Substance abuse among executives is more common than many realize, often driven by relentless stress, long hours, and the pressure to perform without pause. Alcohol or drug use may begin as a way to manage anxiety, burnout, or sleep disturbances, especially in corporate cultures where drinking is normalized at events and celebrations.
Addiction can interrupt a person’s ability to manage basic responsibilities. Many people in recovery find themselves needing to relearn tasks others take for granted. Life skills training gives structure, purpose, and stability to support sobriety in the real world.
Imagine a brother and sister exposed to traumatic experiences in their childhood home. He develops a substance use disorder by early adulthood. She goes on to build a successful career, yet struggles in creating healthy boundaries in relationships, and her physical and mental health progressively worsens.
It’s no secret that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) often turn to alcohol to help them cope. But what many don’t realize is that mixing alcohol with other drugs can be extremely dangerous. Vicodin, for example, is a powerful painkiller that can cause serious health problems when combined with alcohol.
Staging an intervention can be a powerful way to help someone you care about take the critical first step toward addiction recovery. At Origins Texas Recovery in South Padre Island, Texas, we understand how challenging it can be to watch a loved one struggle with substance use, but the good news is that interventions can make a difference.
When embarking on the path of addiction recovery, one of the most essential skills to cultivate is the ability to set healthy boundaries. Establishing boundaries allows individuals in recovery to protect their well-being, foster healthier relationships, and promote long-term sobriety.
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Why do people relapse and how? Most, importantly, how do you prevent it? Understanding these questions will keep you a step ahead of relapsing potential and achieving lasting sobriety. Here we’ll introduce you to a variety of relapse prevention techniques and how to keep your guard up during the most high-risk relapse periods.
Substance abuse and domestic violence are two deeply intertwined issues that can create a devastating cycle of harm. Many people don’t realize just how closely linked these two challenges are, as each can exacerbate the other in complex ways.
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For people in addiction recovery, self-care is a set of skills that needs to be learned again. For some people in treatment, it may be the first time they’re truly learning about self-care if it was never modeled for them by parents and family members.
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When you have spent years trying to block out intense and painful experiences, talking openly about them doesn’t come easily. For trauma survivors, this can make being candid in therapy feel very challenging. They may even resist going to therapy as they don’t know how they might react to being invited to discuss trauma’s direct and indirect impact on them.
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