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Get And Stay Sober For Yourself And Your Children
Many people try to convince themselves that their drinking or drug use impacts only them and no one else. The reality is, that if you are abusing alcohol or using drugs it impacts everyone around you, especially your children. If you are suffering from substance use disorder (SUD), then your primary focus is your substance of choice, not your children. Your children will suffer the psychological consequences of your substance use if you don’t achieve sobriety.
5 Signs Your Teen is Depressed
Depression in teenagers has significantly increased over the past few years. According to Mental Health America, nearly 10% of youth ages 11 to 17 suffer from severe major depression. This is why suicide is now the second leading cause of death for ages 5 to 24, with over 5,500 youth committing suicide in 2020. These statistics demonstrate the extreme importance of seeking mental health services for teenagers suffering from depression. As a parent, it is crucial that you understand the potential signs of depression in your teenager, and that simple willpower will not help them overcome depression, they will need mental health treatment. Aspire Counseling Services wants to make sure that parents know the depression signs to watch for in their teens.
Generational Trauma and Substance Use Disorder
Everyone has a basic understanding of genetic traits that are passed down through generations, from physical characteristics to medical genetic conditions. What many people may not realize is that trauma can also be genetically passed down through families. This is called generational trauma (or intergenerational trauma or transgenerational trauma). There is a relatively new field of study known as epigenetics, changes that occurred to the genome induced by environmental events, and which can genetically be passed down. Through the studying of epigenetics, they believe that trauma causes changes to an individual’s DNA, and that gene change is passed down to future generations. Because trauma affects genetic processes, this can lead to traumatic reactivity being heightened in their future generations.
Understanding Your Emotional Triggers
One of the most effective methods of protecting your mental health is by learning how to identify and manage your emotional triggers. We all have instances where things people do, or say, that rub us the wrong way and leave us emotionally upset. Emotional triggers can be any experience, event, person, or action, basically anything that causes a reaction in mind or body. If you are experiencing daily emotional triggers, that can be very stressful and challenging to cope with. The key to protecting your mental health is learning how to identify your emotional triggers, and how to manage your response to those triggers.
5 Signs You’re Enabling Your Loved One’s Addiction
When you have a loved one who is struggling with alcohol or substance use disorders, it is difficult to know how to properly help them. Many people make the mistake of enabling their loved one’s addiction rather than supporting them in their sobriety struggle. These are 5 signs that you may be enabling your loved one to continue their destructive behavior.
What To Expect With Outpatient Treatment
Many people struggling with alcohol or substance use issues may be considering seeking treatment but are often worried that it will impact their ability to work, or go to school, if they go to a residential treatment program. That is why Aspire Counseling Services offers an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) that allows teens and adults to maintain their work and school schedules while they receive treatment. The program is intended as a short-term program that allows patients to continue to work, be at home with family, and maintain much of their daily routine, while still receiving intensive and accountable treatment for substance use or mental health conditions.
5 Sober Activities For a Fun Holiday Season
For many people, holiday fun often includes alcohol. For those who are trying to avoid alcohol, this can create many challenges. However, a sober holiday season is anything but boring, you just need to plan some fun, sober activities, and invite your family and friends to have a great time with you. Think about all the fun that children have during the holidays that don’t include alcohol. Some of those activities are still great fun as adults, and there are many more things you can also do to liven up your holiday season. Here are 5 sober activities you can enjoy this holiday season.
Helping a Family Member Overcome Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders
If you have a family member struggling with alcohol or drug use, you may wonder what you can do to help them. There is a fine line between helping and enabling, and which path you choose can make all the difference when it comes to helping your loved one achieve sobriety.
Top 5 Reasons Teens Use Alcohol And Drugs
Top 5 Reasons Teens Use Alcohol and Drugs There is not just one reason anyone uses alcohol or drugs, including teenagers. However, there are some specific issues that can influence teens to use alcohol and drugs. Awareness of these potential influences can...
Holidays for Recovering Alcoholics
A large part of what makes the holidays so challenging is the pressure they face during social engagements, whether it is direct social pressure of an individual offering you a drink or an opportunity to drink, or indirect social pressure of just being with others who are consuming drinks which can tempt you to drink yourself, even though no one offered you a drink. To manage those situations, a recovering alcoholic must prepare and develop skills to assist them.
3 Ways To Accept Yourself, Your Life, and Your Reality
Managing mental health challenges begins with acceptance. You must accept that you are dealing with a mental health condition to treat and overcome that condition. Many people attempt to ignore their mental health problems, whether it is from the stigma of not wanting to be perceived as weak, or from despair that they don’t want to have to deal with the problem. Regardless of the reason, acceptance is key to overcoming mental health issues.
How To Navigate Holiday Parties
The holidays can be a very happy time of year but can also be extremely stressful. Many look forward to the holiday socializing with friends and family, some whom they may not have seen in quite a while. However, for some, family dynamics can be challenging...
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