Posted in Oxycontin Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Counselor on Apr 14th, 2011
Donald Winnicott introduced the concept of the “good enough mother” in the context of early childhood nurturing and support. In many ways, a substance abuse counselor helps people to redo the work in personal growth and development that their early childhood failed to supply. The idea of a good enough mother is that she is [...]
Posted in Oxycontin Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Counselor on Apr 1st, 2011
We come to a substance abuse counselor looking for ways of making up for our mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes in life, and turning to substance abuse is a big one. However, mistakes can often be remedied, things put back into place. When we commit to making up for our mistakes, we will create a better [...]
Posted in Oxycontin Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Counselor on Mar 25th, 2011
People come to a substance abuse counselor for the purpose of making changes in their life, which will involve looking at the problems and their causes, and how they can be resolved. Making positive change can depend upon a person’s basic attitude to life, whether they are optimistic or pessimistic, and what attributions they make [...]
Posted in Oxycontin Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Counselor on Feb 25th, 2011
Substance abuse counselors who can recognise and challenge symptoms of depression help their client to maintain natural optimism and stay on the road to success.
