Asking for help can be a challenging process. We know that we need help but the words don’t always come easily. By the time we’ve gathered the courage to ask for help, the situation is most likely to have reached a critical point. This video takes you through the process of how to communicate that you need help, that life has become unmanageable and you cannot go on alone.
If the individual stops drinking alcohol and receives the appropriate medical treatment, there is a possibility that the individual’s alcoholic liver disease can be reversed. The severity of the damage done to the liver as well as the current stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis are both important factors that play a…
Cognitive Therapy, known as CT, is a discipline that teaches us to manage our thoughts, rather than allowing them to overwhelm us and to dictate our actions. Components of cognitive therapy, which essentially allow us to be more present, include the following: Awareness: Being conscious of the feedback from our senses of touch, taste, sight, smell…
Benzodiazepine prescriptions and the black market distribution of variants of these medications in South Africa can be problematic. As always it is recommended that you follow the guidelines of your prescribing doctor and only procure these medications from legitimate and reliable sources. Generic Name (Brand Name) – Usage Alprazolam (Alzam, Azor, Xanax, Xanor, Zopax) –…
It is often erroneously assumed that a trauma response was caused by a singular occurrence, or by narrowly defined recent circumstances. In truth traumatic events can occur over the duration of a lifetime with a broad range of complex trauma responses and behaviour maladaptions. This is the arena of complex trauma or C-PTSD which is one of the most common trauma disorders presented in addiction patients today.
Treatment for alcoholism Many people with alcohol use disorder fear they will not enjoy life if they give up alcohol, but above all they dread the possibility that they will suffer painful withdrawals when they stop. They are deeply suspicious of assurances that the detox process can be done painlessly, even though modern techniques and…