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.
Toxic masculinity is simply one of the many ways in which complex patriarchy systems still damage the progression of male roles in modern society today. The inherent push to win, seeking the pursuit of power, status or enforced dominance. The acceptance of anger, violence, unemotional detachment, sexually aggressive behaviours are just some of the “tough…
In relationships, it’s important to know what each person’s rights, roles and duties to the relationship are. If the rules are not clear, it leads to confusion, finger pointing and misplaced blame and growing resentments that could otherwise be avoided. Excessive blaming is unpleasant and can break down critical communications, even in long-standing relationships. Sadly,…
Cognitive thinking is a mental process that alerts us to thoughts when they enter our minds and it enables us to understand and respond to them. Our every emotion and action is preceded by a thought. Cognitive skills enable us to manage the thoughts. How well we do this, depends on how good our cognitive…
Recovery Direct is Cape Town’s top addiction treatment facility designed specifically to address the many cases of drug and alcohol substance use disorders. The centre is based in Cape Town and offers an intensive daily treatment programme centred around each patient and is formulated in the context of the problems that have caused them to…
If you have a feeling that you have a problem with drink or drugs, it’s likely you do. If you are concerned about your own behaviour while under the influence and feel like you are unable to stop alone, then there is nothing wrong or shameful about reaching out and asking for help. A lot…
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…