Misdiagnoses can prevent you from getting the help you need. We often find that post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder play a large role in the manifestation of an illness. Learn about the relationship between trauma addiction and how misdiagnoses can skew the picture and how this picture can become clearer when the right diagnosis is in place.
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A person that has been struggling with a substance use disorder and has been through a rehab centre and/or is starting to recover their life again, is a person that has taken recovery to heart and needs support but would probably not be looking for special or preferential treatment. If anything, they want to be…
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.…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a complex subject, especially since trauma and stress are personal experiences. PTSD is closely linked to coping mechanisms and our ability to process, contain and release negative feelings and emotions in a positive manner. Many people who have experienced trauma in their formative years have not learnt to adapt…
There are more than a few companies that only hire people in recovery. And not all of them are owned by ex-alcoholics and ex-addicts. They’re run by people who have seen the benefits. Many claim the advantages of giving these staff a second chance in life. A FastCompany article quotes the CEO of an oil-drilling…
At some level, we all know how to be healthy, yet for some inexplicable reason, many of us gravitate into routines even where we know they are not valuable in sustaining wellbeing. So what causes this automatic wellbeing avoidance and denial witch frames the lives of addictions, obesity, work, exercise, malnutrition, depression, stress and other…
Without exception everybody, yes, every single person even you wants happiness. Considering some common behaviours: work, getting over a sickness, going on a holiday, a nervous first date, playing with kids, attending a loved one’s funeral, staying up all night, or perhaps paying bills. And, what drives it all? … an underlying fear of…