Category: Articles
Addiction & Low Self-Esteem: The Connection
How much do you like yourself? The confidence you feel in our own worth and abilities is what determines your level of self-esteem. A short quiz from PsyCom can help you see how high or low your self-esteem may be. Someone who has a healthy self-esteem believes that...
Managing SAD to Stay Sober this Fall
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) If the thought of fall, pumpkin spice lattes, and bonfires bums you out… If you find yourself confused by the unnerving cheer on a snowman’s face… If your mood lowers rapidly along with the liquid mercury in the...
How to Support Your Loved One When They Return Home From Addiction Treatment
When a Loved One Gets Help Having a loved one in addiction treatment can spark a range of emotions: relief, worry, loneliness, and hope, to name a few. Whether it’s our partner, son, daughter, or other close family member, we feel their absence when they are...
Soldiers and Substance Abuse
In the Movies In Forrest Gump, actor Tom Hanks plays a young southern man who goes to the Vietnam War and befriends Lieutenant Dan. Later in the movie, we see that Lieutenant Dan has become a paraplegic and alcoholic after he completes his service. Life isn’t always a...
