There are commonalities between eating disorders and substance abuse disorders, and both can occur simultaneously. For people with eating disorders, the reasons behind the disorder are often complicated. A loss of control is usually present, and the compulsion to control what you eat becomes an obsession. Most people with an eating disorder want to heal,…
How do sobriety and mental health come together? What happens when you stop drinking alcohol or doing drugs? Some people worry that they may not be able to handle sober living because of the complex mental health challenges they face. There is no doubt that this can be very challenging, but there is help available…
Do you struggle with insomnia and alcoholism? These conditions often occur together. When you are battling the need to sleep but cannot do so, or alcohol consumption seems to dominate your day, it’s time to get help. At Alina Lodge, we aim to help you manage all of the side effects of alcohol you are…
If you suffer from substance abuse addiction and a mental condition, you have co-occurring disorders. To be effective, your treatment must address both of your issues. At Alina Lodge in New Jersey, our dual diagnosis treatment program provides comprehensive addiction therapy to help you move forward and make progress on your overall mental health. What…
https://www.alinalodge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/HABBM_Trailer.mp4 Close Healing A Beautiful Broken Mind goes inside the lives of those who have faced addiction and found recovery. It features the story of MC, an Alina Lodge graduate, who struggled with fifteen years of addiction, narrowly escaping death and finally, in 2016, embraced that he was indeed enough and worthy of recovery. MC…
Do you ever feel like you need to do something to change your life? Do you have a habit you would like to break, but that seems to be very hard to control? There are many examples of these sorts of habitual dependencies, which specialists often refer to as “process addictions” or as “behavioral addictions.”…