Friday, September 1st, 2023
Addiction can take away everything from an individual, from their relationships to their health, and even their livelihood. It is a complex illness that requires professional treatment to overcome. Fortunately, there are residential addiction treatment centres that offer comprehensive and...
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Friday, September 1st, 2023
Drug addiction is a serious problem that affects not only the individual but also their loved ones. Once it takes hold, it can feel like an insurmountable obstacle, but many people have successfully overcome it with the right help and...
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Saturday, May 13th, 2023
It is thought that 5% of the general population, and 2% to 8% of college students, have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or sometimes abbreviated to Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). With ADHD, patients have difficulty concentrating on tasks and find...
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Monday, March 6th, 2023
When it comes to mental health, we are often reminded not to use negative speech. For instance, perhaps the previous sentence would have been better phrased as follows: “we are often reminded to use positive speech.” That is, it is...
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Monday, March 6th, 2023
With social drinking and recreational cannabis consumption being relatively common, it could be difficult to identify when you or someone you love may have a problem. Here are the 8 critical signs to look out for according to the American...
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Monday, March 6th, 2023
Have you ever told yourself that if you only had more willpower you might be able to resist temptations and achieve your goals? We all have at one time or another, and in part, we would be right in believing...
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Monday, March 6th, 2023
Witnessing a parent’s addiction in the formative years of childhood, and even into adolescence, can be scarring. According to Statistics Canada, up to 20% of children in the country have been exposed to a parent’s addiction. This number is concerningly...
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Monday, March 6th, 2023
Having an addiction could wreak havoc on one’s personal identity. When facing addiction, whether you identify with being a mother, father, student, man, woman, athlete, artist, or any other combination of the diverse identities we embrace in defining ourselves, it...
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Monday, March 6th, 2023
The self-care practice of Mindfulness has experienced a rapid increase in popularity. The principles of Mindfulness teach us to attend purposefully to the present moment, and accept our emotions, thoughts, bodily sensations, and present psychological states, both positive and negative,...
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Monday, March 6th, 2023
The language used to describe the experiences of individuals who are recovering from addiction is an important part of the process. It is widely known that the term “recovering” is often preferred to the term “recovered” for various reasons. In...
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