Logically, addiction makes sense. When you have pain – any kind of pain, whether it’s physical or emotional or psychological – you fix it with a substance or a behavior, and you just keep doing that, over and over and over. When what you’re doing to numb the pain fails to do its job, you keep upp...
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May
05
2015
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. J.K. RowlingWhen we think of addicted individuals hitting rock-bottom before reaching recovery, we may think in catastrophic terms like homelessness, serious physical consequences such as liver disease or heart failure, shooting ...
Apr
21
2015
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and spirituality are two approaches to recovery used by almost all rehab centers today and often in conjunction with traditional proven approaches like A.A. Cognitive behavioral therapy, which entails a restructuring of thoughts, is most often associated with th...
Apr
14
2015
Debbie, my counselor, or Vicki, Shannon, Helen, Bobbette, Reilly, Jason Soto or Gail, please, tell them I am grateful for all they did for my Recovery and that I miss and love them.You could give my email address to any of them if they want to stay in touch. I'm living 2 hrs away, at my mom's hou...
Apr
07
2015
You can experience uncomfortable drug withdrawal symptoms without knowing that your discomfort stems from withdrawal. Let’s say you’ve decided to cut back on a prescription drug you’ve been using for a bit too long. Or maybe you’ve decided to end hangovers forever by cutting alcohol out of your l...
Mar
31
2015
John Hamm, the actor best known for his role in AMC’s TV series Mad Men, just completed a thirty-day treatment program for alcohol addiction. At the end of February, he checked into a hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut, which is affiliated with Yale University.Don Draper, Hamm’s character in the...
Feb
24
2015
Managing anxiety in recovery is an important aspect of the healing process. Withdrawal from alcohol and drugs can send individuals back to the substances they used for curbing anxiety in the first place, due to the even greater anxiety that often comes with withdrawal. The biological explanation ...
Feb
19
2015
Anaheim Lighthouse Drug and Alcohol Rehab was recently the recipient of Service Awards from Kaiser. Congratulations to Carmen Perez, Carrie Cusano, and Melissa Hasin for the Service Awards they received from Kaiser!!
Feb
18
2015
Let’s say that no matter what you’ve tried, your loved one won’t agree to treatment, even though he or she is in the savage throes of drug or alcohol addiction. If that’s your situation, you’re probably experiencing a roller coaster ride of emotions: Anger, fear, grief, frustration, and more. And...
Jan
13
2015
Life gets hard for everybody especially if you're dealing with a substance abuse problem. Here's 5 things to remember that might make it easier. The saying "Attitude is Everything" really is true - even if you really don't want to hear it - Believe it!1. If you are suffering and a change is possi...
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