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Staying Sober this New Year

Staying Sober This New Year

Whether staying sober this New Year will benefit your recovery process or help you start a new lifestyle without an engulfing hangover; both are feasible goals. Sobriety is a way of living, and there are some plans that you can now put into motion to help you stick to your goals, resolutions, and commitments. Reasonably, whist the New Year provides the opportunity for a […]

How to avoid Relapsing after Addiction Treatment

How to avoid Relapsing after Addiction Treatment

A drug or alcohol addiction can be very difficult to beat alone but it can be successfully treated. Our understanding of addiction and the way it affects both brain and body has come on in leaps and bounds over recent years and the sort of evidence-based treatments delivered at addiction centres or through outpatient treatment […]

The importance of aftercare in addiction recovery

The importance of Aftercare in Addiction Recovery

Rehab has a very important and impactful role to play through addiction recovery. It offers effective and sustainable steps to start off and motivate the recovery process. Yet in order for the process to continue and strengthen, support, treatment and effort must also persist. Standing as an ongoing structure and outlet for support, aftercare is a very important, follow-on service, offering the chance […]

What to expect when starting Rehab Therapies

What to expect when starting Rehab Therapies

Booking into a drug or alcohol rehab to start treatment can be a very daunting experience and it’s natural to want to know what to expect when starting rehab therapies. It can be a difficult process but it’s important to remember that seeking any kind of addiction treatment is an extremely positive step forward. Rehabilitation […]

The Relationship between Addiction and Stress

The Relationship between Addiction and Stress

Everybody experiences stress to a certain degree. It is a normal physiological response to challenges in everyday life and it can be a positive thing – helping us to overcome those challenges and fuelling the fight or flight response in more extreme situations. Too much stress can be harmful, however, and there is evidence that […]

Understanding Addiction

Understanding Addiction

Across the world, people from all walks of life find their lives impaired by drug, alcohol and behavioural addictions every single day. Significantly reducing the quality of a person’s life, understanding addictions is vital if they are to be overcome. At Cassiobury Court, we appreciate that understanding addictions can be difficult. As a result, this […]

6 benefits of sobriety

6 Benefits Of Sobriety

To reach and sustain sobriety means that you’ll be in control, that you can avoid the influence of alcohol, and that you can look towards a positive future. You can reach this point if you’re committed to doing so, with some self-help, with some personal support and with some professional guidance. There are many benefits of sobriety, which can ultimately change your life if you […]

What is Anxiety and how to control it?

What is Anxiety and how to control it?

Feelings of anxiety are healthy, are normal and are expected through the rollercoaster of life. Imagine, you may feel anxious before a job interview, or through the run-up to an event. However, for some individuals, feelings are intensified, are episodic and are extreme, overtaking life on an everyday basis. Such encounters are diagnosed as generalised anxiety disorder, a mental health condition, possibly […]

A Typical Day At An Inpatient Rehab Centre

A Typical Day At An Inpatient Rehab Centre

Taking the first step in securing addiction treatment can be overwhelming.  Paired with limited information surrounding what can be expected during an individual’s time in rehab, it is easy to see why so many people defer addiction treatment. Understanding that the thought of attending an inpatient rehab is often anxiety-inducing, here at Cassiobury Court, we […]

How Does Addiction Treatment Work?

How Does Addiction Treatment Work?

Addiction treatment plans differ across the offering of rehab. Due to specific approaches and the catering of personal needs, recommendations of addiction treatment do commonly fluctuate. However, there is a general consensus across the workings and value of addiction treatment within the rehabilitation process, promoting both detoxification and sustainable recovery. Through the right help, effective […]

What can I expect when arriving at a Rehab Clinic?

What can I expect when arriving at a Rehab Clinic?

Coming to the conclusion that you are suffering from addiction and need rehabilitation is a huge step to take. Not everyone that needs help realises it or can accept that fact, and so end up suffering more. After taking this huge step you may find yourself in a world of unknowns. It’s one thing to […]

Therapy options in addiction treatment

Therapy Options In Addiction Treatment

Addiction affects all aspects of an individual’s daily life and more people than you may think fall prey to an addictive disorder at some point in their lives — with a reported 268,390 adults across the UK alone contacting drug and alcohol treatment centres for help in 2017-2018. What can make addictive disorders so difficult to treat is that […]

Post lockdown anxiety

Post Lockdown Anxiety

It’s natural to feel a mixture of emotions as we experience the closest snippet of normality since the start of Covid-19. Excitement and relief are some emotions notably found to reflect the easing of restrictions, the falling impacts of the pandemic and the reduction of covid risks. Yet with such change follows the emotions of fear and anxiety, […]

How Does Alcohol Rehab Treatment Work?

How Does Alcohol Rehab Treatment Work?

Deciding to take the first step in overcoming an alcohol addiction is somewhat noteworthy. Though you will know that attending a rehab as soon as possible is best for your health and well-being, it is normal to experience many different emotions. Likewise, it is common to have many unanswered questions. At Cassiobury Court, one of […]

How does Alcohol Treatment work?

How does Alcohol Treatment work?

Alcohol addiction is an extremely serious problem and is more widespread than you might think. According to leading charity Alcohol Change UK there are more than half a million dependent drinkers in England alone. Alcohol misuse is also reported to be the single biggest risk factor for death, ill-health and disability among 15-49-year-olds across the […]

How Effective Is Addiction Treatment

Should I Worry About Social Media Addiction?

Since the boom of platforms including Myspace in 2004, social media has become an integral part of our everyday lives. With usage soaring, the creation of new platforms, including TikTok and Snapchat, has seen more than 53 million people sign up to and use social media in the United Kingdom alone. Although social media platforms […]