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Tough Love - for a Dual Diagnosis Patient - It's the Only Real Kind of Love
Treat the disease, not the symptoms. Dual diagnosis addicts use manipulation as a way to continue to drink or drug, and family can only influence change through tackling the real root of the problem, and by being tough...tough love
Family Support After Rehab. Keeping a Dual Diagnosis Addict Sober
Drug rehab is a great step forward, yet it's only the beginning of the recovery journey - and the months and years after rehab present some pretty significant challenges to the dual diagnosis addict in recovery. Family can help, but they have to be tough.
Hope for Families of Dual Diagnosis Addicts. Why Things Are Better Than They Seem!
Hope is vital. Without hope, family gives up and the dual diagnosis addict lose necessary and beneficial support. Learn why treatment works, and why you have to keep hope alive!
Depression and Relationships – Living with a Depressed Spouse
Depression and healthy relationships don’t often go hand in hand – after all, people experiencing depression have trouble caring about their own life, let alone the wants and needs of those around them. Nevertheless, depression treatments work well and an understanding partner can be invaluable to someone going through mental illness – and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Learn what you can do to help when your romantic partner suffers from depression.