Recovery And Mental Health
Fighting addiction: Developing a program that meets your needs
When I finally attained recovery from a lengthy booze addiction on April 24, 1978, previous feeble attempts to quit drinking along with "I don't want to think about that (my addiction to alcohol) right now, maybe tomorrow" were my long-term helplessness mainstays. I didn't address my addiction to cigarettes until 1993.
My initial foray into 12-step groups netted instructions following a specific recipe that had worked--I was told--for countless souls who preceded me and that those who question...
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Expert & Community Posts
Improving Women's Mental Health
By Teri Robert , Health ExpertAction Steps for Improving Women's Mental Health has been released by the U.S. Department of Health... Read more »
"Peer" Inspiration
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert...I watched Victoria Maxwell talk about dating and mental health. How funny is she? If you... Read more »
Economy Taking a Toll on Americans' Mental Health
By davidshern , Health ExpertEconomy Taking Toll on Americans' Mental Health By David Shern, Ph.D., president and CEO, Mental... Read more »
Three Recovery Habits
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert...feel about my life-hardly bodes well for instilling mental health. It is my life's goal to stay... Read more »
Mental Health First Aid
By Sue Bergeson , Health ExpertI've been interested in watching the concept of mental health "first aid"—developed in... Read more »
Health Guide
Bipolar Disorder: Knowledge is Necessity
Recovery begins with knowledge. It all starts with knowing thyself. If you have any doubts, simply contemplate some of the shareposts and comments that have appeared recently on BipolarConnect: ... Read more »Meet Sue Bergeson, DBSA President
...Health Initiative Lecture series, LEAD, the Managed Markets Depression Advisory Group, Alternatives Mental Health Conference, the Borderline Personality Disorder Conference, the Bipolar Options... Read more »Providing Free Mental Healthcare for Veterans
...soil.[1] [2] It is only of late that the Department of Veterans Affairs has given serious attention to mental health concerns, yet such urgency is overdue. In the meantime, those who are... Read more »Bipolar Disorder: Mindfulness Part 2
...needed from my meds was that they slow me down just enough so I remained in control. Hopefully, all the recovery techniques I had learned over the years would pick up the slack. In essence - low... Read more »Bipolar: Managing Stress Part 4: Seeing it Coming
...a lot of the time. The ancients knew the value of stopping and smelling the roses. Enlightened mental health treatment in the US was founded on the principle of placing individuals in restful... Read more »Images
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