Oceanside’s Dr. Ericha Scott: Healing Through Art Therapy
TweetDr. Ericha Scott On Healing Through Art Therapy Doctor Ericha Scott was reading at a college level in fifth grade. But until that point in her life, she was considered “retarded” and almost failed...
View ArticleHuman Slavery
Tweet Human Slavery and the Bondage of the Human Mind by Dr. Ericha Scott I can remember the first time I heard about human slavery. It was in 1987 when I was working as a new counselor in Park Cities...
View ArticleCharacteristics of Adults Affected By Parental Alcoholism
Tweet Alcoholism not only affects those who drink, it also affects their loved ones in sometimes devastating ways. The children of alcoholics are often times traumatized by the experience of being...
View ArticleAntisocial Personality Disorder or Active Addiction?
Tweet Antisocial personality disorder is a serious psychological condition. A person in the grip of addiction may display several features which closely mirror the condition. However, without...
View ArticleEating Disorders and Trauma
Tweet It is often indicated that a large percentage of the people who suffer from eating disorders have also experienced some form of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. Such trauma may come in the...
View ArticleAdvantages Of Aftercare Treatment
Tweet Surviving drug and alcohol treatment is a definitely time to celebrate your achievements, but it doesn’t mean there isn’t more work to do. Recovering addicts are still at risk for relapse weeks,...
View ArticleAddiction, Dissociation &‘The Shadow’
Tweet Addiction can be viewed as a form of dissociation. The dissociative states are depersonalization, an individual’s separation from a sense of personal identity, and derealization, a detachment...
View ArticleHow Thinking Can Influence Behavior
Tweet Lots of attention has been paid to the physical factors that influence addiction such as tolerance and withdrawal effects. Far less attention has been devoted to understanding the psychological...
View ArticleOpiate Addiction
Tweet Upwards of 2 million people are currently in the grip of opiate addiction and more than 12 million Americans admit to abusing opiates. Roughly every 19 minutes, someone dies from a prescription...
View ArticleA Comprehensive Addictions Recovery Approach
Tweet A comprehensive approach to substance abuse recovery treatment begins with the entire person. The focus is a balance of the spirit, mind, and body in order to achieve a healthy state of being....
View ArticleWhole Person Addiction Treatment
Tweet The whole person treatment approach to substance abuse recovery focuses on the balance of the spirit, mind, and body in order to achieve a healthy state of being. Oceanside Malibu offers various...
View ArticleTreating Core Issues
The average approach to substance abuse treatment for the past several decades has been a crash course on the 12 steps. There is no doubt that the 12 steps provided a much needed solution to issues...
View ArticleFinding Fulfilling Work In Recovery
Finding fulfilling work is an important part of one’s recovery. A successful career choice allows one to express passions and earn income. Working for one company for decades and then retiring with a...
View ArticleFinding A Higher Power
It’s common, and often times necessary, for people on the journey of addiction recovery to desire a connection with a higher power. Sometimes, simply strengthening and refining our relationship to the...
View ArticleManaging Feelings In Early Recovery
Happiness, joy, or love can make us feel more vibrant and alive. Anger, frustration, and resentment can leave us with feelings of being overwhelmed and create stumbling blocks to progress in our...
View ArticleThe Dry Drunk
Long-term recovery requires some of the most diligent work of our lives. In addition to not picking up a drink or a drug, we regularly make efforts to improve ourselves. This can seem like a daunting...
View ArticleGaming Addiction
Human beings respond to a reward system. In essence, this system helps to cement positive behavior with pleasurable stimuli and discourage adverse behavior with negative reinforcement. At the center...
View ArticleAddict, Sociopath or Both?
A person in the grip of addiction may display several features which closely mirror that of a sociopath. However, without achieving abstinence first, it may be hard to sort out whether or not the...
View ArticleEating Disorders & Trauma
It is often indicated that a large percentage of the people who suffer from eating disorders have also experienced some form of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. Such trauma may come in the form...
View ArticleTreating Core Issues
The average approach to substance abuse treatment for the past several decades has been a crash course on the 12 steps. There is no doubt that the 12 steps provided a much needed solution to issues...
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