What is post-acute withdrawal syndrome? Following withdrawal from alcohol, opiates, marijuana, cocaine, benzodiazepines, or other addictive substances, most people experience a short phase of physical discomfort, otherwise known as acute withdrawal. Symptoms often include muscle aches, nausea, headache, and increased heart rate. Acute withdrawal can...
Substance use disorder is so incredibly complex and presents in so many ways. Every individual can present differently when experiencing concerns with substance abuse, and their recovery is just as unique to them. I also want to highlight that RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE. No matter how...
Don’t give up what you want most, for what you want right now. Addiction, at its very core, is an attempt to resolve pain, fear, or some form of unmanageable reality. A lot of times people don’t have a long-term solution to their immediate problem...
What is Self-Sabotage? Self-sabotage, I’m sure we’ve all heard of it... but what is it? Well, self-sabotaging is knowing what is best for you, and not doing it. Behaviour is said to be self-sabotaging when it cultivates and/or perpetuates problems in daily life and interferes...