The following is a guest post by Aleta Edwards, Psy.D., who has been in private practice for the past 18 years and has also performed psychological evaluations on children in foster care, conducted disability evaluations, counseled nursing home residents, and worked with active-duty military as a contract psychologist at Maxwell AFB in Alabama. She presently… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Join NIDA’s CyberShoutout To Shatter the Myths About Drug Abuse!
by Lisa Frederiksen Today, I’m joining teens, parents, teachers and scientists in NIDA’s CyberShoutout to add my voice to spreading the powerful messages about drug abuse and addiction. One of the key risk factors for a person developing a drug abuse / drug addiction is early use — using drugs while their brains are going through… Continue Reading
Why You Must Act – Addiction Won’t Go Away and It Can Kill
Addiction won’t go away. Once a person has the brain disease of addiction, they can no longer use their substance of choice if they want to treat and recover from their disease. Their not understanding this prompts millions of Americans to attempt time and again to reduce how much they drink or use – an… Continue Reading
Dry Drunk | When an Alcoholic Stops Drinking or a Drug Addict Stops Using But Does Not Seem to Get Better
Dry drunk is a term to describe an alcoholic or drug addict’s behaviors when they’ve stopped using their substance but their behaviors don’t seem to improve. The following is a guest post by Bill Urell who has been in recovery for 16 years. Bill works as an addictions therapist at a leading residential treatment center,… Continue Reading
MANAGING YOUR PERSISTENT FEARS, ANXIETIES, AND STRESSES
The following is a guest post by Stan Popovich is the author of “A Layman’s Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology, Christianity and Non Resistant Methods” – an easy to read book that presents a general overview of techniques that are effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties. For additional information go to: http://www.managingfear.com/. Everybody… Continue Reading
Stress and the Developing Brain
Stress and the developing brain – the impact of the chronic stress a child experiences when living with undiagnosed, unhealthily discussed substance abuse [something I refer to as secondhand drinking / drugging] can have a significant impact on the developing brain. To this point, Bruce S. McEwen’s September 21, 2011 article, “Effects of Stress on… Continue Reading
The Benefits of Therapy
by Lisa Frederiksen I read this post by Suzanne Harrington, “Do You Need Your Head Examined?,” appearing on the October 23, 2011 Independent.ie, Lifestyle page. Having spent three years in intensive therapy with an addictions specialist myself, I found her post a tremendous source of the many excellent reasons a person might find therapy helpful.… Continue Reading