Addiction Therapy

Stress and Trauma

In psychology, stress is a feeling of strain and pressure. Addiction and stress often go hand in hand. For the individuals who are managing with high levels of stress in their day by day lives, alcohol and drugs are often used to diminish the symptoms of stress, once in a while leading to substance abuse and addiction.

Psychological trauma often occurs in those who have encountered critical harm to their psyche. This may take place because a patient has survived an especially upsetting occasion or circumstance. Each victim of psychological trauma has individual needs that they might turn to drugs for, which can open the door toward drug addiction. This dependence on substances can lead to drug addiction in patients of psychological trauma