Extended solitude changes the way your brain functions. After several months of quarantine, many recovering addicts find themselves returning to old destructive thought patterns that they worked very hard in …
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Can Recovering Addicts Be Okay with Being Alone?
Very few people expected quarantine to last as long as it has. The news came about pretty suddenly, and within the same week, states were shuttering down non-essential businesses across …
Why are Empaths Prone to Addiction?
Empathy, which is the capacity to share and understand emotional states of others in reference to oneself, plays a critical role in human interpersonal engagement and social interaction. It facilitates ...
The Downward Spiral of Isolation
Getting too caught up in one’s own head is a pretty common force of habit for people who suffer with chemical dependence. Sometimes those thoughts are centered around specific issues, …
Telehealth for Addiction Services During COVID-19
Getting treatment is hard enough during normal times. Addicts seeking recovery face so many barriers: dual diagnosis, moving through the stages of change, financial difficulties... the list goes on. And ...
COVID-19 Phases: Mitigation for Treatment Centers
The American Society of Addiction Medicine is a group of over 6,000 treatment professionals who provide guidance to treatment centers for improving quality of care. They have created procedures to ...
NCBH Official COVID-19 Guidance for Rehabs
As an essential health service, drug and alcohol rehab becomes even more necessary as many recovering addicts relapse under the stresses of isolation under quarantine. The National Council for Behavioral ...
Handling Isolation and Anxiety During Quarantine
The mind of a recovering addict inevitably wanders to some pretty dark places. That dark path becomes steeper without the reassuring anchors of friends, the fellowship, counselors, or some other ...
How to Stay Sober During Social Distancing
People in the US are facing a tough period of lockdown as we try to flatten the curve of the coronavirus. As state and county governments ban non-essential gatherings, we ...
Feeling Worthless: Dual Diagnosis Keeps Addicts Sick
Knowing you’re an addict off the rails doesn’t feel great. Somehow, you’re concurrently in and out of control at the same time. While you have the self-awareness to understand you …