Understanding Addiction – The Causes of Addiction Addiction is still very much mysterious. Two people can try the same drugs, at the same point in their life, and one will end up suffering from addiction while the other will not. How does this happen? There are a lot of factors that can lead to someone…
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Teenagers and Technology Addiction Technology is everywhere and it is not going away. Teenagers stare down at their cellphones, tablets, or computers rather than observing the world around them. It is normal now to see two teenagers seated together texting on their cellphones instead of talking to one another. The fact that teenagers are very…
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Effects of Stress on the Body Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences. Everyone experiences stress from time to time. Stress can be caused from anything such as everyday responsibilities such as work and family to serious life events. The body responds to stress by releasing hormones that increase heart and…
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What are Cognitive Distortions? According to PsychCentral, cognitive distortions are simply ways that our mind convinces us of something that is not really true. These thoughts are usually used to confirm negative thinking or emotions. Telling ourselves things that sound right, but really only keep us feeling bad about ourselves. Cognitive distortions are the core…
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Eating a healthy diet helps with addiction recovery by allowing the mind and body to work better and heal faster. It helps maintain recovery by supporting the mind and the body to function, therefore, maintaining a healthy diet is important during addiction recovery. Eating healthy helps with addiction recovery in many ways such as steadying…
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Today, mental health experts say that when people worry and get anxious over every little thing then they will not be ready to face the normal challenges in life. A study by Penn State University in the journal Behavior Therapy states that many of the things that people are worried about almost never even happen.…
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