Happy New Year all…
From The New York Times Health section, Benedict Carey shares his thoughts;
[Categorized under - Psychology - New Year's Resolutions - Regret - Mental Health]
The New Year’s Cocktail: Regret With a Dash of Bitters

“The ideal New Year’s Eve party would come with a psychological voucher, redeemable the next day for a post-mortem session with friends. A chance to relish the night’s humiliations, take bets on who went home with whom, and nominate the guest most in need of therapy, present company included.”
Love it… a psychological voucher, lmao. Could any of us relate a “psychological voucher” to a “nudge …read more

It’s Theme Day again and the topic is “Mental Health” as May is Mental Health month. Just in time too – I could use a mental health day
When it comes to alkies, wow, do we have a seemingly never-ending supply of “stuff” to talk about relating to mental health! If you visit The Big Book Index or The Big Book Concordance under “M” you’ll see what I mean. Take a look at “Mental” and “Mind.” I’d waste a lot of space here re-printing the number of pages to be read. So I’ll narrow my focus (I hear ya’…)
Something …read more

This is definitely sweet if you need help locating a treatment center!
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
“The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is pleased to provide this on-line resource for locating drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs. The Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator lists:
* Private and public facilities that are licensed, certified, or otherwise approved for inclusion by their State substance abuse agency
* Treatment facilities administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service and the Department of Defense.”
[For more information about the Locator and to find out how to get listed in the Locator, click …read more