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.
When it comes to addiction in the workplace, prevention is better than cure. Prevention and early detection and getting the individual the help that they need before it’s too late can save businesses a lot of time, money and productivity. What companies don’t understand about addiction is that by the time it starts becoming a problem…
South Africa is still a deeply traumatised country as we live through the after-effects of our apartheid history and into the modern era. New generations of South Africans have been born into broken or toxic family environments where the trauma of our history perpetuates through poverty government corruption and many inherited and maladaptive interpersonal behaviours.…
Psychotherapy, or so-called “talk therapy”, can reveal insights that victims of complex post-traumatic disorder (CPTSD) may not be consciously aware of. CPTSD is a complicated condition with several symptoms that appear to be identical, yet seem to exist separately and simultaneously in the same person. Defining these identical symptoms, why they co-exist and how they…
Below we list an article selected by our Clinical Director as the daily read. Often, those experiencing challenges think that they are “just wired to be that way”. Well, these are just a few of the signs that there is an underlying cause to what is going on – plus, that once we have found…
As a treatment centre, it is often hard to accurately portray how differently we treat patients and how this work can so dramatically and positively shift the lives of people that we have the privilege of helping on a day to day basis. Today we received an email that candidly alludes to many treatment touchpoints…
Experiencing or observing a single horrific or life-threatening incident can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to feelings of intense fear, horror, helplessness, anger, and despair. Symptoms include haunting memories, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and avoidance of anything reminiscent of the event. When subjected to repeated or prolonged trauma we can develop an even…