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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Cognition is a mental process that enables us to be aware of our thoughts and to respond to them by using faculties like attention, memory, knowledge, experience, sensory input, analysis, reasoning, comprehension, evaluation and judgement. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) empowers you to take control of your thoughts and teaches you how to deal with daily problematic events,…
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 touch…
Recovery from substance abuse and addiction is a life-long commitment, there is no doubt about that. It’s more than just changing self-destructive habits and abstinence from drugs or alcohol. It’s a process of getting to know who you really are and learning to love and forgive yourself. Even in recovery you can still feel overwhelming anxiety…
Cognitive distortions are ways that our mind convinces us of something that isn’t really true. These untrue thoughts are usually used to reinforce negative thinking or feelings — telling ourselves things that sound rational and accurate, but really only serve to keep us feeling bad about ourselves. Examples of cognitive biases that cause distorted thoughts and…
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.
Cape Town is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in the world and the summer holidays in December see an influx of tourists from every corner of the world. With amazing weather, clear blue skies and a number of picturesque beaches the holiday mood in the city is tangible and totally irresistible. For most…