You don’t know where to turn — your doctor has prescribed medication after medication for your mental health disorder, but nothing seems to be working. The side effects have included everything from fatigue to weight gain, and you’re fed up. It doesn’t seem fair; you’re just trying to get better and live a normal life, […]
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Love and tolerance are major tenets of recovery and it means treating others as you would want to be treated. Love and tolerance start with loving yourself, loving other people, and accepting a person as he or she is. Love and tolerance help you understand you can love someone without having to like everything about
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Many people have a hard time healing from past trauma and turn to drugs or alcohol to cope. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), is a psychotherapy approach that is an effective method used for treating victims of trauma. EMDR is used as a mental health intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression.
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Addiction is a complicated disease that alters brain chemistry. It changes the way the brain functions and affects all major organs in a person’s body. When a person is suffering from addiction, it can be difficult to ask for help. At Cypress Lake Recovery, we know the importance of a smooth and efficient admissions process.
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After treatment, you need to prepare for potential challenges in recovery. In recovery, you must make lifestyle changes. This includes avoiding people, places, and things that relate to your lifestyle of using drugs or alcohol and any possible triggers. Learning relapse prevention skills can help prevent high-risk situations. Here are some ways to prepare for
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Alcohol affects your body physically, physiologically, and mentally. Excessive drinking leads to a dependence on alcohol and puts you at high-risk for many serious health problems. Alcohol consumption can lead to liver damage, kidney failure, lung infections, and even cancer. Alcohol alters normal brain function. The brain controls how we move, talk, walk, and think.
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“We can all help prevent suicide. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255).” Bullying often occurs in school, on the bus, or the playground and it now involves social
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Binge drinking is popular among college students and can be fatal, even without the person losing consciousness. Those at risk of alcohol poisoning are people who struggle with alcoholism, college students, and those who take medication. Some signs of alcohol poisoning are slowed breathing, seizures, confusion, vomiting, and low body temperature. An alcohol overdose can
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