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Child Sexual Abuse as a Cause of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)

February 27, 2013 / Articles>Trauma and PTSD

PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is a mental health disorder that sometimes occurs in the aftermath of situations that involve some type of violence or physical harm, or alternatively, situations that contain an imminent threat of violence or harm. Partly due to America’s continuous involvement in combat situations throughout the 2000s, many people associate PTSD with […]

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Methamphetamine

February 26, 2013 / Articles>Drug Addiction

Methamphetamine is a controlled, stimulant drug that is available legally in prescription form. This drug is commonly abused by those looking for a high and the ability to stay awake for long periods of time. The addictive nature of this drug, along with its potentially harmful side effects, makes methamphetamine a dangerous substance that should

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Recognizing Patterns – And How to Change Them in Recovery

February 16, 2013 / Articles>Recovery at The Ranch

Think about what comes to mind when you think of patterns. Likely it means doing something repetitive, over and over again, often without much thought given to the action. It’s more or less an automatic behavior, something that you’ve done so many times before and feel comfortable doing that you don’t see any harm to

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How To Take The Long View In Recovery – When Your Recent Past Is Still Too Fresh

February 15, 2013 / Articles>Early Recovery

Getting up today, was it tough to think of the day ahead? Were you caught up in all the negative consequences of your addiction that came flooding into your mind as you tried to motivate yourself to get on with what you need to do for your recovery right now? If so, you may be

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Drug Rehab: Prelude To Your Do-Over

February 14, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

Have you had enough of stumbling around in a drug-induced fog? Are you fed up with letting everyone you care about down as a result of your addiction? Do you feel like now is the time to either put up or shut up and do something positive to change your life? Maybe the time is

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Did the Internet Kill Cupid?

February 13, 2013 / Articles>Sex Addiction

Online sites dedicated to cheating spouses, hooky uppy apps that let you meet people just around the corner for instant gratification, video chats with complete strangers on the other side of the world that turn into long-term “relationships” – how has the Internet changed the nature of relationships, for good or bad, and what do

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Six Things About Knowledge in Recovery You May Not Know

February 9, 2013 / Articles>Early Recovery

A lot has been written about the accumulation of knowledge in recovery, about how each day is an opportunity for learning. But just what do you know about knowledge in recovery and how it can benefit you both short- and long-term? Knowledge sounds like some esoteric concept, something that’s far removed from your everyday life,

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An Interview with Linda Hardy, Primary Therapist

February 7, 2013 / Staff Stories

Al-Anon changes lives. No one knows this better than Linda Hardy. She spent 20 life-altering years attending support groups and working through issues with codependency after watching family members struggle with addictions. She always had a passion for addiction and recovery, but it wasn’t until she was in her 40s – after leaving a career

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If It Looks Like Work, It’s an Opportunity

February 4, 2013 / Articles>Early Recovery

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman, best-known as the inventor of the light bulb, among many other inventions that revolutionized modern life (1847-1931)

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The Woman Warrior: PTSD and Female Soldiers

February 2, 2013 / Articles>Trauma and PTSD

Shell shock. Combat fatigue. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the latest name and diagnostic formulation for a malady that is probably as old as warfare itself. One soldier described her experience as follows:“It took me nearly 10 years to calm down after coming home. I had a lot of trouble staying at jobs, including

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