Posts Tagged ‘addiction relapse prevention’
Effective Dual Diagnosis Treatment | Relapse Prevention
What does it mean to have a co-occurring disorder (a dual diagnosis)? What constitutes effective dual diagnosis treatment? What does effective dual diagnosis treatment have to do with preventing addiction relapse? In simple terms, a dual diagnosis means to be diagnosed as having two brain diseases (aka disorders): an addiction and a mental illness. This…
Read MoreResentments – a Path to Relapse 4 Addicts | Alcoholics | Family Members
Resentments – you know – those niggling or blaring thoughts that keep running the hamster wheel in our heads, swirling mind chatter about what someone else should or shouldn’t do or has or hasn’t done until they whirlpool in anger, frustration, getting even; until the resentment is the focus of our day and our night…
Read MoreSteve Hauptman and Bert Talk About Relapse and the 3 Steps Out
The following is a guest post from Monkeytraps: A blog about control, which has two authors: Steve Hauptman, LCSW, and Bert. (If you’re new to Monkeytraps, Steve is a therapist who specializes in control issues, and Bert is his control-addicted inner monkey.) That’s Bert above, relapsing. Bert and Steve are talking. Bert speaks first.) I really don’t want to…
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