http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2007/12/14/the-link-between-mental-illness-and-drug-addiction/ Drug rehab blog from Gatehouse Academy. Gatehouse is a long term drug rehab and alcohol rehab and extended care treatment center for young adults offer the opportunity for young adults age 17-25 to recover from their dependencies. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:33:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2007/12/14/the-link-between-mental-illness-and-drug-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Anonymous Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:47:09 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/?p=20#comment-266 <p>For many years, I was one of those people who could get sober, but not stay sober. At various times I would have a year or two of sobriety, and then, for reasons unknown to me at the time, I'd drink again. Finally, I sought inpatient treatment and learned that, in addition to being an alcoholic, I had a serious mood disorder with accompanying mood swings, severe insomnia, racing thoughts, crying jags, and overall emotional hypersensitivity. When I drank, these symptoms were resolved temporarily, but then my alcoholism would kick in and I would find myself on a series of senseless sprees. since I received the proper treatment for my mood disorder, I have been clean and sober, one day at a time.</p> For many years, I was one of those people who could get sober, but not stay sober. At various times I would have a year or two of sobriety, and then, for reasons unknown to me at the time, I’d drink again. Finally, I sought inpatient treatment and learned that, in addition to being an alcoholic, I had a serious mood disorder with accompanying mood swings, severe insomnia, racing thoughts, crying jags, and overall emotional hypersensitivity. When I drank, these symptoms were resolved temporarily, but then my alcoholism would kick in and I would find myself on a series of senseless sprees. since I received the proper treatment for my mood disorder, I have been clean and sober, one day at a time.

]]> http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2007/12/14/the-link-between-mental-illness-and-drug-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Anonymous Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:15:55 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/?p=20#comment-265 <p>This is a really interesting article! I was a self medicator in my use, and a lot of my struggle was trying to find the right combination of different substances to "fix" my problems. I never thought of myself as an alcoholic, only as someone who suffered from different disorders and ailments. When i got to Gatehouse and started getting help with some of my problems, i found that even feeling better i still had the pecuiliar mental twist that us alcoholics have. Once i received help from my therapist and the Doctors here at Gatehouse i was able to really start focusing on the steps to get my alcoholism under control. Being dual diagnosed it has been a combination of outside resources and the steps that have helped me to be sober today!</p> This is a really interesting article! I was a self medicator in my use, and a lot of my struggle was trying to find the right combination of different substances to “fix” my problems. I never thought of myself as an alcoholic, only as someone who suffered from different disorders and ailments. When i got to Gatehouse and started getting help with some of my problems, i found that even feeling better i still had the pecuiliar mental twist that us alcoholics have. Once i received help from my therapist and the Doctors here at Gatehouse i was able to really start focusing on the steps to get my alcoholism under control. Being dual diagnosed it has been a combination of outside resources and the steps that have helped me to be sober today!

]]> http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2007/12/14/the-link-between-mental-illness-and-drug-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Anonymous Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:29:33 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/?p=20#comment-264 <p>This is pretty interesting stuff. It does say in Chapter 5 in the book Alcoholics Anonymous “There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders” p.58.<br /> I guess on a certain level this isn’t all that surprising. I can see how really having the psych stuff down to a science (literally) can (and has been) very helpful for those who are effected. I know that it was right around the time that I had 6-8months of sobriety that I realized I was depressed. It was strange, before it seemed like I was angry all the time. After taking a personal inventory the anger left which is when I realized that I was actually struggling with depression. I don’t think I had never been sober long enough (emotionally or physically) to understand that.<br /> I think it is great that they are putting some of the pieces together on “dual diagnosis” situations. I hope it means that more people will be able to find and stay in recovery.</p> This is pretty interesting stuff. It does say in Chapter 5 in the book Alcoholics Anonymous “There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders” p.58.
I guess on a certain level this isn’t all that surprising. I can see how really having the psych stuff down to a science (literally) can (and has been) very helpful for those who are effected. I know that it was right around the time that I had 6-8months of sobriety that I realized I was depressed. It was strange, before it seemed like I was angry all the time. After taking a personal inventory the anger left which is when I realized that I was actually struggling with depression. I don’t think I had never been sober long enough (emotionally or physically) to understand that.
I think it is great that they are putting some of the pieces together on “dual diagnosis” situations. I hope it means that more people will be able to find and stay in recovery.

]]> http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2007/12/14/the-link-between-mental-illness-and-drug-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Anonymous Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:38:55 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/?p=20#comment-263 <p>I have been diagnosed with dual diagnosis. I have been able to attain sobriety. I used therapy as a supplement to the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous. The therapy was beneficial in the first few months of my therapy. The group therapy, provided at Gatehouse, was very useful. I found that I was not the only person who has other issues besides being an alcoholic and an addict.</p> I have been diagnosed with dual diagnosis. I have been able to attain sobriety. I used therapy as a supplement to the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous. The therapy was beneficial in the first few months of my therapy. The group therapy, provided at Gatehouse, was very useful. I found that I was not the only person who has other issues besides being an alcoholic and an addict.

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