Category: Sober living

In general, co-occurrence rates of other psychiatric disorders among individuals with NPD were much greater than the co-occurrence rates of NPD among individuals with other psychiatric disorders. Mirroring the distribution of psychiatric disorders in the general population, men with NPD had significantly higher rates of most substance use disorders and antisocial PD, whereas women with…

When something awful happens to us, our way to cope is to turn off and even turn against ourselves, as a method of resilience. The book discusses drug policies, substance use treatment, and the root causes of substance use. More than anything, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts provides a voice of kind generosity and understanding to…

Whether it’s to improve your physical health or state of mind, it can be beneficial to explore the role alcohol plays in your life. “If you have a slip, it makes a full relapse less likely,” Willenbring says. “It’s much easier not to take drinks two, three, four, or five because that initial rush is…

This plan will help manage the condition as well as the withdrawal symptoms that may occur with abstinence. Alcohol consumption is one of the leading causes of liver damage. When liver damage has happened due to alcohol, it’s called alcohol-related liver disease. Hepatitis C infection can increase the likelihood of alcohol-induced liver damage. Alcoholic liver…

For example, the smoker might either quit smoking or rationalize their smoking by saying other habits are just as dangerous. Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort felt when two pieces of information contradict each other or when your behavior goes against the truth of a situation. Examples of cognitive dissonance include a smoker who knows cigarettes…

As a Union general, Ulysses S. Grant was nearly constantly intoxicated, drinking from a large barrel of whiskey he kept stowed in his tent during the Civil War. Still, he led the North to victory and went on to become the 18th president of the United States. Of the many, many non-alcoholic beers I’ve tried,…

Staying calm might even prompt the person in front of you to cool off and listen to what you have to say. Never loan them money unless for treatment Alcoholism, like any other substance addiction, is an expensive habit to fund. Unfortunately, an alcoholic who is out of pocket will always find ways to obtain…