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What Causes Addiction?

If you’re looking for a regular model of addiction treatment, we are not the counselors for you. Check out the video below for a little peek into what we believe causes addiction! Johann Hari has frequently said, “the opposite of addiction is not sobriety – it’s connection.” Research backs this claim as far back as the Vietnam War. Our current societal model of punishment, shame,
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Why You Shouldn’t Be Positive All of The Time

We’ve all been there. You’re sitting with a friend, telling them how you are struggling to keep your head above water. You are feeling worried, sad, upset, and hurt. Your friend turns to you and says, quite simply, “just be positive, it will all work out!” And poof! Suddenly all your problems float away and you feel SO MUCH better…right? “Being positive” is a phrase
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How to Find the Right Counselor for You

Five Things to Look for in a Therapist: I compare finding the right counselor to finding a best friend or partner – not everyone is going to be a good match and sometimes you might even deal with a few bad ones! However, this does not mean you give up. One bad apple shouldn’t spoil the whole bunch, right?! With technology today, we have everything
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Addiction is NOT a moral issue, casting someone out of society and shaming them when they relapse does nothing to solve the problem. In fact, it’s likely to make it worse. We desperately want to connect with something to feel relief from what we view as bad emotions, whether it’s our phones, reddit, video games, heroin, or cocaine. It’s simply human nature. The path out of those unhealthy bonds is to form healthy bonds – to be connected to people you want to be present with. The addiction is just a symptom of a larger picture we must examine.

Check out real-time opioid data from ADHS:

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About the Author

Kelsi Rather, LAC, NCC is a licensed associate counselor currently working in Glendale, Arizona. She is passionate about highlighting the necessity of mental health care and focuses on helping those within the community.

Feature photo credit: Trey Gibson

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