by Anthony Myers | Sep 25, 2016 | Addiction, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
We talked recently about self-confidence and the idea that we should consider faking it (confidence) until we make it. Some people might worry that this is a sign of being fake, of being inauthentic. This fear seems to be a common concern. It also relates to other...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 24, 2016 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
“Fake it until you make it” is a phrase we often hear when we’re discussing mental health. While a lot of similar-sounding, rhyming phrases seem overly cutesy, this phrase can be useful. It can especially be useful when we’re treating mental health and substance use...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 23, 2016 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
We’ve been talking about how we often beat ourselves up for things we did or said in the past. This kind of criticism is counterproductive, because we all know that we can’t change the past. But we can change things in the present. In fact, changing some things in the...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 22, 2016 | Health and Wellness, Mental Health
In this blog, we often talk about how our thoughts can influence our actions. This seems pretty common in cases of drug addiction and alcohol abuse. People sometimes abuse drugs or alcohol to try to block certain thoughts. They often try to blot out their pasts. This...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 21, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
“Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical,” famed baseball player and manager Yogi Berra once supposedly said. While Berra’s math might be suspect, we see his point. Sports are both physical and mental. Substance use disorder is also both...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 20, 2016 | Mental Health
Low self-confidence can contribute to substance use disorder, as people might use alcohol or drugs to try to forget their feelings of low self-confidence and other negative feelings. While rehab can do wonders in help addicted individuals, people need to continue to...
