by Hank | Jan 10, 2019 | addiction, drug and alcohol addiction, extended care, IOP, low self esteem, mental health crisis, Treatment Philosophy, Uncategorized
The increasingly prevalent use of opioids has triggered one of the most serious drug crises in the country’s history. In almost every state, fatal overdoses are being reported on an almost daily basis. Here’s what you need to know about the crisis in Texas. The Use of...
by Hank | Nov 18, 2018 | addiction, drug and alcohol addiction, extended care, IOP, lifestyle changes, low self esteem, mental health, mental health crisis, process addictions, trauma, Treatment Philosophy, Uncategorized, Video Game Rehab, Video Gaming Addiction
May Khaled Okaz newspaper The World Health Organization recently classified “gaming disorder” as addictive behavior. Indeed, the dangerous addiction to games on the Internet is similar to the addiction to alcohol and drugs. This is a serious matter because there are...
by Hank | Oct 12, 2018 | addiction, Blog, codependents, drug and alcohol addiction, extended care, gambling, IOP, lifestyle changes, process addictions, technology, Treatment Philosophy, Uncategorized
Are You a Tech Addict? Here are Signs You Must Look Out For Just this year, online divorce website Divorce Online cited addiction to the video game ‘Fortnite: Battle Royale’ as responsible for at least 200 divorce petitions since January that were filed through their...
by Omega Recovery | Apr 12, 2018 | lifestyle changes, Treatment Philosophy
The more Dr. Ilardi looked at the commonalities of these mentally healthy societies, the more he was able to tease out certain common variables that he was then able to operationalize in his groundbreaking research dubbed the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)...
by Omega Recovery | Apr 12, 2018 | mental health crisis, Treatment Philosophy
Dr. Ilardi thinks that he’s found the answer: Increased rates of depression and other mental health woes like anxiety and addiction are a byproduct of our modernized, industrialized and urbanized lives. Our love affair with the gadgets and comforts of being a highly...
by Omega Recovery | Apr 12, 2018 | addiction, Treatment Philosophy
At Omega Recovery we view addiction as a self-medicating symptom of some other underlying distress. That underlying distress can be different in each person: childhood trauma, psychiatric imbalance, physical pain, toxic relationships, existential crisis,...
