Young Adult Addiction Treatment & Recovery Centers

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Prescott House Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Men (866) 425-4673: Happy Holidays from the Professional Treatment Tea...

Prescott House Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Men (866) 425-4673: Happy Holidays from the Professional Treatment Tea...

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Keep Moving Forward-No Matter What!: How to prevent a relapse in recovery?

Keep Moving Forward-No Matter What!: How to prevent a relapse in recovery?: t Following a significant amount of time in recovery (being sober), and actively working a recovery program in AA (the program), I found...

Monday, November 28, 2011

Keep Moving Forward-No Matter What!: Yay, the Holidays, Not!

Keep Moving Forward-No Matter What!: Yay, the Holidays, Not!: The holidays are not great for more people than you know. Never forget that we live in a world where the perfect life is sold on line and on...

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Depression & Addiction Help

Hope for Depression and Melancholy

Some will argue that depressed people have a more accurate view of the world (maybe that is why they are depressed), than non-depressed people. People who think they are not much liked, are probably closer to the mark than those who believe that they enjoy universal love. A depressed person may have better judgment that a non depressed person. For instance, studies have shown that depressed and non depressed people are equally good at answering abstract questions. When asked about having control over over an external event, non depressed people typically believe they have more control than they actually do, and depressed people give a more accurate assessment.

In a study done with a video game, depressed people who played for 30 minutes, knew how many little monsters they had actually killed. The non depressed people guessed four to six times more than they had actually hit. Freud observed that the " melancholic ", has a keener eye for truth than others who are non melancholic.

Too optimistic of a view can result in foolish risk taking, but moderate optimism is a strong selective advantage. Read more...

Sunday, September 11, 2011