Entering drug rehab goes against the thoughts that the disease of addiction produces. It can be quite a struggle to battle against addiction thoughts and behaviors and enter substance abuse treatment. There are 4 specific stages to challenging the addiction thought process: denial, resistance, bargaining and acceptance. Denial Addiction will convince the addict that […]
Recovering from addiction is not impossible as perceived by all. Successful recovery is possible through proper rehabilitation treatments. Coming to addiction, people generally perceive that it is one problem that has no practical solution. But the fact is that, there's nothing in this world which the human mind and body is incapable of doing. […]
When you think about an emotionally traumatic experience, like breaking up with your significant other, is your first impulse to eat something to calm down? Do you think about food when facing other stressful scenarios, such as talking to someone you don't particularly like, or even the idea of just getting through your day? […]
Anxiety and addiction go hand-in-hand. Resorting to alcohol, drugs,food or cigarettes becomes a way to comfort ourselves when we begin to feel uneasy and anxious and helps us avoid dealing with the real issue. There are many sources of stress in today's world that we need to learn how to deal with rather than […]
Addiction treatment centers and alcohol rehabs are most successful when they focus on the issues that cause recovering addicts and alcoholics to relapse. However, many treatment centers focus on the wrong issues, don't address enough issues, or offer too many useless programs that ultimately have nothing to do with treating addiction. So while it […]
Modern medicine admits that one of the most difficult tasks in medical psychology is drug addiction treatment. Drug addiction treatment is handled in numerous methods. The most common treatment method these days would be the implementation of legal drugs, like methadone. This can mean that people continue taking methadone for life (often in combination […]
Have you ever done a Vision Quest? I recently went on one in the Arizona Desert. Although they are not easy, I have found each one very rewarding and worth the challenge. One of the biggest challenges of a typical Vision Quest is giving up what you think you need. On a Vision Quest […]
Overcoming addiction through self help techniques is one of the most effective ways and can be brought about through thinking positive, practicing meditation and hypnotherapy, managing anger and stress and joining self-help groups and forums. If addiction self help is what you are seeking in order to overcome your problems of addiction, be it for […]
Would it not be nice if you could avoid bad habits instead of having to quit them after starting? No one will avoid all bad habits. There are just too many to stay away from them all. Yet, you can reduce the number of bad habits you have to conquer. There are certain bad […]
A habit is an action or series of actions that we perform in a subconscious manner. We do not have to consciously think about doing these things, they seem to happen on their own. Habits may be good or bad, depending on how they enhance our quality of life, or detract from it. Have […]
We have all got bad habits that we would like to quit. Some might be more noticeable than others and some, like overeating, might be life threatening. Whichever way you look at it, bad habits, no matter how big or small are darned hard to quit. Bad habits are a multimillion dollar industry. Just […]
This is a wonderful article that I came across recently and I thought that you might relate it to as I did. Stress management is an art a skill. It takes conscious effort and work if we want to become a stress management guru and finally regain the feeling of ease and calm that […]
Habits are forces of nature that can be changed. While your habits themselves are neither good nor bad, they exist to create a lifestyle that is either healthy or unhealthy. Let's be clear, our habits affect what we eat, if we smoke, what we do for fun, and how we spend our time. While […]
Everyone suffers when someone on the job has bad habits in the workplace. Bad habits can make for an environment that is unfriendly, unproductive, or even unsafe. You can only correct your bad habits in the workplace if you recognize them. One of the most noticeable bad habits in the workplace is tardiness. Some people […]
Imagine your life to be a well knitted blanket with several colors and patterns. Your habits could be akin to each of those intricately woven threads that make up the blanket. They are the behaviors you repeat so often that they have become ingrained as part of your daily routine - the way you […]
Change is always disconcerting, if not terrifying, for most people. I want to offer you a few tips in this article, which will help make positive changes in your life, which will take you from where you are to where you want to be. The positive change I encourage you to make in your […]
Where are your habits placing you? As the blacktop road in the Arizona desert gave way to a short concrete road that led to the prison there were many thoughts going through my mind. I was about to visit the son of a friend of mine who was serving time for a traffic offense […]
Inspiration is that fire in your belly, which drives you to begin taking the necessary action, to allow you to realize your dreams. Developing a success habit set to sustain your daily efforts, is what will keep you going, even when that initial fire begins to wane and burn out. Dare to examine your […]
Classic habit reversal is a wonderful process from the field of cognitive behavioural therapy that I have found to be a very important part of my therapeutic work with clients. There is a large body of evidence to support this process and I'd really recommend that if you are a therapist looking to use this […]
I once read the story in an article by Denis Waitley about the history of the Brooklyn Bridge that was build many years ago close to the Niagara Falls, the biggest and most powerful waterfall in America. The developers of the bridge couldn't cross the river by boat because it is too close to […]
Inspiration is that fire in your belly, which drives you to begin taking the necessary action to realize your dreams. Sustaining that initial momentum and to keep effectively traveling on the path of achievement, requires you to develop a success habit set, to help you sustain your daily efforts. That initial feeling of inspiration […]
Adopting healthy eating habits to lose weight is the best way to take care of your body. Most people us tend to starve themselves, thinking that it will help reduce their body weight. This is wrong because it deprives your body of the food it needs to provide it with energy. This makes you […]
Did you make a resolution this year? How are you doing so far with your goals? Are you saying to yourself, "I really wanted to change this year, but I never stick to my goals!" Perhaps you can relate to the thought, "I know WHAT to do, I just can't get myself to do it! […]
What Is "The Power Of Positive Habits" Book All About? In a nutshell, in Dan's "The Power Of Positive Habits" book, you'll find the essential "how-to" information on developing and "re-programming" your mind to be positive, along with a list of positive habits you can adopt. Some of the habits that Dan has included […]
Each year, more that 300 new junk foods are introduced to the marketplace. Compare that to the 10 new health foods that are introduced each year and you can easily see why America has an obesity epidemic. How can a person successfully stay on a healthy weight loss program with so many junk food […]