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A Month Without Alcohol – 30 Things to Do Instead of Drinking

January 29, 2018 April 6, 2020 / Alcohol, Holistic Care and Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Prevention, Sober Living

When you give up drinking it can seem like all of the fun things you used to do go with it. Most of our social lives revolve around alcohol, which not only is unhealthy but can lead to the slippery slope of addiction. Choosing to live alcohol-free may seem like a daunting task, but all you need to do is find things that can replace drinking. Why You Can Still Have Fun and Be Sober While it can feel lonely being one of the only of your friends that is sober, it’s more likely than not that someone around …

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12 Ways to Make Drug Rehab More Effective

January 18, 2018 April 6, 2020 / Holistic Care and Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Sober Living

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 23.5 million persons aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol abuse problem. That’s a large portion of the population who are either in need of treatment or are seeking some form of treatment for substance abuse like rehab. While millions of people are admitted into rehab every year, the success rate for each facility varies ranging anywhere from 5 to 10 percent. In order to have a successful recovery and benefit from rehab’s effects, it’s important that you …

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10 Reasons Why People are Afraid to Get Sober

January 15, 2018 April 6, 2020 / Holistic Care and Treatment, Intervention, Mental Health, Mindfulness

Getting sober is not easy task. It comes with its ups and downs and a lot of hard work. With almost 60 percent of sober people experiencing relapse, it’s no wonder that people are afraid of getting sober. Understanding your fear of getting sober is the first step to conquering it. Once you get a hold on the fears that are driving your hesitation and procrastination, you can begin to see clearly the benefits of getting sober. Below are ten reasons why people are afraid to get sober and how to overcome them. They Are Afraid of Failure: Nobody wants …

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10 Relapse Prevention Strategies

January 11, 2018 April 6, 2020 / Holistic Care and Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Sober Living

Navigating the road to recovery can be tricky sometimes, especially with the reality of relapse always looming overhead. Nearly 40 to 60 percent of people in recovery will relapse at some point. While relapse is a reality that all addicts have to face, it doesn’t necessarily have to happen to everyone. With a little bit of hard work and motivation, you can take the necessary steps to prevent a relapse and have a successful recovery. Below are ten relapse prevention strategies that can be a great addition to your recovery journey. Accept Yourself and Your Situation: In order to prevent …

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Can Mindfulness Training Reduce Stimulant Relapse Rates?

December 22, 2017 April 6, 2020 / Mental Health, Methamphetamines, Mindfulness, Prevention, Synthetic Drugs

A recent study suggests that mindfulness training can be used to reduce relapse rates related to cocaine or methamphetamine addiction in persons diagnosed with depression or anxiety. What Are Stimulants? Stimulants are drugs that increase the body’s alertness and energy levels. They also increase blood pressure and heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and open up the airways in the lungs, increasing the respiratory rate. A doctor might prescribe stimulant drugs to treat certain medical conditions, such as ADHD, narcolepsy, or depression. Problems with Stimulant Use While it is acceptable to use stimulants for a number of health conditions, …

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How To Address Your Cell Phone Addiction

September 11, 2017 April 6, 2020 / Holistic Care and Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Sleep Hygiene, Young Adults/Teens/College-Aged

It is estimated that between 75 and 90 percent of Americans have cell phones. The numbers are increasing each year, with plenty of young children being granted cell phones each year as well. Now, in and of itself, this is not an issue, but it does become an issue when someone becomes addicted to their cell phone. Just look around whenever you’re out in public. You’ll see a good number of people staring at their cell phones. Some are texting, some are scrolling social media sites, or doing something with their cell phone. Oftentimes, you’ll see a family out for dinner …

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Professional Guidance – July 2017 Dream Journal

July 31, 2017 April 6, 2020 / Art Therapy, Dream Journal, Holistic Care and Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness

Dream Journal Volume XLXI / July 2017 Note From Dr B. People aren’t expected to recover from a life-threatening illness without care and we use the dimension of professional guidance to represent how we help an individual do the things that are necessary to recover. That professional guidance during the first phase might be helping them to get up in the morning to re-establish their circadian rhythms. Later on, it’s an individual therapy where they can delve deeply into emotional hurts that they’ve experienced about their life and share them with another person, sometimes for the first time in their lives, …

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Peer Support – June 2017 Dream Journal

June 30, 2017 April 6, 2020 / Art Therapy, Dream Journal, Holistic Care and Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness

Dream Journal Volume XLX / June 2017 Note From Dr B. Peer support is probably the most important thing that you can experience in treatment and it’s experienced in different ways depending upon the phase that you’re in in treatment. Coming into treatment, you look around and you see that other people have the same kind of problems that you’ve had and you learn to identify and understand that you’re not unique in what you’re feeling or what you’ve gone through to get here. You also see people who are a little further along in treatment than you are who are …

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Abstinence – May 2017 Dream Journal

May 29, 2017 April 6, 2020 / Art Therapy, Dream Journal, Holistic Care and Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness

Dream Journal Volume XLIX / May 2017 Note From Dr B. Abstinence is critical for recovery. The individual who’s been using alcohol or drugs or other devices has to stop and return the body to as near-as-makes-no-difference-to-normal state in order to start the process of recovery. However, just taking the drugs out of your system doesn’t give you recovery; it gives you an opportunity to step back and then put together a life that one can lead in recovery. This dimension is very critical and it can be done in a way where the individual goes through detoxification or maybe on …

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Looking Out Phase – April 2017 Dream Journal

May 1, 2017 April 6, 2020 / Art Therapy, Dream Journal, Holistic Care and Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness

Dream Journal Volume XLIIX / April 2017 Note From Dr B. I created the “3-7-3” philosophy as part of my commitment to holistic, evidence-based treatment that is both all-inclusive and highly effective. Patients are required to examine their progress introspectively throughout their stay at Two Dreams and spend every day working to complete the three phases of treatment via our seven dimensions of treatment. When both the patient and the staff feel that the individual has achieved the three main outcomes of recovery, mental peace, physical wellbeing, and personal productivity, they are ready to transition out of our facility. The first …

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