You Deserve A Break! Suggestions for Daily Living
You Deserve a Break! Suggestions for Daily Living What about the mental health of the sober parent? Don’t they also suffer anxiety and depression, low self-esteem while trying to “control” the behavior of a child who is clearly out-of-control? Drug addiction affects the whole family; it alters the family dynamic. It can deteriorate a person’s…
Read MoreWould You Know How to Reverse An Overdose?
Whether a drug overdose is intentional (suicide) or unintentional, it’s still an overdose. The Centers for Disease Control defines an unintentional death as “when no harm is intended. Unintentional drug poisoning includes drug overdoses resulting from drug misuse, drug abuse and taking too much of a drug for MEDICAL reasons.” There have been approximately 100,000…
Read MoreTikTok: Know What Your Kids Are Watching!
In 2021, the social video app TikTok had approximately 78.7 million users in the U.S. Launched in 2016 under the former name musical.ly, Tik-Tok’s users are largely Generation Z, born 1997-2012. TikTok became the most visited site on the internet, overtaking Instagram in popularity. The Mechanics Here’s how it works: Viewers can find similar videos…
Read MoreAddiction In The Family: What Are Your Child’s Chances?
It seems that everyone’s family has a member who suffers/suffered from alcohol/drug abuse: Uncle Ralph who drinks too much, Nana who’s hooked on pain pills because of her back pain, and cousin Abby who swigs the cooking sherry while frying. Nature vs. Nurture Is addictive behavior learned or is it biologically mapped in your…
Read MoreRead Between The Lines Of These “Emotional Growth Schools”
Eager for their child’s rehabilitation, many parents are hoodwinked by glossy brochures and the advice of educational consultants. I know I was. Therapeutic boarding schools spell R-E-L-I-E-F to a parent who feels she cannot control her child. In loco parentis sounds pretty good when your child no longer honors your requests. Why were we drawn…
Read MoreEnabling or Caring?
When I was growing up, the BIG “C” was whispered among my parents’ friends. It was as if that disease as well as less serious health concerns such as hysterectomies, were regarded as moral failings, not to be discussed. To be sick was to be weak Years later, the dreaded Cancer was talked about openly,…
Read MoreWhat About the Mental Health of Parents with Addicted Loved Ones?
My last blog (May 4th) dealt with the high co-morbidity of mental illness with substance abusers. But what about the mental health of the sober parents? Don’t they also suffer anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, while trying to “control” the behavior of a child who is clearly out-of-control? Drug addiction affects the whole family; it alters…
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