addiction

The realities of addition; the truth about living under, above and beyond the influence of drugs and alcohol.

Supporting Children Through Mental Health Challenges
Mental health challenges in children are often overlooked or misunderstood. While physical health tends to be more visible and easier to address, emotional and mental struggles are more complex and sometimes harder to recognize. As a parent or caregiver, supporting a child through mental health challenges can be both challenging and rewarding. Understanding the signs, offering emotional support, and seeking professional help when necessary, such as at a mental hospital in Kolkata, can make a significant difference in a child's recovery and well-being.
By Sneha12 months ago in Psyche
Understanding Co-Occurring Disorders
When someone struggles with both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder at the same time, it’s referred to as a co-occurring disorder or dual diagnosis. These conditions are deeply interconnected, often making diagnosis and treatment more complex. However, with the right support, individuals can recover and regain control over their lives. Understanding co-occurring disorders is the first step toward healing, especially for those seeking treatment in urban centers like Mumbai, where professional care is increasingly accessible.
By Sneha12 months ago in Psyche
Learning To Redefine My Recovery
Two years ago, I relapsed; even saying this now feels like a failure and a win at the same time. But when it happened, it felt like the end of the world. Like everything I had built had crumbled and meant nothing, shame, guilt, and hopelessness are how they made me feel, and for a while, they made me wonder if I was still worthy to write and work in mental health.
By SP 12 months ago in Psyche
The psychology of love
'What is the real definition of love?' I was reading a definition somewhere in my school life that is - without considering good or bad, without feeling ashamed and disobedient to parents, and without going into the ocean, that is love.' The color of love changes based on the mind. Starting from human behavior and perspective, it changes. Since love is not bought and sold with the mind, why should psychologists be left out? Various psychologists have discovered various theories about love by falling into such a patch of love. Here I will share a theory of love of a psychologist with everyone. American psychologist, Professor of Cornell University Robert J. Sternberg's gave a three-dimensional theory of love in 1985, which is known as the Triangular theory of love. According to Stenberg, love in interpersonal relationships revolves around 3 dimensions.
By Arfan Raihen12 months ago in Psyche
Living with the Echo
Living with the Echo: A Story of PTSD and the Journey Toward Healing The clock read 3:17 AM. Sarah lay still in her bed, eyes wide open, drenched in sweat. The room was silent, but her heart was racing like she’d just sprinted a marathon. Another nightmare. Another scene replayed, as vivid and real as if it were happening all over again.
By Gabriela Tone12 months ago in Psyche
The Psychology of "What Could Have Been". AI-Generated.
Have you ever found yourself replaying a decision in your head, imagining how life could have unfolded differently? The job you didn’t take. The person you never confessed your feelings to. The city you almost moved to.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran12 months ago in Psyche
The Orchard Within
The Orchard Within For years, Jonas Vale had chased the world. He had the kind of success that people recognized from across the street—tailored suits, a German car with a name that sounded expensive, and a loft with windows that stretched from floor to ceiling. People admired Jonas. Envied him. Clients trusted him. He was always early, always sharp, always moving.
By Gabriela Tone12 months ago in Psyche
At What Cost?
We Live is a Hyper World. Things are Moving Hyper Fast. Emotions are becoming Hyper-Reactive. Stressors are Hyper Intense.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)12 months ago in Psyche
IS OCD CURABLE ?
IS OCD CURABLE ? Achieving the OCD Cure State Through Consistent & Structured psychotherapeutic intervention Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a condition often misunderstood as incurable. At Emotion of Life, we believe a consistent and structured psychotherapeutic multi model approach makes a person free from OCD and allows them to reach a cure state as well with systematic follow up.
By Shyam Gupta, Emotion of Life, OCD Recovery and Cure Program, Online & Onsite in Agra 12 months ago in Psyche
The First Step to a New Me. Content Warning.
There were children outside the kitchen window waiting for the bus, giggling, pure vitality. I stepped outside, the sun was warm for a December morning, almost like an early summer morning. I remembered how much I had enjoyed those first few weeks in town. They had a careful brilliance, a dancing optimism—like anything could happen. Life was vibrant.
By L.H. Reid12 months ago in Psyche
Lessons in the Mirror
Lessons in the Mirror Mistakes are often seen as flaws in our journey—marks of imperfection, signs that we’ve failed somehow. But what if we flipped the script? What if we saw mistakes not as setbacks, but as stepping stones to a better, wiser version of ourselves?
By Gabriela Tone12 months ago in Psyche
Giveing Me Back to Me
Giving Me Back to Me I don’t know the exact moment I lost myself. There wasn’t some grand betrayal, no loud bang or crashing fall. It happened quietly. Softly. Like sand slipping through fingers—you don’t realize it’s gone until your hands are empty.
By Gabriela Tone12 months ago in Psyche