Leslie Glass's Blog, page 131
October 14, 2020
10 Things Recovering Addicts Want Family Members To Know
Recovering opioid addicts are a mystery to people who haven’t experienced it within their family unit. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 19.7 million people (ages 12 and older) suffered from substance addiction in 2017. That’s one family per each of those people … can you fathom that number? It’s a...
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Family Help For Those Suffering From Addiction
Family help is important when a loved one is suffering from addiction Addiction hurts families in ways that make daily life feel difficult or impossible, but there are ways to feel better. Especially with the holidays coming, it is important to recognize that it’s OK to not be OK when a loved one is struggling...
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October 13, 2020
You Can Change Your Mood Habits
Yes, mood habits are a real thing! I used to refer to my “autoreset” and what that meant was my mood habit was always returning to a kind of anxious, unhappy state as a normal. But, as the years passed, I learned many techniques to help manage my mood and change my reset to a...
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Mood Food: Diet and Mood Are Related
Yes, diet and mood are related. Nutritional psychiatrists counsel patients on how better eating may be another tool in helping to ease depression and anxiety and may lead to better mental health because diet and mood are related. Diet and mood are related in so many ways The patient, a 48-year-old real estate professional in...
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How Pain Triggers Addiction
Did you know that pain triggers addiction of many kinds Research is now showing that pain triggers addiction, but there’s more than one kind of pain, and more than one kind of addiction. That means you may be at risk in more than one way. There’s physical pain caused by disease, surgery or an injury....
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October 12, 2020
What Is An Anxiety Disorder
What is an anxiety disorder? How many things are you afraid of? We know a lot about anxiety, and who doesn’t these days with Covid 19, isolation from loved ones, lost jobs, financial woes, homeschooling, politics? It wouldn’t be unusual to fear just about anything right about now. If you are absolutely overwhelmed by fear...
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October 11, 2020
What Is A Mood Disorder
Do you think you may have a mood disorder? Do you feel hopeless and out of control almost all the time? A mood disorder can be unrelenting depression, sadness, grief, rollercoaster ups and downs or other symptoms that don’t give relief and make life difficult, or impossible, to manage. But you may have mood swings...
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How To De-Stress And Find Serenity During Chaotic Times
Serenity definition means calm despite the storms while peace means a lack of conflict Serenity is calm, and we all need it right now; especially with the great need to de-stress during 2020. This year has been full of seemingly more downs than ups, starting with COVID-19. With the upcoming election, it’s important for you...
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Homeschooling Parents Need Self-Care
Why do homeschooling parents need self-care? Because life was hard enough being a parent with school and help. Now, with homeschooling and many working from home, life is simply non-stop. Also, many are lacking the crucial support they need from school, home help, jobs or anything else that’s been disrupted by Covid-19. But, it can...
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How To Overcome Self Doubt
Overcoming self doubt is a challenge for everyone, but more so for people in recovery It’s no secret that overcoming self doubt is something that has to be worked on almost every day if you are in addiction recovery. Recovery is filled with many challenges as we work to become better versions of ourselves. Many...
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