Eating Disorders. What They Are and Treatment Options
Food touches almost everything about daily life, so an eating disorder can hide in plain sight for a long time. A daughter who suddenly cuts out whole food groups, a partner who disappears to the bathroom after every meal, a colleague who talks endlessly about clean eating but seems to be fading away. By the […]
Addiction to drugs is becoming an increasingly serious issue in South Africa
A father who hasn’t slept properly in months. A mother counting the money that keeps going missing. A young woman who promised herself she’d stop after the weekend, and didn’t. Behind almost every conversation about drugs in South Africa is an ordinary family trying to hold the line, often quietly, often alone. The numbers we […]
Dependence On Illicit Drugs
A family member who once seemed fine starts skipping meals, missing work and pulling away from the people closest to them. They swear nothing is wrong, yet the same pattern keeps repeating. By the time anyone says the word “dependence” out loud, the situation has usually been building quietly for months. This is how dependence […]
Learn More About Rehabs in South Africa
A family in Joburg notices the warning signs long before anyone says the word “rehab” out loud. Money goes missing. A once reliable person starts disappearing for days. Phone calls go unanswered, then come the apologies, then the same cycle again. By the time most South African families start phoning around for help, the situation […]
Centres for Addiction and Substance Abuse Rehabilitation
Most families don’t start by comparing treatment centres. They start with a single bad night, then a phone call, then a frantic afternoon of open browser tabs trying to work out which place is real, which one is affordable, and which one will actually help. By the time someone is ready to look for a […]
The Tragic Reality of Heroin Addiction: How it Ruins Your Brain
Families often describe the same painful puzzle. The person they love is intelligent, kind and capable, yet heroin keeps pulling them back no matter how many promises are made. It can look like a lack of willpower from the outside. It almost never is. What’s actually happening sits much deeper, inside the brain’s wiring, where […]
Exploring Triggers for Addiction with Chai FM
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal blame belongs to those who fail in their duty through weakness of will, which is the same as saying through shrinking from toil and pain. These cases are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what we like best, every pleasure is to
