Denial keeps us locked into the behaviour we are trying to change by convincing us that what we’re doing is not that bad, necessary on some level or will change. All these assumptions are wrong. This post poses the questions you need to ask yourself to navigate your way out of denial. Only then is recovery possible.
Read more about denial in drug and alcohol addiction cases here and on this page here.
The Game of Thrones as a series has some brilliant castings in its own right, however, one particular performance in the portrayal of “Tyrion Lannister” (the “high functioning alcoholic” dwarf) by the incredible actor Peter Dinklage, makes this series truly outstanding in the realms of complex trauma and alcohol use disorders. Throughout the series “Tyrion”…
Overview of Addiction Treatment Groups Besides individual and family sessions, group therapy is a valuable additional tool in addiction treatment. It is neither better nor worse than the other methods. It is an effective additional type of therapy that improves the security of long term sobriety when added to other forms of treatment.
General anxiety disorders include psychological and physical symptoms, this includes, fear, tension, worry, irritability, concentration issues, problems with social and work relationships, heart palpitations, heart rate, muscle tension and tightness in the chest. Wanting to be loved, accepted and recognised unconditionally is one of our basic needs as children. It gives us an anchored sense…
This article is aimed at a broad INTERNET audience and is not a substitute for personal advice from a medical doctor or addiction counsellor. Disrupting chronic alcohol or drug usage without professional detoxification and emotion-management is a strenuous, risky and potentially fatal undertaking. If you are determined to attempt home detox or addiction recovery on…
If you want to establish or restore true inner peace and balance in your life in meditation is by far one of the most powerful personal development tools you can master. The problem is that few of us are into the idea of practicing meditaiton and this is why we composed this post. Meditation certainly…
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…