One of the misconceptions people have, when they get sober, is that life will suddenly exist without pain and misery. While this is true to a certain degree, life still happens. Since there is no control over death, sickness, relationships ending, or anything else that causes fear and agony, getting into recovery from drugs and […]
Author Archives: Drew Powell
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Jan
Jan
A mainstay of recovery is being willing to take suggestions and put them into action. The only problem with this process is that most people do not like to be told what to do. Someone in recovery, however, needs to go to any lengths to stay sober which entails taking suggestions to do so. Taking […]
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Jan
Jan
The world is a hectic and stressful place to reside in. With unfortunate circumstances such as road rage, cyberbullying, and judgment, people can find themselves getting wound up tighter than an eight-day clock. For most people, they let themselves get so caught up in the daily stressors without having any way to relax. Part of […]
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Jan
Jan
Someone who gets sober has to find a way to become willing to conform to what recovery entails. When your consequences become too high and you get in enough pain to change, this will often give someone the desire to stop drinking and using in the short-term. What has to happen to put consecutive sober […]
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Jan
Jan
You have been trying to get sober and nothing has worked. Now you are under the assumption that if you use your kids as a motive to get sober, you will not fail. After all, you are finally realizing your children are innocent bystanders that have been caught in the crossfire of your addiction. Taking […]
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Jan
Jan
Part of the charm of a 12-Step program is knowing that in 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) started a whole revolution of people trying to better themselves through changing their thinking, and replacing their addictive behaviors with sober ones. Since AA started, there are have been many other recovery programs that have emulated the same model […]
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Jan
Jan
People who get sober often feel like they have to or else. They feel as though they have been harshly punished by police officers, interventionalists, their boss, or their family. Their mentality may be that they were thrown under the bus when in reality what they needed was to be thrown on the bus in […]
Addiction, Recovery
Getting Sober at the New Year Not Only Sets A Pace for a Better Year – It Sets the Tone For a New Life
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Jan
Jan
Each year people set New Year’s resolutions in hopes of finally conquering the one thing that has been the bane of their existence. Losing weight, eating healthy, saving money, or changing something within their self-care regiment tends to be the most common resolutions people have each year. The New Year is a great time to […]
03
Jan
Jan
Happy New Year everybody! This year is sure to be a great one especially if you continue to navigate the road to a happy destiny. Recovery is the best choice you can make to live a healthy and prosperous life that most people desire to renew as the New Year comes. Over the past 7 […]
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Dec
Dec
One of the most notorious holidays that people drink and use is on New Year’s Eve. With the “out with the old and in with the new” mentality of kicking off a new year, people love to go out with a bang. Excessive amounts of alcohol and drugs being passed around are not uncommon for […]
