Both mental health and substance abuse disorders affect your brain chemistry and cause neurotransmitter imbalances. Among the most common mental health problems, those with addiction issues have anxiety and depression. Coping with anxiety and depression is important during the recovery process because negative emotions can increase your risk of relapsing. Mental health disorders impact roughly…
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Drinking too much alcohol can lead to ethanol poisoning which, when left untreated by an alcohol addiction treatment center in Mclean VA, is potentially fatal. Alcohol is also both physically and psychologically addictive. Common questions about alcohol detox typically include inquiries about how long withdrawal lasts. When you become physically dependent on alcohol, you can…
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If you’ve asked yourself the question, “Am I an Alcoholic?”, you might have a cause for concern. Below we’ll go over signs that may indicate that you are, in fact, struggling with alcoholism and what you can do about it at an alcohol addiction treatment center in Mclean VA. Am I an Alcoholic or Do I…
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Let’s be honest. A long-term commitment to full recovery after a drug or alcohol addiction can be scary and make you feel vulnerable. What may be even more frightening is making the commitment to undergo a long-term recovery program inside the walls of a substance abuse treatment center. This is one of the reasons why…
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Regardless of how addicted you may be to alcohol, treatment is available to help you overcome your addiction. Alcohol treatment centers VA provides are available to help you fully recover from your addiction and reclaim your life. With all the treatment centers located throughout Virginia, you may not know what they offer or what programs…
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Addiction is a disease that affects millions directly each year. However, not only does it affect the individual user, but it also affects the family members around them. If you believe you’re loved one is struggling with addiction, it’s vital to find drug addiction help for family members. By participating in family addiction treatment programs,…
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Personal accountability is a crucial aspect of one’s journey in recovery. Being accountable for what we say we are going to do, and holding ourselves to a code of being good for our word. The trick is to keep it within that personal accountability realm, and to not chase perfectionism. The chase of perfectionism can…
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As someone in long term recovery, I often hear from newcomers, or those who are still active in their addiction, that they think life in sobriety will be boring. I also thought the same thing when I got sober. This is a common misconception that I hope to shed light upon, in this blog. As…
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When one is new to recovery, everything about it can be confusing and even intimidating. The purpose of this entry is to alleviate some of those confusions and intimidations. Happy reading and recovery, dear friends! New to This… Being new to recovery means many things. It can mean that you are still physically, mentally, and…
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Someone who has ever encountered or experienced any form of 12 Step recovery, is familiar with the phrase, “One Day at a Time.” It’s essentially a part of our everyday lexicon, here in the U.S. of A. But what does it really mean? When in the middle of a craving to drink/use, how is “One…
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