Stress management techniques help you develop essential life skills and provide a healthy alternative to drug and alcohol use. When you begin your journey back to sobriety and drug-free living at Bayview Recovery, you learn valuable coping methods in our life skills training program. At Bayview Recovery, we provide our clients with the tools to manage…
You see your loved one battle things that you do not understand. They are always anxious, worried, and unable to work through the day without fear. They may even be using drugs and alcohol to help them to get through it all. When this is the case, it is common to want to help a loved…
Stress is one of the more complicated emotions people have. No matter how hard we try to avoid it, there are going to be situations throughout your life that bring stress. Yet, for a person in drug addiction recovery, that stress can be worrisome. Stress and relapse often go hand-in-hand unless you know how to…
One of the foundations of substance abuse treatment is to learn to recognize what is happening in your life and how it impacts your sobriety. When the signs of stress are growing, that indicates there is a real chance that a person can relapse. Stress is often a component of using drugs and alcohol again.…
Stress is one of the most common reasons people relapse after working through substance abusel treatment. Stress, though, is something you can control if you put enough energy into it. The right stress management techniques can make all of the difference. Rather than putting yourself at risk of relapse, take a step back and breathe.…
Anxiety disorders are conditions in which a person has an irrational fear or overwhelming sense of worry that others in the same situation do not. Over 40 million American adults struggle with some kind of anxiety disorder every year. It’s critical to view them as a serious type of mental illness. In that way, these…
When you have a loved one with depression, it feels helpless to watch them suffer. No matter what you do to cheer them up or to motivate them, they never seem to get better. That’s because they have a disease. They need professional therapy and support to balance out their symptoms and to treat the underlying…
According to Psychology Today, stress contributes to increased addiction and relapse rates. If you have stressful events in your life without the coping skills needed to deal with them, you may respond by self-medicating. At Bayview Recovery, we understand that it’s impossible to avoid stress, and we give you the tools you need for effective stress management.…
Those with an anxiety disorder feel excessive, constant fear, and anxiety. This can sometimes trigger attacks that debilitate you and impact your health and wellbeing. At Bayview Recovery, our anxiety treatment program helps clients learn to cope with their feelings without turning to drugs and alcohol to self-medicate. Learn more about the triggers of anxiety attacks and how…
According to one study, over 17 million adults have at least one major depression event each year. That is more than 7% of U.S. adults. Signs of depression vary from mild to severe — learning how to spot them can save you or someone you love. At Bayview Recovery in Tacoma, WA, our depression treatment program focuses on…