Find out what is at the heart of trauma and what you can do to start dealing with it today. Many times trauma leads to addiction and a broad range of destructive behaviours and coping mechanisms. The next episode will tell you what addiction is and how it manifests into deeper areas of your persona and relationships.
If you found this video helpful in understanding trauma there are a number of related trauma articles from the blog that may be of interest to you complex post-trauma stress, causes of PTSD, childhood trauma and attachment trauma.
Recovery Direct operates Cape Town’s top rehab treatment centre for trauma care. The Centre focuses on resolving past traumas that debilitate and play out problematic behaviour patterns in clients lives including addiction, depression and anxiety related problems through an exclusive continuum of encouraging psychiatric care.
It’s not always easy to tell the difference between adolescent growing pains and teen depression but here’s how to recognize the many signs and to help your teenager when they actually need it. Begin by simply listening to them, rather than attempting to ‘fix’ them, is probably the best place to start with teens. Parents…
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of mindfulness based therapy which teaches people to diminish the impact of intrusive thoughts, to refrain from overreacting and to gain control over their lives by taking action. ACT focuses on three areas: Accept your reactions and be present Choose a valued direction Take action There are six pillars…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is the manifestation of emotional dysfunctions after exposure to severe trauma. It can eventuate from a single traumatic event or from a lifelong cascade of such incidents. The resulting anguish is a major contributor to the prevalence of substance use disorders. PTSD stems primarily from involuntary mental responses to trauma. Anguish…
If you are in doubt about whether you have a drinking problem, one of the best places to start is by taking the self-test below. These questions are not intended to be used as part of a professional evaluation, but as a self-testing means to determine how much alcohol is influencing and affecting your life……
While the concept of being “addicted” to chaos and stress seems absurd, the condition is far more prevalent than you would expect. Emotional addictions can occur when people grow up in environments where they were exposed to consistent stress, chaotic events and emotional abandonment. These scenarios may include different blends of an emotional or physical…
Most companies are ill-equipped to handle employee addiction effectively. This impacts business operations in a wide range of areas that ultimately affect the bottom line. When an employee is suspected of having an alcohol or drug addiction problem, contact Recovery Direct’s addiction counsellors for free assistance on how to deal with situation equitably. We will…