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Dealing with addiction in teens
When most people think of someone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol, they will typically picture an adult. However, drug addiction and/or alcohol addiction can affect people of all ages, in particular teenagers. Whether you are a teenager yourself struggling with the effects of drug addiction and/or alcohol addiction, or if you are reading […]

5 steps to Mental Wellbeing
In order for us to live happy, healthy lives, we must take care of not only our physical health, but also our mental health and wellbeing. Mentalhealth.gov describes mental health as “our emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to […]

Tips for parents and carers in Lockdown
Lockdown, down to its unfamiliarity, lack of structure and our reduced sense of freedom have impacted us all. It’s no wonder that mental health rates throughout the UK have increased throughout the midst of lockdowns. However, for parents and carers, this time has carried even more tests, even more responsibilities and even more adaptations, making […]

Benefits of Group Therapy
Across the United Kingdom, one in eight adults seeks therapy for mental health disorders. In addition to this, a further 18% of adults in struggling with drug and alcohol addictions in England secure therapy based treatment to help them address and overcome substance abuse. As treatment is sought for mental health disorders and substance addictions, […]

How Is the Covid-19 Pandemic Impacting Addiction in Students
Concerns linked to the impacts of Covid-19, this far, have mainly focused on health, protecting the NHS, continuing educational efforts, and the roll-out campaign of the vaccine. Of course, each is very important, helping to maintain a sense of normality, while battling against the long-term effects of Covid-19. Yet, through this focus, the mental health […]

How to stay sober once dry January is over
The mass campaign of dry January is now a highly populated commitment, in place to start off the new year with good intentions. Many individuals will decide to quit alcohol consumption, and its impacts, to realign, to raise money, to detox from heavy festive intake, or to attempt to reduce long-term intake. In fact, there […]

Is Obesity An Addiction?
In England alone, it is estimated that 28% of adults are classed as obese. Although many believe that obesity stems from lifestyle choices, others argue that obesity could be considered an addiction. If you have recently found yourself asking “is obesity an addiction?”, here at Cassiobury Court, we have delved into the causes of obesity […]

Was COVID-19 Also a Pandemic on Mental Health?
The ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 has caused a whirlwind for the entire world. An unprecedented reality has emerged, where social distancing and mask-wearing is the norm, where an ongoing feeling of uncertainty is the norm, and where any amount of normality, prior to the pandemic has vanished, now becoming a new norm. Through this new, […]

Tips to help deal with panic attacks
Feelings of panic are very common throughout everyday life. Through our response of either fight or flight, anxiety-related energy is a natural reaction to stress or fear. For the average person, panic-like feelings subsidies over time. Yet, for someone who suffers from panic attacks, overcoming those intense moments can be very difficult, which can be brought on randomly, for no apparent reason, […]

Fighting Addiction Relapse at Christmas
Fighting addiction relapse at Christmas can be difficult, as the large number of social events, overeating and heavy drinking that are associated with Christmas can make addiction recovery difficult to maintain, especially for those in recent recovery. For the average person, optimal sleep, healthy eating, exercise, and self-care will go out of the window during […]

Rise of Editing Photos On Social Media Leading to More Eating Disorders
While editing photos on platforms such as Instagram and using filters on Snapchat was once deemed relatively harmless, social media users are becoming increasingly self-conscious about their appearance due to the rise of editing photos on social media. With an increase in the number of men and women admitting to suffering from eating disorders, at […]

Benefits of Group Treatment for Addiction Recovery
Naturally, experiencing addiction and the necessity of treatment are personal and private matters. Through that, many individuals attempt to hide away, to struggle internally, or will only accept confidential, professional support. While those feelings and desires to protect oneself are expected and reasonable, there are however significant benefits of opening up to others throughout addiction recovery. As humans, we […]

How to deal with high-risk relapse situations
Working through and completing a rehabilitation programme is a significant achievement. Throughout your programme, you can expect to learn new skills to benefit your long-term recovery journey and to reduce your relapse risks. Yet unfortunately, no amount, of skills can prepare you for the reality of post-rehab life. Of course, this will be an exhilarating […]

What Is ‘Quiet Stress’?
In recent years, a lot more has been made of the incredibly damaging effect that stress can have on the human body and mind amongst the mainstream media. However, even though more and more people are understanding the very real danger that stress poses to people across the globe, there may be a more specific […]

Does Social Media Impact Teen Substance Use?
We can’t deny that social media has had a huge impact on the world. It’s changed the way we communicate; we can now regularly stay in touch with friends and family who don’t live close to us, maintaining those important relationships with little effort. But with this positive, also comes a negative. Social media gives […]

Rise In Gaming Addiction During COVID-19
Gaming addiction has been on the rise for a few years, but the Covid-19 lockdown has exacerbated and highlighted the major issues with this form of addiction. As a leading UK based rehab clinic, we are concerned by the sharp rise in issues such as Gaming Addiction which has for the most part gone under […]