by CrossRoadsRecovery | Jul 9, 2020 | Articles, News
Recovery from addiction in any form is a process that cannot be done in isolation. That’s a lesson that many recovering addicts have come to learn and appreciate. For many, recovery begins with going through a rehabilitation process that may involve a recovery...
by CrossRoadsRecovery | Jun 21, 2019 | Articles, News
Codependency is defined as: an excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one who requires support on account of an illness or addiction. It affects an individual’s capacity to have healthy, mutually satisfying relationships. Who is...
by CrossRoadsRecovery | Jun 7, 2019 | Articles, News
Relationships and addiction Living with active addiction creates extraordinary relationship challenges and does considerable damage to significant relationships—with partners, parents, children, other family members, and close friends. When you enter recovery, it’s...
by CrossRoadsRecovery | May 31, 2019 | Articles, News
Aggression, in the form of anger, frequently manifests in people with addiction problems. If you do not believe this is true, look to science, which tells us that there is a definite correlation between aggression and addiction. The Psychiatric Times reports, “The...
by CrossRoadsRecovery | May 17, 2019 | Articles, News
What is an Eating Disorder Simply put, an eating disorder is a set of abnormal behaviours around food and eating that have a negative impact on a person’s mental health and physical well-being. They are characterised by an obsession around food and body weight, or...