Being in group support is a two-way street. On one hand, people enter recovery groups to find help and inspiration, or perhaps more motivation to staying sober – or hope, that staying sober in the long-term is possible. On the other hand, your stories and struggles offer that very same consolation and reassurance to others on the […]
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If your family member or other loved one is going into recovery for a substance addiction, you might wonder exactly what your role should be. Although this journey is something that your relative has to go through on his or her own, family support is an integral part of the process. You might not be […]
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Treatment programs do not last forever. You have spent a certain amount of time surrounded by like-minded people, learning hard lessons about yourself and tools to help you in the future. Your confidence and strength is at an all time high and you have a plan in place. You can do this. Then the big […]
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If you’re worried about the challenges involved with living a sober life, you may be interested to learn there are a few things you can do to prepare. The more you understand about the process of the recovery journey, the more likely you will succeed. In this article, we’re taking a closer look at why […]
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Just as we each have unique circumstances which contribute to the forming of our self-destructive tendencies, we each have unique motivations for getting ourselves out of that danger. A person in addiction doesn’t arrive in that place overnight, and a person in recovery undertakes a similarly long journey back to a place of sobriety. What […]
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Substance abuse often starts as an attempt to change what we consider to be a personal problem. Getting drunk or high can seem like a good way to calm anxiety, act more social, get more accomplished, or take a break from stress. Even in the depths of addiction, the substances are likely to continue to […]
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Stress is a primitive, fight or flight, emotion. In early human history, it is what kept us alive. Stress is what got us moving when being chased by a lion, and what caused us to get out of bed to work our fields before the first frost ruined our food supply. In modern times, our […]
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One of the most important factors in successful recovery from a drug or alcohol addiction is learning how to ask for help when it is needed. It is often the case that being isolated from positive influence fuels the beginning stages of addiction, and is the nature of addiction to perpetuate that negative path. Addiction […]
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The experience of spending weeks in a sober living community can be exactly what is needed during the initial stages of recovery. There will come a time, however, that you are ready to leave that comforting oasis. Once you have your sober feet under you, you will be expected to begin that long journey of […]
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Once you have decided to take the steps toward living a life of sobriety, you are likely to find that other aspects of your life are also calling for change. One of the most noticeable areas of change often has to do with the dynamics of your relationships. While working on changing your own thought […]
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