Addiction: What Is Denial?
If you’re struggling with addiction or addiction denial, reflecting on your behavior and approaching yourself with honesty and compassion can help you begin the process of recovery. Admitting the negative consequences requires one to end the behavior causing these consequences. Denial, therefore, protects a person against this negative experience by denying the reality of one’s […]
How much can the brain recover from years of excessive alcohol consumption?
The good news—if caught early enough—is that wet brain syndrome is a preventable, treatable disease if you stop drinking and seek help. Intense thiamine replacement therapy and abstinence from alcohol can result in a noticeable improvement in both mental and physical functioning within weeks. Korsakoff’s syndrome dementia affects not just the brain, but also the […]
Thriving in Sobriety: 7 Tips to Cure Boredom in Recovery RCA
It’s why some people suffer “hangxiety” after a night of heavy drinking. Eventually, this leads to an unhealthy pattern of emotional drinking that is much harder to quit. When you’re drinking out of boredom, that easy ‘high’ can feel like an effective solution to the dullness or lack of stimulation that’s bothering you. To understand […]
What ER doctors want you to know about extreme heat
There’s been a push in recent years, especially among millennials, to cut back on alcohol. In fact, a recent poll by market research firm Morning Consult estimated that 19 percent of adults report participating in “Dry January,” in which they abstain from alcohol for the first month of the year. Hangovers can be incredibly debilitating […]
Alcohol, Anxiety, and Depressive Disorders PMC
Various factors can contribute to a relapse, including stress, lack of social support, and inadequate treatment adherence. Recognizing the early signs of a relapse, such as persistent sadness, loss of interest in activities, and changes in sleep or appetite, is crucial for timely intervention. Certain factors can increase the risk of depression returning, such as […]
Expanding the Biopsychosocial Model: The Active Reinforcement Model of Addiction Graduate Student Journal of Psychology
Adopting this strong position on the BPSM’s capabilities tends to place the researcher in an implicit bind. It creates an expectation that one can and will learn new things about disease by putting the BPSM to work; yet the BPSM itself offers no tools for generating new knowledge. I argue that, in practice, researchers have […]