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Understanding The Link: Childhood Trauma and Addiction
Childhood trauma, whether it’s witnessing violence, being close to addiction or even sexual abuse, has been proven to be the root cause for many health condition including addiction. There are many theories as to why this can happen so in this guide we explore the intricate relationship between childhood trauma and addiction, delving deep into…
Can You Get Stomach Pain From Vaping?
Vaping is becoming increasingly popular across the UK. The most recent data suggested that between 3.1 and 3.2 million adults used e-cigarettes in England alone. Around 8.6% of young people aged 11 to 18 were also estimated to be vaping in 2022 – more than doubling from 4% in 2021. Although current evidence suggests that…
How Does Addiction Change Someone’s Personality?
If your loved one is struggling with addiction, you may have noticed a change in their personality, mood and behaviour. Alternatively, if you’re a person suffering from addiction, you may have identified a change yourself. This is completely normal and is a sign that you could benefit from professional help. Here, we explore how addiction…
Dual Diagnosis – Stress and Mental Health
Here’s some further insight into their relationship as we look into dual diagnosis – stress and mental health. Found to maintain a complicated and highly influential relationship, dual diagnosis treatment will be necessary to recover. Manageable bouts of stress is good for us. It motivates us, keeps us on our toes and maintains our engagement.…
The Psychology Of Addiction
The psychology of addiction is complicated, tapping into the argument of choice vs disease. Due to the physical action of drug and alcohol consumption, many argue that it’s a choice. Yet the reward and reinforcement of consumption shows the psychological disease that addiction is, and how impactful emotional factors can be. An addiction can be…
Explaining The Cycle Of Addiction
Diagnosed as a brain condition, addiction is a compulsive, unhealthy fixation on a certain stimulus. Addictive stimuli can range from drugs to gambling and even to online shopping. Initially, such stimuli will fill a gap, will support individuals emotionally, or will provide longed-for feelings. Through ongoing exposure of such beneficial traits, those longed-for experiences will…
Relaxation Techniques for Anxiety
Stress and anxiety at their most basic assessment are feelings of experiencing abnormal pressure. The pressure that leads to people manifesting feelings of anxiety can stem from many areas of your daily life — such as heightened workload, a falling out with a family member, financial instability, or a recent loss. As the stressors present in your day-to-day…
Traditional Psychotherapy vs Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
It is also easy to be overwhelmed when making your choice due to the sheer number of options available. Two of the most common, effective and popular forms of therapy are cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and psychotherapy. Even within these two options, there are choices that you’ll need to make that will make it difficult…
Link between gambling and mental health
One key concern, highly prevalent in today’s world is the link between gambling and mental health issues. Through greater accessibility to gambling platforms, activity is at its all-time highest. Yet, so are the diagnosis of mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, showcasing the worrying link between both brain illnesses. Commonly, those who gamble will chase the buzz, the next win and the thrill…
Staying Sober And Getting Help During The Ongoing Pandemic
Alcohol and lockdown have been very unfortunate bedfellows this year. And, while a lot of people have enjoyed creating and sharing memes across the internet joking about how much they have been drinking in lockdown, there have been a lot of people for whom this period has been no laughing matter. In fact, in a…