by Melissa | Jun 20, 2018 | Mental Health, Recovery
When you first get clean and sober, it feels like you have entered a whole new world. There may be a lot of emotional ups and downs, especially when you are first detoxing. Many of these emotions may feel new – people often talk about feeling like it’s the “first... 
by Melissa | Jun 6, 2018 | Addiction, Mental Health
May people with substance abuse disorders have experienced abuse or trauma in their lives before struggling with alcohol or drugs. (Abuse in this context means physical, emotional and sexual abuse.) Trauma can be derived from both abuse and other events, such as being... 