If you are reading this and have battled addiction, there is no doubt that you have, at one time or another, felt like you were disappointing someone. Whether you did something inappropriate under the influence, committed a crime, or anything in between, human emotion will provoke disappointment from others based on your alcohol and drug […]
Tag Archives: Family
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Apr
Apr
Once spring starts showing up, Easter is right around the corner. While this fun-filled holiday originated from religious events, kids today mostly see bunny rabbits, prize eggs, and candy. The tradition of Easter egg hunting was actually a pre-Christian tradition that symbolized the new birth of creatures that happened during the spring. Men would hide […]
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Jan
Jan
Enabling is typically a factor in someone’s recovery which can come in many different forms. From the police officer who lets a driver under the influence go to the store clerk who sells someone who is clearly intoxicated more alcohol, enabling happens all the time. The family is known most commonly as the prime enablers […]
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Jan
Jan
A frequent question that people who do not suffer from an addiction ponder is why someone who does battle addiction will not simply stop drinking and using cold turkey. The obviousness of their awful consequences does not register as to why they would continue to keep doing what they are doing when they keep getting […]
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Dec
Dec
Having a loved one suffer from addiction is one of the most difficult things to endure. Although they may not be sick in the traditional sense that many think of cancer, heart attack, or diabetes, they are still sick from all the symptoms that addiction brings about. What separates addiction from other illnesses is that […]
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