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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The primary goals of assisting a person in recovering from a substance use disorder is to re-integrate them into society, restore their dignity, personal security and to help by preventing relapses. Though treatment teaches them how to deal with addiction and its emotional roots, addicts accumulate other, extended problems during the abusive phase and these…
Eurodin is the commercial name for Estazolam which is a benzodiazepine based medication. Eurodin is also sold under the names ProSom and Nuctalon in South Africa as a prescribed drug often used as a treatment for many insomnia related symptoms. Facts on insomnia medications Eurodin is schedule 5 controlled medication classed as benzodiazepine used for…
RISKS OF BENZODIAZEPINES can cause significant harm to your wellbeing and relationships Speak to one of our qualified counsellors about your personalised anxiety, stress and sleep routine recovery strategy. LET’S GET STARTED Benzodiazepines are a class of medicinal drugs which are used as controlled legal substances by the medical industry. Unfortunately, it is also a…
As of 18 September 2018, cannabis has been ruled legal to consume and cultivate by the Constitutional Court of South Africa. The Bill of Rights section 4, which stipulates that South Africans are entitled to live a life that’s not interfered with by private or government institutions, the ban on personal use of cannabis was…
The concept of an addictive personality is contentious especially in the evidence-based practice of addiction recovery. People struggling with addictions seldom have universally identifiable character traits. Each case is different. What is relatively common is an inability to find grounding, comfort or satisfaction in day to day activities, relationships, work is a strong commonality in…
The quality of early relationship bonding can predict our capacity for forming future attachments in relationships. Children can maintain these maladaptive patterns and echo circumstances of their childhood environments into their adulthood. To compensate for the absence of bonding in childhood, they can subconsciously long for these connections as an adult, but due to their…