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Recovery Calling – How Hope Can Lead You Away from Addiction
Recovery Calling - How Hope Can Lead You Away from Addiction Inspired by "the Clash London Calling" Album cover Hope Calling Those Ready for Recovery Does it feel as if you have [...]
Impact of Covid 19 on Mental Health and Addiction Problems
It has been a tough couple of years. The covid 19 epidemic has impacted our world in ways that many of us just were not prepared for; increased alcohol and drug use, high levels of anxiety, increased stress, and PTSD due to medical interventions are just some of the ways it has impacted our mental health.
Fly with Hope Rehab Thailand’s Historic DC3
Fly with Hope Rehab Thailand's Historic DC3 “Flying may not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.” - Amelia Earhart. Hope Rehab Thailand Facility Hope Rehab [...]
Do Not Waste Your Time and Funds on The Wrong Rehab
Choosing the wrong rehab can not only mean a loss of time or money, but it can also mean the loss of an opportunity. This is the saddest part. When we take major steps to change our life that don't work out, it tends to weaken our motivation. We may even give up on the idea of a new life completely - at least temporarily.
Never Mind the Bollocks – Here is Hope Rehab
Those of us who have battled with an addiction will have plenty of experience with bollocks. The whole thing becomes a never-ending festival of bollocks - a shitshow of epic proportions. We lose things, we do stuff we later regret, and we hurt ourselves as well as those we care about.
Where Are You Going to Be On New Year’s Day 2022?
What is it that most people want at the start of a new year? Isn't it usually the hope to do better or be better? Deep down we know that we are capable of so much more. We suspect that the life we are living is somehow less satisfying than the life we could be living. The New Year approaches like a line in the sand with the opportunity of a brand new chapter.
Hope is Back – November 2021 Reopening
The good news is that Thailand has removed most of the border restrictions that were there due to the pandemic, so we are now able to reopen our doors.
A Lot of People Struggling With An Addiction Won’t Quit Because
Waiting for things to improve so you can quit an addiction is like waiting to get fit before taking up exercise.Waiting for the right time to quit is dangerous because the mind will always be able to come up with another reason to delay.
The Yin and Yang of Recovery
A balanced recovery is a strong recovery, and this is where we have a good mix of spiritual, physical, and mental activities in our life. A common mistake we make in recovery is to put all of our eggs into one basket. We become obsessed with exercise, work, or a new relationship and it leads to imbalance.
Turn Off the Noise
Research shows that reducing our exposure to news and social media can reduce stress levels, increase productivity, and make us less prone to negative mental states. Here are some exercises to help you turn off the noise.
How Self-Hypnosis Increases Positive Change
Our conscious mind is like the monkey who is giddy on power and constantly barking commands, but it is really our unconscious mind that determines our behavior. The reason why so many of us struggle to make positive changes in our life is because our monkey doesn’t have the cooperation of our elephant.
Bindabat – The Real Meaning Behind the Thai Buddhist Alms Round
Bhikkhu is the title for a fully-ordained monk in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, and can be translated as ‘one who lives on alms’. The idea is that by getting support from lay people, the monks will not need to work. They can then focus all of their attention on their spiritual practices in pursuit of enlightenment.
Online Therapeutic Approaches
The process of how inperson therapy works developed over many years, with many contributions from a multitude of areas and certainly didn’t arrive preformed and ready for use. Online therapy is simply following in the traditions of these other therapeutic developments.
How Online Addiction Counselling Can Help a Family Member
What do you say to a family member or friend who is struggling with a drug problem? How do you persuade a loved one that his or her drinking has gotten out of hand? The sad reality is that this kind of conversation tends to end in frustration, and it can easily turn confrontational.
How to Forgive Yourself and Others in Recovery
Forgiving isn’t about saying that the behaviour was ok, or accepting excuses for the way people may have treated us and then letting them do it again and again. By forgiving those who have hurt us the first thing that happens is we no longer need to carry that hurt within ourselves.
Online Rehab Help And Why it Makes Sense for Addiction Services To Be Online
When it comes to addiction treatment, nothing beats a residential rehab program, but a carefully designed online program can work for a client who is highly motivated. When residential treatment is combined with an online element (like we have here at Hope) , it can greatly increase the likelihood of success.
New Hope Rehab Combined Online and Residential Course
Apart from giving you a taste of the Hope Rehab Program itself, online engagement also increases your readiness and ability change. The course has been thoughtfully designed and structured with built in flexibility for the convenience of clients wherever they are.
Benefits of Online Addiction Addiction Treatment
The internet has opened the world up to a multitude of web-based services, and created a huge online world that has become an integral part of our life. Online counselling and therapy services are now a huge part of this. Here we examine some of the benefits of this way of working.
Does Online Counselling Work?
Not only is there good evidence to support the effectiveness of online counselling, but it can also be more convenient, flexible, and a less stressful way of getting help. It also means that geography is no barrier to getting the counselor that best suits your needs.
Benefits of Online Counselling in These Stressful Times
Have you ever considered online counselling for your addiction problem? Hope Rehab Thailand is now offering this option. Benefits of this kind of assistance include: accountability, non-judgmental support, motivation, therapy, and the opportunity to develop tools for dealing with cravings, anxiety, and emotions.
Healing the Whole
Our past lives, all our experiences are fixed in time and cannot be changed, they are a part of us and help to make us who we are, which is as it should be. However, there are two things we can change. How we view our past and how we feel about it.
Don’t Fight this Battle Alone with Online Mindfulness Training
You have been told all your life to fight your own battles, but when you confront an addiction, it means going to war with yourself. Going it alone often involves frustration and disappointment until eventually you lose all hope of being able to change. Online mindfulness training offers the support you need to succeed
Online Therapy Hope Rehab
Ultimately, at it’s core, counselling and psychotherapy is about the relationship between the counsellor and the client. I’ve never found the therapy itself to be a struggle or our ability to develop a therapeutic relationship any more challenging than in the face to face environment.
Hope Rehab Thailand Online Help
Unfortunately, due to travel restrictions put in place in response to Coronavirus, our clients are unable to get to us. It is for this reason that we have put together Hope Rehab Online Services to keep you safe and committed until things get back to normal.
Non-Pharmaceutical Approaches to Pain Management
Drugs such as opiates play an important role in the management of chronic pain, but there is always the potential for addiction and other undesirable consequences. This is why non-pharmaceutical approaches to pain management can be the preferred option for those of us with a history of drug dependence.