Alcohol And Drug Rehabilitation: A Historical Perspective
Every year, the stress of daily life seems to grow more complicated. Cell phones constantly ring; palm-pilots overflow with demanding schedules. Personal lives become complex and unmanageable. The self becomes lost within this whirlwind of relationships, commitments and deadlines. Eventually, pressures become overbearing for both body and mind. (more…)
Lose Your Balance - A Fresh Look At The 80/20 Rule
WikiPedia explains that the Pareto Principle, or 80/20 rule, “states that for many phenomena, 80% of the consequences stem from 20% of the causes”. Logically, we know this is true. For example, in the 1990’s, Michael Jordan’s contribution to the Chicago Bull’s six Championships was much greater than the contribution of the other 80% of the team. (more…)
Using Alcohol Or Taking Drugs Will Not Take Away Your Worries
At some point in time, you feel lost and confused. No matter what you do, you worries and fears are bothering you. In these particular cases, some people may turn to alcohol or other substances to manage their worries and stresses.
Using alcohol or taking drugs will not take away all of your problems. (more…)
The Components Of Alcohol Addiction
Alcoholism is a powerful craving for alcohol which often results in the compulsive consumption of alcohol. The cause of this craving is heavily debated, but the most popular beliefs are that it is a chemical or nutrional imbalance, a genetic predisposition, a neurological effect caused by runaway learning mechanisms or an inability to curb one’s own desire for enjoyment. (more…)
What Every Professional Needs To Know About Alcoholism And Drug Addiction
Alcoholism & Drug Addiction are common realities in today’s society. Some estimates have shown that over twenty percent of the United States population battles with a substance abuse problem. Not only health caregivers and social workers encounter this population on a regular basis. (more…)
Eliminating Your Addiction With Self-Help Tapes Asap!
Self improvement tapes help you to achieve your goal of quitting by detailed instructions. Full audio support can make a difference when you don’t have the time for lengthy therapy sessions and just don’t have the privilege of affording them. I have included some of the data’s which the tapes features and what it could do to help you along the way.
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New Hope For Sufferers Of Obsessive And Compulsive Disorders
There are so many people suffering with one form or another of a group of disorders that don’t fit neatly into any category and for which there is no one current effective treatment.
Relatively little is known about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and the range of Eating Disorders (more…)
Is Stress Keeping You Up At Night?
What keeps Americans awake at night? While for some it may have been too much pizza, for most business people today, especially entrepreneurs, managers, and executives, it’s stress. There’s just too much to do, and not enough time to do it. The result of the hyped-up business climate we live in today is a population that’s dependent on medication (more…)
Managing Your Fears And Anxieties When Facing A Major Illness
Some people who have a major illness may have to deal with some fear and anxiety. Not knowing what may or may not happen can be very stressful. The good news is that there are ways to deal with your fears and anxieties.
The first step is to remind yourself that there are many people (more…)
Drug Addiction And Recovery
Several emotional or psychological reasons may drive you into taking drugs. At times it is mere curiosity that propels you to develop an addiction to drugs over time. Drug addiction refers to the compulsive use of psychoactive drugs to such a level at which the user of drugs has no other way out and continues to use it. (more…)