Recovery Blog - Origins Texas
Put simply, professional help from a trained therapist is how to deal with hangover anxiety most efficiently. Unfortunately, most sufferers don’t get the help they need. Worse yet, they pass it off as just excessive…
Substance abuse and domestic violence are two deeply intertwined issues that can create a devastating cycle of harm. Many people don’t realize just how closely linked these two challenges are, as each can exacerbate the…
Many people associate peer pressure with childhood or teenage years. When it comes to the way peer pressure is portrayed throughout society, you may think that the concept of peer pressure is exclusive to that…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a mental health condition that may develop after a person goes through or witnesses a traumatic event. These events could be life-threatening situations, severe accidents, natural disasters, or any…
You may have seen your husband drink for years without considering it a problem. Now, you may wonder if his drinking has become diagnosable. It’s natural to have questions about how serious the problem might be for…
For people in addiction recovery, self-care is a set of skills that needs to be learned again. For some people in treatment, it may be the first time they’re truly learning about self-care if it…
Imagine two men in different cities using the exact same drug at the exact same time. For both, it’s their first time. What might lead one to use the same drug again and again while…
When you have spent years trying to block out intense and painful experiences, talking openly about them doesn’t come easily. For trauma survivors, this can make being candid in therapy feel very challenging. They may…
Despite the existence of trauma in the lives of many men, the subject often gets overlooked or downplayed in popular culture and media. Toxic masculinity suggests that men should be able to deal with any…
While a relapse is a normal part of the recovery process for some people, you may feel unprepared for how to handle it. Without adequate help, your responses to the situation could end up creating…
Feeling anger can be a natural response to circumstances and perfectly acceptable at times. When it becomes destructive to others or self-destructive, the way anger gets expressed makes the feeling harmful. The consequences can lead…
Getting sober is only one problem to solve in addiction recovery. It may be why people who start treatment only focused on quitting drug use or drinking have trouble maintaining their sobriety. Problem solving skills…
