Category: Sober living
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Alcohol allergies: Symptoms, treatments, and alcohol intolerance
Diagnosing an alcohol allergy can be challenging due to the variety of ingredients in alcoholic beverages that could potentially cause a reaction. Healthcare providers usually conduct a thorough medical history and may perform skin prick allergic reaction to alcohol tests or blood tests to identify the specific allergen. Once diagnosed, the primary treatment for an…
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Step 1 of AA: Admitting Powerlessness Over Alcohol
And sometimes it puts you in the hospital by causing mental problems such as suicidal ideation. But if it puts you in the hospital, you have a problem–normal people don’t drink themselves into the hospital. examples of powerlessness over alcohol According to Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (1981), “Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn…
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Cant Sleep Without Alcohol? Heres How To Sleep Without Alcohol
Many people who are recovering from alcohol use disorders had sleep problems that predated their alcohol dependence. Such effects lead people to feel that they did not get enough sleep. Daytime sleepiness, reduced concentration, irritability, and other symptoms can then result. Consuming certain substances, such as alcohol, can disrupt sleep schedules. This is because alcohol works…
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What is Cognitive Dissonance Theory? Banyan Massachusetts
The abstinence violation effect is characterized by two key cognitive affective elements. Cognitive dissonance (conflict and guilt) and personal attribution effect (blaming self as cause for relapse). Individuals who experience an intense AVE go through a motivation crisis that affects their commitment to abstinence goals30,31. Relapse is seen as transitional process and not an endpoint…
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If Alcohol and Drugs Rewire Your Brain, How Can We Counteract Addiction?
Unlike medications that must be taken every day, the as-needed approach targets medication administration to periods where alcohol use is more likely and may help break the cycle of alcohol dependence and binge drinking. Nalmefene was significantly better than the placebo in reducing alcohol consumption. The drug was generally well-tolerated, with most side effects characterized…