When tackling addictive behaviour, in my experience, therapy alone is not enough. Addiction is often a way of filling a gap in our lives. So we need…

For people who have struggled with addictions, going to a twelve step fellowship is a brave and potentially life changing decision. Alcoholics Anonym…

It is perhaps never an easy time to stop drinking or taking drugs, but the lead up to the Christmas holiday season can be a particularly difficult ti…

We only exist in our parents’ gaze until we learn how to view ourselves objectively. Beginning from the moment we are born, the process of emotional…

We might see psychotherapy as the process whereby we are supported in coming to terms with the opposites of many of the things we want in our life. F…

By the time most individuals turn to therapy, they have tried to give up their addiction many times with willpower alone - therefore, suggesting that…

Chemsex can be identified as the habit of engaging in extended parties (often weekend long) that are fuelled by sexually disinhibiting drugs, such as…

Are you worried that you may have a problem with alcohol or drugs? What may be defined as addiction by one person, could be viewed as habitual behavi…

Alcohol. Drugs. Food. Gambling. Nicotine. Sex. What do these six things have in common? They are all prevalent addictions. Addictions cause us to rep…

Alcohol or drug addiction, in the majority of cases, is used as medication to numb the feelings and memories of past or present issues. At first, you…

Recently you may have seen various articles and programs about the growing issue of chemsex. So what exactly is ‘chemsex’? It is pretty much what the…

What is cocaine? Cocaine is an illegal drug that belongs to the class of stimulants, together with other drugs such as amphetamine, dextroamphetamin…