One of the most common reasons for drug and alcohol abuse is an inability to manage stress and negative feelings in a healthy way. Some people simply have a more difficult time dealing with stressful emotions than others. If you have turned to drugs and alcohol as a way to cope with stress at work,…
Anxiety is a way that our bodies attempt to deal with stress. In a healthy person, anxiety occurs when there is a real risk, and an individual needs to take immediate action. For many, anxiety spirals out of control and becomes hard to manage. That leads to it impacting every facet of life. If you…
Anxiety is a component of everyday life. Most people feel anxious before a big speech or when they have to talk to their boss. For other people, anxiety becomes a main component of every day. Even when things shouldn’t bring on anxiety, you feel it. If this is happening to you, you may have one…
How much value do you put on mental illness and its impact on your overall wellbeing? World Mental Health Day is a good time to take a step back and reflect on what is happening around us and how much effort we are putting into helping support the mental health of ourselves and our family…
Most people feel sad from time to time. Most of the time, it is brought on by something we experience. It fades away as time goes by. For others, it doesn’t get better. Sometimes you may experience dramatic highs and very low lows. When this happens, you may have major depression. This is a clinical…
Admitting that you need help for an addiction is not always easy. It can be even more difficult when there are underlying mental health issues that may have caused or contributed to that addiction. At Serenity Light Recovery, we can focus on treating both substance use disorders and mental health issues to help every individual…
There is no doubt that even as big as the world is, sometimes it can feel very empty and lonely. If you are not coping with loneliness well, and you are working through an addiction treattment program, it is important to recognize that as a sign to reach out for help. Loneliness take a serious…
You are stressed. Every day, you are facing incredible stress. If you are in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, it is critical to manage your stress in the most effective manner possible. Stress and relapse can lead to complications that impact the rest of your life. Substance use is not the answer to stressful…
Stress is a common component of life. It is a natural way for the body to react to surroundings that could be dangerous in some way. Yet, for some people, the signs of stress happens all of the time, creating high levels of cortisol and other stress hormones in the body. This causes not only…
People who drink alcohol may be drinking for a lot of different reasons, and one of those reasons can be an effort to reduce the level of anxiety they feel in social situations. But doing that can lead to addiction problems, creating an unfortunate link between alcohol and anxiety. Because alcohol is a depressant it can…