What Does It Mean to Have a Co-Occurring Disorder?
Co-occurring disorders, also referred to as dual diagnosis, is a term for when mental illness and substance use disorder occur at the same time. According …
5 Holistic Practices That Enhance Recovery
Healthy body, healthy mind, healthy recovery. Proponents of holistic therapies like meditation, acupuncture and yoga will tell you that they improve mental and physical health …
5 Ways to Be Happy in Recovery When You’re Feeling Anything But
It’s easy to feel happy and carefree when life is going smoothly, but bumps in the road are inevitable, which pose risks for your recovery. …
5 Reasons Why Men Hide Their Depression
Although cultural norms have started to shift, many men in the United States and around the world are taught from a young age to suppress …
How to Parent Your Adult Child
Parents never stop being parents, even as children grow up, get jobs, move out and have families of their own. As a parent, you’re committed …
The Correlation Between Stress and Addiction
We all deal with stress. Some of us might even enjoy the excitement a little stress can add to our lives. But when stress is …
4 Pressures Men Face and How They Can Lead to Addiction
Both genders feel pressure to keep quiet about their problems, but this pressure is exceptionally strong for men, and it presents a slippery slope. Men …
What Is Powerlessness? Step One of the 12-Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
“We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.” That’s Step 1 of the 12-Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, and …
Is There Such a Thing as Drinking in Moderation?
Some people who struggle with alcohol use disorder may wonder if there is such a thing as drinking in moderation. Although total abstinence seems to …
What Is Integrated Treatment?
At Immersion Recovery, we are committed to healing the whole person: mind, body and spirit. We employ integrated treatment throughout our continuum of care because it …