When we’re working to rejoin society and return to our former lives, there are some specific challenges we’re often confronted with. These can threaten to derail our progress and take us off course. Our goal in recovery is to stay clean and avoid relapse, and these challenges can test...
When we are in recovery, especially after we’ve finished a treatment program, returning to our former lives can be a huge challenge for us. We’re confronted with all kinds of things that threaten our sobriety. We’re faced with addictive urges and compulsions. We have to interact with people who...
Addiction is so pervasive and all-consuming that it dominates our thoughts, emotions and behaviors until our lives are totally overtaken. One of the most destructive effects it can have is eradicating our sense of compassion and empathy. We become so consumed, obsessed even, with the subject of our addictions...
When we’re struggling with our addictions, many of us find ourselves in the most vulnerable place we’ll ever experience in our lives. We tend to fear this vulnerability as a sign of weakness, and when we’re feeling weak, we’re inclined to reject the love and support other people are...
Addiction takes over not only our lives but the lives of everyone who cares about us. It causes our loved ones to be consumed with worry and fear about our safety and wellbeing. They might stage an intervention, give an ultimatum, or distance themselves altogether. We tend to think...
Even though addiction is destructive and debilitating for many of us, and one would think we’d want to be free of it as soon as possible, we nonetheless can have a very hard time getting help. Many of us who most need help with our recovery never get the...
Recovering from our addictions is a lifelong process that for many of us takes daily work to maintain. Our sobriety can take many years to take root and have a strong foundation, in much the same way it can take our addictions time to develop and overtake our lives....
When we are ready to do the work needed for our recovery, one of the most challenging but important elements of our work is the process of self-discovery. When we have been living with addiction and mental health issues, we can feel as though we’ve forgotten who we are....
Having a gratitude practice is a very useful and effective tool when dealing with depression, anxiety and other mental health issues, as well as addiction. Many of us might not have grown up thinking about gratitude as a practice. We might express our gratitude at certain times, before meals,...
Struggling with addiction and mental health issues can leave us feeling totally alone, isolated and hopeless. We feel alone in our pain. We don’t think anyone understands the depth of our emotions. We struggle to understand how we feel, let alone verbalize and communicate it with other people. When...
Addiction is a pervasive and destructive illness that can totally take over our lives. It wreaks havoc on our emotional, mental and physical health. It leaves us with deep inner turmoil, along with serious problems in our lives and relationships. When many of us are finally ready to do...
For many of us, living with addiction has been a very isolating experience. We’ve essentially been alone with our drug or behavior of choice. There are many different reasons why we isolate. Sometimes we’re ashamed of the mistakes we’ve made and the ways in which we’ve hurt other people....
Living with addiction and mental health issues means we’re often confronted with things and people that challenge our serenity and sense of peace. We’re presented with things that make us feel uncomfortable, stressed, anxious, angry, even depressed. Addiction creates all kinds of challenging situations in our lives, frustrating daily...
Addiction recovery is about more than abstaining from our addictive substances and behaviors. It’s also about rediscovering ourselves, recreating our lives, and finding our purpose. Exploring our gifts and strengths can help us discover the unique things we have to offer the world. Focusing on these positive things can...
Watching our loved ones struggle with the pain of addiction can be one of the hardest things we’ll ever have to do. We often try different things in the hopes that we’ll be able to make them quit. We throw out their drugs and alcohol. We punish them in...
The work we do in recovery – completing a treatment program, attending therapy, working with a sponsor – are all even more beneficial when we combine them with regular support group meetings. It is a misconception that meetings are for people to sit around whining about their problems. For...
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