Understanding the changes that need to take place in sobriety is essential to recovery. One of those changes is who you choose to spend your time with. When you were active in your addiction, the friends you hung around with probably drank and used as heavily as you did. You and your drinking and using […]
Category Archives: Recovery
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The definition of relapse is “to suffer deterioration after a period of improvement.” Another definition is “a deterioration in someone’s state of health after a temporary improvement.” Regarding someone with substance addiction, relapse is a return to drugs and alcohol after a period of sobriety. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 40-60% of […]
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One of the tasks that you will have to accomplish each day in rehab or at a sober living is making your bed. Ever wonder why making your bed is an essential duty to those in the recovery world? The chore itself is menial and effortless unless you toss and turn like a gymnast in […]
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Making your way through the 12-Steps means you have admitted you are powerless. You have developed a relationship with a Higher Power, found your part, and admitted it. Your support system has helped you accept your character defects. With your sponsor’s help, you have made a list of people you have harmed and tried to […]
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Going through life alone would be painful and isolating. When trying to stay sober, having like-minded people around to walk you through the tough times is imperative. The technical term is peer advocacy, which means having one-on-one support or support in a group by relating to similar experiences. People in recovery have successfully focused on […]
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Drugs and alcohol poison the mind of a person who is addicted to them. The powerful obsession of addiction will start to feed lies through the brain and make someone believe that they are not worthy and that no one cares about their situation. When the belief begins to occur, the person with the addiction […]
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Your philosophy of life may entail giving someone the shirt off your back when they are in need. That ideal is pretty common with most caring people. However, for someone who is suffering from addiction and offering the shirt off their back when they are actively using and drinking can be slightly skewed. The concept […]
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Not too many people like to be told what to, plain and simple. Someone who struggles with addiction from drugs and alcohol will typically possess the characteristics of entitlement and rebellion because they honestly believe they know best. However, when they get knocked down enough to accept surrender, they may become more willing to hear […]
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Fear comes in many different forms that can each keep a person from becoming healthy. When the word “healthy” is used, people usually think it means to be physically fit, but what about mental health? Self-care does not necessarily mean only taking care of the outside of a person with a pedicure or working out, […]
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Now that you made it to rehab, congratulations on making the most of your time for your recovery! You might have arrived here through a court-order, family intervention, or prompted by your employer to attend treatment because your drinking or drug use was out of control. Especially if you were found under the influence of […]
