addiction: Ditch Those Toxic Tech Habits & Become A Better Version Of You
Care to admit it or not, smartphone addiction is something that many of us suffer from. We have become a nation of digital dependents where we spend more time looking at our smartphone screens every day than we do sleeping (on average 8 hours 41 minutes). In fact, smartphone addiction is on the rise, the…
