J. Shifman
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Support All Forms of Recovery
Support All Forms of Recovery As a nation, we’re in a trying period like most of us have never experienced before. Prior to Covid-19, the recognized estimate of those struggling with an issue of Mental Health was one in five Americans, although many of us in the industry believe that to be criminally low. During this pandemic, however, that estimate has been as high as one in two, with rates of anxiety and depression skyrocketing.
By J. Shifman6 years ago in Psyche
I Too Am the Face of Addiction
I’ve never met a person struggling with substance abuse that wasn’t fighting it in some way. Addiction is a destructive illness that divorces parts of the brain from itself and suspends the sufferer in a constant state of self-battle, like a person continuously drowning who can reach the surface just long enough to elongate the suffering and glimpse redemption yet never fully break free. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the suicide rate among those with this terrible affliction is so high. You can only go through this mental abuse for so long before you reach a breaking point. It doesn’t matter how strong you are. Torture breaks everyone eventually.
By J. Shifman6 years ago in Psyche
