Category Archives: Alcohol

What Is Mommy Drinking Culture?

Moms in their 20s through 40s have a problem -- mommy drinking culture. Mommy drinking culture socially normalizes drinking as a coping mechanism for stress.  In light of health risks and alcoholism, the enabling atmosphere...

Exercise and Recovery

Are you looking for a great treatment facility to get help with addiction and substance abuse? Phoenix Rising has specialists on hand that provide addiction counseling services in Palm Springs, CA. Below is more information about exercise...

What is a Functioning Alcoholic?

Many of our residents come in, and when we mention being a functioning alcoholic, they become confused. What is a functioning alcoholic? In short, it is a person who has an alcohol use disorder but...

Is Alcoholism a Disease?

Of all the substances that people abuse, alcohol is among the most dangerous. The substance is not only highly addictive but also extremely easy for people to get. However, there's one question that people typically...

What is Expressive Arts Therapy?

It’s no secret that addiction treatment will stir up powerful emotions. In fact, some people avoid recovery for fear of dealing with these emotions. However, the only way to heal is to work through challenging...

Signs and Symptoms of Alcoholism

Having an alcoholic drink is something many people do. It's considered appropriate in social situations as well as to relax at the end of the day. Knowing when your drinking may be a problem can...

What Are Some Reality Therapy Techniques?

When you go through rehab treatment for drug or alcohol addiction, you learn many new ways of looking at situations and your relationships. One such therapy is reality therapy. Through reality therapy techniques, you learn...

Panic Attack vs Anxiety Attack

When it comes to the terms panic attack vs anxiety attack, people use these condition names as if they are one and the same. But panic and anxiety are two very different disorders, each with...

Mental Illness and Addiction

In the past, rehab therapists would see mental illness and addiction as two separate conditions. Therefore, they treated them independent of each another. However, advances in addiction medicine revealed that these conditions actually form connections....