by drsnipes | Nov 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Everything you feel, sense, think and do is caused by communication between your nerves with the help of chemical messengers called neurotransmitters. As humans, for better or worse, our “higher order” thinking is able to over-ride sensory input and tell us there is a...
by drsnipes | Nov 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
You probably talk about your diagnoses (“I have the flu” or “I have depression”), but what do these terms actually mean? Diagnosis is a shorthand that describes a cluster of symptoms that helps providers more easily communicate, and gives them a starting point for...
by drsnipes | Nov 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Until now, you have been mainly thinking about your addiction. However, most people with addictions also have mental health issues like depression and/or anxiety. The term co-occurring disorders describes a situation in which someone has both a substance use problem...
by drsnipes | Nov 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Being honest with yourself about what you do, why you do it, how it is impacting you and what (if anything) you want to change is the first step in recovery. Like ripping a bandage off of an infected wound, getting honest with yourself may hurt like hell. However,...
by drsnipes | Nov 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
One thing that you may struggle with is the term “addict.” Behaviors you learned in the past, which have brought you pleasure or eliminated pain, will probably always remain in your “toolbox;” however, these are simply behaviors. They were the only way you found to...
by drsnipes | Aug 15, 2016 | Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection, Uncategorized
Lack of pleasure in most things, most days Cause When the chemicals in your brain get out of balance, you can have difficulty feeling pleasure or happiness. Lack of sleep, excessive stress, drug or medication use, hormone imbalances, thyroid problems and a myriad of...
