Categoria: Sober living

  • How to Deal with Someone who Avoids Conflict Actionable Tips

    “It’s hard to step up, especially given the difference in power, but if you want to recover from making your boss angry, it’s important to not be timid and take the lead,” Dillon said. For the next few days, her employee avoided her, and the tension between them escalated. When Dillon finally calmed down and…

  • Can Tapering Off Alcohol Reduce Withdrawal Symptoms?

    Maybe you’ve never been interested in logging your innermost thoughts, but journaling can be a great tool to track your feelings as you work on quitting alcohol. By avoiding alcohol, you’re taking a big step toward improving physical health. As you begin to notice those health benefits, you’ll likely feel more energized and inspired to…

  • Neurotransmitters in alcoholism: A review of neurobiological and genetic studies PMC

    Alcohol interacts with several neurotransmitter systems in the brain’s reward and stress circuits. Following chronic exposure, these interactions in turn cause changes in neuronal function that underlie the development of alcoholism. The following text introduces some of the neural circuits relevant to AD, categorized by neurotransmitter systems. However, a subsequent study by[61] found no role…

  • The role of attributions in abstinence, lapse, and relapse following substance abuse treatment

    This study examined the role of attributions in the lapse and relapse process following substance abuse treatment. According to Marlatt and Gordon’s theoretical framework, attributions made after a lapse (e.g., the Abstinence Violation Effect [AVE]) determine whether it progresses to a relapse. Also examined were the attributions of recovering drug users who were tempted but…