by Rob Cline | Oct 4, 2024 | Addiction, Mental Health
We’re starting with the bad news in this blog entry: Every person who is in recovery from a substance use disorder is at risk of relapsing. It would be wonderful if going through treatment for a substance use disorder was a one-and-done proposition. A person could go...
by Rob Cline | Oct 3, 2024 | Recovery, Mental Health
You have no doubt heard the saying: “Laughter is the best medicine.” The saying is thought to be an update on a verse found in the Biblical book of Proverbs: “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” You will note that the...
by Rob Cline | Sep 25, 2024 | Addiction, Mental Health, Drug Addiction
It can be surprisingly easy for something undeniably good like clonazepam to become something indisputably bad. Clonazepam, Benzodiazepine class drug for anxiety/panic relief Imagine, for example, that you are struggling with a panic disorder. Your doctor prescribes...
by Rob Cline | Jun 13, 2024 | Mental Health, Addiction Recovery, Healthy Living
How are you sleeping these days? If you are like a lot of folks, there is a good chance that the answer to that question is “not that well.” Maybe you have trouble falling asleep. Maybe you have trouble staying asleep. Maybe you have trouble waking up in the morning....
by Rob Cline | Jun 7, 2024 | Mental Health
Our minds are both wonderful and mysterious. The combination of thoughts, emotions, and instructions to the various parts of our bodies is a wonder to even think about. How it all works continues to be a subject of research and theorizing. And even if we were to...
by Rob Cline | May 17, 2024 | Addiction, Mental Health
Let’s face it: People can be really judgmental. People judge their coworkers: He sure seems to be out of the office a lot while the rest of us are stuck here working. People judge their neighbors: Can you believe how tall the grass is in their yard? People judge...