One of the keys to successful and sustainable recovery from alcohol addiction is having a good support system and as a loving partner, you’re one of the most valuable players in this system. There’s a good chance you’ve been feeling powerless, frustrated, or scared with your partner’s drinking. Those feelings […]
Substance Use Disorder
Drug addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a disease that affects the brain and behaviour of a person, resulting in an inability to control the use of any drug or prescription, whether legal or illegal. Alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine are all examples of drugs. When you’re addicted […]
Surviving Sobriety and Celebrating This Holiday As a Newly Sober Person in Nairobi
If you’re newly sober – or trying to be – then the chances are, you find this time of year a bit stressful. There are parties to navigate, family pressures to deal with and lots of boozy marketing messages all over the place. When you’re one of the few people […]
How to cope this festive season as a recovering addict
Planning is key in the festive season This time of year can be very challenging for people in recovery from substance addictions. Celebrations centered on alcohol and Christmas traditions can be very problematic and triggering for people in recovery from alcohol addiction, from substance addiction. Have a routine. Routine is […]
THE PROCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY
The most important thing to take into account when at the start of your journey to recovery from a mental illness or addiction, is that it takes time. Mental illnesses like depression, anxiety and substance abuse do not develop overnight and so it is natural to expect that the healing […]
UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION
What do I need to know about addiction? Addiction involves craving for something intensely, loss of control over its use, and continuing involvement with it despite adverse consequences. Addiction changes the brain, first by subverting the way it registers pleasure and then by corrupting other normal drives such as learning […]
