Alcohol and Drugs Relapse

 

Alcohol and Drugs Relapse

 

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What is Relapse?

Relapse occurs when an alcoholic or a drug user who has been abstaining from alcohol intake or drug use returns to taking these substances. The triggers that cause this relapse include:

#1 Rejection

#2 Depression

#3 Financial Problems

#4 Relationship Issues

#5 Work-Related Problems

#6 Emotional and Physical Stress

#7 Mental and Physical Health Issues

 

How to Prevent Relapse

Relapse doesn’t mean that you have failed; what you need to do is replace the habits with new ones by:

#1 Adopting a healthier lifestyle and behavior.

#2 Developing a good and healthy food diet.

#3 Building a positive self-image and self-control.

#4 Engaging in healthy activities—avoid boredom.

#5 Steering clear of people and places that trigger your substance use.

#6 Joining a strong support group and keeping a group of supportive friends and family.

 

 

If you have experienced a relapse or currently going through one, you don’t have to feel less of a human. Getting over a habit such as alcohol or drug abuse and turning a new leaf is a process. Don’t beat yourself up. Take courage, speak with people who can help you, and break off.

 

Attend therapy sessions, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy, and stay accountable. It takes a lot of strong will and self-control to break off a habit, which is why you need to stay among a community of people who can be of great help to you.

 

Make sure you dig deep into why you relapsed and use that as a means of identifying your triggers so that you can avoid co-occurring disorders associated with substance abuse.

 

 

Holli Kenley said,

 

 “Shame serves to fuel and feed relapse. Further relapse fuels and feeds shame.”

 

 Do not allow fear or shame when you relapse; rather, stay accountable to those who can help you.

 

 

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Treating Sleep Disorders

 

Treating Sleep Disorders

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Sleep is one of the most important parts of our everyday life. We need a good night’s rest after a busy day, and sometimes, we find it difficult to get enough sleep even after the day’s running. There are different reasons people find it difficult to get a good Night’s sleep. While some find it hard to sleep because they are anxious over a matter, some find it difficult to sleep when they are excited over an event coming up. Aside from this, some people experience sleeplessness due to sleep disorders like:

#1 Insomnia

#2 Sleep Apnea

#3 Narcolepsy

#4 Restless Leg Syndrome

 

Getting Help

If you or your loved ones have any of these disorders, you do not have to fret because they can be medically managed so you can enjoy your daytime and nighttime. When you notice symptoms of these disorders or your inability to sleep is affecting the quality of your life, kindly seek professional help, and you should ask questions from the professional.

Questions on:

1. The kind of sleep disorder you are suffering from.

2. The severity of this sleep disorder.

3. How to manage or treat this disorder.

4. How to improve the quality of your sleep.

 

Sleep disorders have the tendency to disrupt your daily life and the quality of life you live if they are not checked and managed. They can affect your mental health, performance at work or school, physical health, and body weight. Therefore, you must get help if you realize that getting enough quality sleep at night is fast becoming a major challenge.

Some of the treatments include:

1. Eat healthily

2. Reduce noise

3. Reduce light

4. Exercise regularly

5. Keep a regular sleep pattern

6. Medications and supplements  

7. Cognitive behavioral counseling

 

Renuka Pitre said that “sometimes asking for help also means you are helping yourself.”

Seek help! Do not try to understand the situation all by yourself because you might not, and even if you do, you still need the help of a healthcare provider to provide medical support.

 

 

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Common Sleep Disorders and Their Symptoms

 

Common Sleep Disorders and Their Symptoms

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Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing stops repeatedly and starts again. This prevents those suffering from it from enjoying a good night’s rest.

 

Symptoms

1. Heavy and loud snoring

2. Tiredness after a night’s sleep

3. Inability to asleep

4. Breathing stops during sleep

5. Hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness)

6. Low attention span while awake

7. Dry mouth after a night’s sleep

8. Drowsiness and Irritability

 

Insomnia

Insomnia makes it difficult for you to fall to sleep, to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up early and not be able to go back to sleep. This sleep disorder affects work productivity and quality of life because it saps one’s energy and affects one’s mood.

 

Symptoms

1. Finding it hard to fall asleep at nighttime

2. Waking up too early

3. Fatigue after a night’s sleep

4. Mood swing, depression, or sleepiness

5. Lack of focus during the day

6. Easily prone to accidents and errors

7. Constant worry about sleep

 

Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a condition that causes overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep. It is a chronic sleep disorder, and those who suffer from it find it hard to stay awake for a long time.

 

Symptoms

1. Sudden loss of muscle tone

2. Sleep paralysis

3. Uncontrollable excessive daytime sleepiness

4. Hallucinations and REM sleep

5. Automatic behavior during short episodes of narcolepsy

 

Restless Legs Syndrome

RLS is an uncontrollable irresistible urge to move your legs, which can also cause a crawling sensation in your thighs, calves, feet, and in your arm at times.

 

Symptoms

1. Sensations in legs and limbs as a result of lying or sitting down for a long period of time.

2. Relief in legs and limbs as a result of moving around.

3. Leg twitching during sleep.

4. Legs and limb movements worsen in the evening.

 

Getting enough good night’s sleep is important.

Therefore, seek medical help when you notice any of these symptoms in you or your loved ones. 

 

 

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Causes and Treatment of Anorexia and Bulimia

Anorexia and Bulimia are eating disorders that can be life-threatening if not curbed early. People who have anorexia reduce their food intake to the barest minimum, while those with bulimia eat excessively for a short time, after which they try to prevent themselves from gaining weight by purging or by trying other unhealthy means.

As much as these disorders are related to physical health because they lead to malnutrition, we cannot neglect the psychological effects that result in them and the aftermath of these disorders on the affected person’s mental health.

 

 

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Anorexia patients fear gaining any slight weight, not to talk of obesity, and they have a warped view of body weight. So, to remain slim, they starve themselves, which then results in abnormally low body weight, while bulimia patients eat a large amount of food with no control over the food, then they try to get rid of the excess calories in an unhealthy way. This shows that these eating disorders are not just about the physical body only.

 

Causes of Anorexia and Bulimia

Although the exact causes of these disorders are unknown, there are some factors that contribute to one having any of these disorders, such as:

 

1.       Dieting

People who obsess over dieting are at a greater risk of developing eating orders like anorexia and bulimia. Bulimia patients have what we call binge episodes, which make them eat a lot of food in a short period and then seek unhealthy means to get rid of the calories. And these episodes can be triggered by a low self-image, stress, food, and even boredom.

2.       Biological Factors

Obesity can lead to either of these eating disorders. Not only this, genetic changes and genetic traits like perfectionism, perseverance, and sensitivity can push one to develop these eating disorders. Also, a history of eating disorders in a family should not be taken lightly.

3.       Psychological Factors

Depression, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, traumatic incidents, obsessive-compulsive personality traits, extreme drive for perfectionism, poor self-image, and bullying are psychological factors that can lead to these eating disorders.

 

Treatment of Anorexia and Bulimia

Since these eating disorders are directly linked to our psychology, the clinician’s advice to treating it or preventing it is going for therapy. Demi Lovato says: “eating disorders are serious mental illness, not lifestyle choices.” Therefore, it is important to seek professional help when you discover you or a loved one has any of these eating disorders.

 

 

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Contributory Factors to Malnutrition

 

Contributory Factors to Malnutrition

One has malnutrition when the nutrients needed by the body is not enough. When you do not take in enough nutrients via eating well-nourished meals, the result is malnutrition. Also, when the body system has a problem absorbing nutrients, it would lead to malnutrition.

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It is important to note that malnutrition is not only caused by an intentional decision to starve oneself in the bid to lose weight in the case of anorexia. There are many other factors that contribute to and lead to malnutrition.

 

Factors and Conditions That Lead to Malnutrition

#1 Poverty

#2 Drug and substance abuse.

#3 Drugs with side effects like loss of appetite.

#4 Mental health challenges such as schizophrenia and depression.

#5 Health problems such as cancer, liver disease, lungs conditions, diarrhea, vomiting.

#6 Health issues that can lead to inability to digest food and absorb nutrients like ulcerative colitis

Aside from all these, having a busy schedule, which makes you forget to eat, also leads to malnutrition. It is important to not just eat anything or eat in large quantity for a short period of time like one suffering from bulimia. You need to pay attention to your health. Remember that health is wealth.

How to Prevent Malnutrition

Skipping or missing a meal is not the best. You should eat healthy, so you do not become malnourished. Ensure you eat a healthy, balanced diet, and if you have a poor appetite, you should consider eating thrice daily. Also, water is vital; drink water after your meal. Do not drink too much water before your meal, so you do not get filled up from too much water intake before you are done eating.

 

To eat healthy, introduce these into your daily diet:

#1 Fruits

#2 Vegetable

#3 Diary products

#4 Food rich in carbohydrates

#5 Proteins like meat, fish, egg

 

Remember that to stay healthy, you have to eat healthy. An Ayurvedic proverb that buttresses on this says: “When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is correct, medicine is of no need.”

 

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Happy New Year: It’s a New Dawn!

 

Happy New Year: It’s a New Dawn!

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Definitely, you are familiar with the words “New Year, New You,” right? But let’s take some time out and have some deep talk and reflection.

Have you actually lived out these words in your life?

Do you experience newness in each year, or is it a repeat of the old circles of the previous years?

You need to sincerely answer these questions because they will help shape your perspective in this new year, the year 2022.

In recent times, people are tired of making new year resolutions because they find out they end up not living out their resolutions all through the year, but this should not stop us from desiring a better life each new year.

In this new chapter of your life, you need to put some things into consideration—explore life and produce change.

As a career or business person, you probably wore yourself out all through the year 2021 with little to no time for rest, family, friends, hobbies, and vacations. You need to make this a big part of your new year because your mental health is more important than your fat bank accounts.

 

 

How to Explore Life in the New Year

1. Set your priorities right.

2. Be sincere with yourself.

3. Give back to your society.

4. Create time for your loved ones.

5. Be more sociable and make new friends.

6. Be more self-conscious of your personality; Know yourself better.

7. Set aside a percentage of your monthly income for fun and go have fun.

8. Create a thanksgiving journal and document all your achievements each month.

9. Create time for fun activities. You can visit those places you have always wanted to visit.

 

In addition to all these above, you also need to remain relevant in all areas of your life by producing positive change.

 

How to Produce Change in Every Aspects of Life

 

·         Get rid of every form of negativity in your mind.

·         Strengthen your self-love and live life to the fullest.

·         Strengthen your strong points and improve on your weak points

·         Get rid of every form of negativity in your surrounding as much as you can.

·         Identify what you can change in you and around you, study it and make sure you understand it, then work at changing it for the better.

·         Be more open to learn, to corrections, to relearn, to positive changes, to help others, and to impact your life and the lives of people around you positively.

 

Nitin Namdeo says,

“The world is full of possibilities, build the courage to explore.”

And George Bernard Shaw says,

“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

 

Let these two sayings inspire you to make the most of your year.

 

 

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Happy New Year and cheers to a better and greater you!

Year 2022: Stop Living in the Past!

 

Year 2022: Stop Living in the Past!

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Alright! Let’s pause the new year for a minute, and let’s do some exercise!

Scream out loud, SHOUT: “I choose to stop living in the past! It is a New Year, a new season for me, and I’m sure going to make the most of it. Yeah, right!”

Now, that’s how to be the boss this new year!

 

Let’s move on…

Take out a piece of paper and write out all your regrets—all those things you wished you could change but have no control over again—and burn them! You read right! Burn them! If you have more than one piece of paper, burn them all, yeah!

No, no, don’t trash them in the bin; burn them. You could pick them right up again from the trash so, don’t trash them; BURN THEM!

Okay, some of you didn’t do that with the rest of us, so go back, please. Get up from that seat, that bed, and get your pen and paper. Write out all the pains, sad memories, mistakes, regrets.

You are permitted to cry.

Come on! Cry it all out but make sure you write them all out!

Then burn them!

You did that? Great!

 

It is no more past time but present time:

#1 The time to live life!

#2 The time to explore life!

#3 The time to produce change!

#4 The time to commit to self-love!

 

Make the most of the new year. Do not let the weight of the past hold you down from achieving your goals, dreams, and aspirations.

NEW SPLASH! Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone wishes they did better in the past.

But do you know what stands us out? The courage to not allow the mistakes and regrets of the past to define who we are.

Now, the ball is in your court, friend. Do not allow the mistakes and regrets of the past to keep you from being the very best version of you this new year.

This is a new page of life opened to you. Don’t fill it with sad memories of the past. That’s bad!

Rather, fill it up with lovely memories of you making a positive change and impact in your life and the lives of those around you.

You are a planet shaker. Do not catch yourself reliving the past.

Oh no, you didn’t read that right! You need to read it again: DO NOT CATCH YOURSELF RELIVING THE HURTS, PAINS, AND REGRETS OF THE PAST!

 

Thomas S. Monson has this to say to you:

“The past is behind; learn from it. The future is ahead; prepare for it. The present is here; LIVE IT.”

Don’t forget this as you carry out all your activities this year.

 

 

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Happy New Year!

Cheers to a New Beginning!