Addiction Mental Health

Two point eight million teenagers have had at least one major depressive episode in their lives. Is your child one of them? Between trying to establish an identity, become more independent, discover their sexuality, take more social risks, and even experiment with alcohol and drugs, this period in your teen's life comes at a high emotional and mental cost. But behind all the natural turmoil of the teenage years may hide a bigger and more treacherous problem that, if left unresolved, can lead to devastating consequences.

We all slip into some form of subtle addiction from time to time. It’s only human to desire comfort. But what happens when we start abusing our body to derive pleasure? Recent studies have shown that 1 in every 20 adults is a victim of food addiction. Perhaps you’ve tried a few fasting or dieting methods yourself. But most of them are hard to sustain and make you slip back and feel guilty. It’s time to put an end to this vicious cycle. This edition of the audiobook brought to you by the Self-Help-Guide, includes the best of various programs, distilled into one carefully-designed plan.

Farrah Rauch died by cop at the culmination of a long and difficult adolescence. Her family sought help for her, but multiple institutions and treatment facilities failed to reach her. Her friends and siblings tried to help her feel accepted but failed to reach her. Her father, Steve, tried to guide her to better life choices but failed to reach her—until 14 bullets cast their connection for eternity.

Providing significant information on food, nutrition, exercise, and stress management, It's Not What You're Eating, It's What's Eating You is an essential audio program for anyone who wants to choose a new life - free of food addiction and depression.

Superstimuli: behaviours, objects and social cues that are exaggerated versions of things we have evolved to want and need. In Super Stimulated, international bestselling author and scientist Nicklas Brendborg shows how our biological response to these superstimuli is being manipulated by powerful companies in ways that damage our health and ultimately shorten our lifespans. With startling statistics and fascinating examples from the animal world, he unveils how we can resist this hijacking of our natural instincts and take control of our bad habits to live longer, healthier lives.

This poetic ensemble presents the struggles, hardships, addictions and pains from African American women who grew up in Harlem, New York City during the 1990's Crack epidemic. These women were exploited, raped, abandoned, forsaken and diagnosed with mental health issues that caused them to loose the stitches of their minds. Yet they survived, and thrived in the endless abyss of insanity by finding the power of their pens and the poetic voices of their struggles.

Further Along the Road Less Traveled takes the lectures of Dr. Peck and presents his profound insights into the issues that confront and challenge all of us today: spirituality, forgiveness, relationships, and growing up. In this aid for living less simplistically, you will learn not to look for the easy answers but to think multidimensionally. You will learn to reach for the "ultimate step", which brings you face to face with your personal spirituality.

If you want to live free from the shackles of your thoughts and emotions but feel constantly overwhelmed by negativity and stress, keep reading. Are you tired of feeling trapped by your own mind? Have you tried endless solutions with no lasting success? Do you want to break the cycle of emotional suffering and find a path that truly works for you? If so, you’re in the right place. Achieving mental freedom and emotional resilience doesn’t have to be difficult, even if other therapy techniques, self-help books, or wellness strategies have failed.

Understand depression and anxiety and all the illnesses that feed off them. Learning the signs of these illnesses is crucial. You can control or even overcome them. I have lived with them for more than 50 years. Trust me, I have been there. This book is about life experiences and gaining knowledge on how to control them or get treatment for them. If I have lived it or suffered pain or stress from it and it's something you can relate to, why must you suffer? Learn from the pain I have already suffered. You don’t have to suffer that pain.

This addiction therapy course has been created with the goal of enabling its students to pursue a rewarding career as an addiction therapist, working to help those with 'traditional' addictions or other behaviours and negative lifestyle choices to overcome their afflictions with positive action. This addiction therapy course introduces students to the subject by concentrating on the nature of addiction itself. Students will understand basic human needs in relation to addiction and how therapists approach addiction.

Do you often feel depressed without knowing why? Have you ever found yourself anxious, even when everything was ok? Would you like to reveal the most powerful tool to block negative thoughts and break bad habits? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is getting more and more popular, mainly because it is proven to produce bold results. Discover powerful exercises to overcome depression, anxiety, and negative thoughts, and even learn how to help someone else in need of a psychological help! In less than 28 days, your life can be completely different, positive, and inspiring!

The Speakmans have helped countless clients ditch the self-doubt and move on from their social anxieties and self-esteem issues. In Everyday Confidence, the best-selling authors tackle common confidence saboteurs from old behavioural patterns to negative people and toxic situations. In every case, they remind you that you have more power than you think: confidence is an inside job.

As sex and drug addicted Pete, he describes his sometimes shocking, always colourful background. Then, as internationally recognised psychologist PQ, he analyses it with compassionate, yet clinical, objectivity. The result is a work of insight and practical wisdom. In putting himself on his own couch, Quarry will inspire you to reflect on your life’s journey and give you a toolkit to confront the curveballs inevitably heading your way.

Author Michael Pollan digs through decades of research and plays human guinea pig to illustrate the potential of psychedelics to alter the mind. Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. If you'd like to purchase the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.

Seeds of change lie dormant within. Even more than you can imagine will grow there if given a chance.

Today, millions of Americans are struggling with alcoholism, but millions are also in long-term recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous and a growing number of recovery organizations are providing support for alcoholics who will face the danger of relapse for the rest of their lives. We have finally come to understand alcoholism as a treatable illness rather than a moral failure. Today's advocates can draw inspiration from the victories of sober drunks throughout American history.

America Anonymous is the unforgettable story of eight men and women from around the country - including a grandmother, a college student, a bodybuilder, and a housewife - who are struggling with addictions. For nearly three years, acclaimed journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis immersed himself in their lives as they battled drug and alcohol abuse, overeating, and compulsive gambling and sexuality.

Like a lot of footy blokes, having a chat has always come easy to Dylan Buckley. But how to move beyond banter to the deeper conversations he didn't know he needed is something he's only learned more recently - a hard-won skill developed through his podcast and the career reboot it gave him after injury and anxiety cut his AFL career short. Honest Chat is filled with all the best insights and wisdom from the Dyl and Friends podcast, plus humorous and poignant stories from Dyl's own life.

In Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery, Janice V. Johnson Dowd shows listeners how to repair and enhance their relationships after active addiction. With personal insights and professional wisdom, Dowd—a licensed social worker in recovery—explores her own personal journey through alcoholism, offering a realistic and transformative guide.

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