Holistic therapy is a term that refers to alternative or complementary addiction therapies. The word holistic itself means that the treatment team considers all factors during treatment, including mental, social, emotional, and physical factors. The holistic treatment uses therapies that complement your overall addiction therapy program. What Is Holistic Therapy? Holistic therapy can refer to…
Making the choice to see a trained mental health professional to discuss and evaluate behaviors, patterns, and thoughts can result in significant positive change in one’s life. This is why individual therapy programs are usually part of comprehensive addiction treatment plans. However, anyone can avail themselves of individual counseling–even if they don’t have a mental…
Is a cognitive behavioral therapy program (CBT) the best treatment for addiction, in terms of the types of behavioral therapy typically used to help people heal from it? Of course, it’s well-documented that most addiction treatment programs won’t admit guests who don’t go through detox therapy. So in terms of therapy overall, it’s detoxification–medical or otherwise–that…
Why are family therapy programs typically part of comprehensive addiction treatment plans? There’s more to the combination of substance abuse treatment and family therapy than most people realize. Addiction is not simply a chronic illness. Experts and specialists also consider it a family disease. Most people dealing with addiction will engage in harmful behaviors that…
Did you know that millions of adults in the U.S. experience both a substance use disorder and a mental health issue at the same time? The phenomenon is known as having co-occurring disorders or a dual diagnosis, and it requires special attention when it comes to addiction treatment. Focusing on your mental health during recovery…
How do mental health and addiction recovery connect? An individual may have specific reasons that lead to them developing their addiction, but one of the most common factors is an inability to handle anxiety, stress, and other negative emotions and thoughts. Rather than facing their challenges head-on, drugs and alcohol can help numb negative feelings.…
How a person acts, combined with what they think and how they feel, has a major impact on how they live and how healthy they are. When their behavior is grounded in positive habits, sober living and maintaining other healthy habits are easy. But if there’s anything dysfunctional about how they behave, they may need…
June is National PTSD Awareness Month. The last Sunday of the month – June 27, 2021 – is also PTSD Awareness Day. At this time, it’s important to reduce the stigma when it comes to talking about PTSD and to raise public awareness of the disorder. In the U.S., we’ve been celebrating National PTSD Awareness…
When it comes to recovering from a substance use disorder, addiction forgiveness is essential. It can take a lot for your family and friends to forgive you for what you’ve done while under the influence of drugs and alcohol, especially if there’s trauma or negative history involved. However, for many individuals, forgiving themselves can be…
The addiction recovery process involves developing the skills you need to handle challenges in the future. During therapy, you’ll learn about strategies that can help you manage stress effectively. Stress can be a trigger for relapse, and for that reason, stress management is an important component of addiction treatment. Our team at Midwest Detox Center…