New Year, New Goals
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2022! For 41% of Americans, this season is all about transformation. They’ve written out their resolutions – lose weight, exercise, go to more meetings...
20Dec
Finding the Holiday Spirit in Recovery
Given the events of the past year and a half, you may be having a hard time feeling the holiday spirit. While we enjoy spending this season with our...
13Dec
Facts About Driving Under the Influence
Driving Under the Influence: A National Concern Each December, we observe National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. This observance brings attention to the dangers of drinking and driving this holiday season....
07Dec
PTSD Flashbacks: What You Should Know
PTSD Flashbacks Whenever post-traumatic stress disorder is represented in movies, the protagonist will be brought back into the moment that traumatized them. Usually, this is symbolized with a sudden visual...
03Dec
Shaking After Drinking
Alcohol Tremors, Hangover Shakes, and Shivering Many binge drinkers are familiar with the tremors that follow a big night out. Some people feel them all over, while others report that...
23Nov
Are You Emotionally Exhausted?
Life is full of ups and downs. While we may have seasons of rest, it’s also possible to experience periods of intense stress. During these times, it’s easy to...
16Nov
Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder
As winter sweeps into the Pacific Northwest, residents brace for seasonal sadness. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a condition affecting an estimated 10 million Americans – many of whom...
09Nov
Trauma Bonding in an Addicted Household
Addiction can change our loved ones into completely different people. As they become more reliant on substances, their priorities and behaviors shift. Suddenly, their drug of choice becomes the...
04Nov
What are the Early Warning Signs of Psychosis?
On the Lakeside-Milam blog, we’ve previously discussed psychosis: a combination of hallucinations and delusions that can be brought on by heavy drug use. Sometimes, individuals can begin to enter...
