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.
Definitions of child sexual abuse (CSA) differ and some can be complicated, however, in essence, it refers to an adult or older adolescent coercing, persuading, overpowering, assaulting or influencing a child (a person under the age of legal responsibility) by any means with the purpose of gaining direct or indirect sexual gratification or exploitation. Apart…
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…
In adherence to the global effort to manage and contain the spread of Coronavirus, Recovery Direct has put in place a number of precautionary measures to limit the risk for Covid-19 contaminations in or at the centre. The centre has implemented the best practices as suggested by WHO which include the implementation of increased, simple, practical…
The quality of the long-term programme, counsellors and support network is key to establishing the right foundations to sustain long term recovery. Recovery Direct Rehab in South Africa was formulated around the appreciation and care model and the Recovery Direct team to address the fundamental shortfalls in with long term addiction issues. Dismantling the stigma…
Recovery Direct Treatment Centres have recently awarded a certificate of membership with Cape Town Tourism as premium accommodated destination for mental health treatment centre in Cape Town.