Where’s the Line Between an Alcoholic and a Heavy Drinker? With alcohol use being socially accepted on a fairly wide basis throughout the country, it can be difficult to tell the difference between heavy drinking and a full-fledged alcohol dependence. While both can have negative consequences, an alcohol use disorder is far more destructive in …
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Reliving Your Stories of Drugs and Drinking If there is one thing we in the Anonymous rooms know for sure, it is how dark it can get out there when we aren’t sober. That being said, in sobriety one of the many gifts of meetings and working a program is never having to feel that …
Reasons to Avoid the Recovery Cliche of Using Steroids It’s pretty common for a lot of people who are new to recovery to want to get back into physical shape. Studies have shown that people who exercise have higher levels of endorphins and serotonin, which definitely helps with the mood swings that can come with …
Common Thinking Issues Among Alcoholics In the world of sobriety, there are a lot of terms and phrases that get used pretty often that help describe our behaviors, our thought processes, and our actions. Alcoholic thinking is one of those sayings that you hear about in recovery. You’ve read the signs on the walls, the …
A Rundown of the Riskiest Substances Since we were young we’ve been told time and time again that drugs are bad, and to avoid them at all costs. By our teachers, by our parents, family members, and even those motivational and DARE speakers they had come into school. These early attempts may have helped some …
I never realized before I came into the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous that I was an alcoholic, and I never even knew what an alcoholic really meant. When I heard the word alcoholism , I always pictured a homeless old man, toothless and sitting under an overpass. I was uneducated on just how many people …
One of the hardest but most useful tools of sobriety, and really life in general, is finding and keeping gratitude in dark times. We are often told in the rooms to practice an “attitude of gratitude.” When I first heard this I thought it meant being polite, and saying thank you when someone did something …
The Hidden Realities of Getting Sober The goal for those whose drinking has become a problem is sobriety. Once you reach that goal, you feel victorious. However, life certainly doesn’t come to a finish after giving up alcohol. Alcoholism can pull you back in at any time. Most of your focus has been on walking …
Maintaining Gratitude (and Sobriety) Amid the Holidaze The holidays can be a tough time of the year for most people. Between traveling, cooking and buying presents the stress can become overwhelming for anyone; toss being clean/sober into the equation and that stress can reach dangerous levels. Stress during the holidays is a normal thing but …
The Intoxicating Nature of Holiday Celebrations We are entering the holiday season, and as the old saying goes it is time to eat, drink and be merry. While this time of year is one full of family, socializing and plenty to https://farlive.wpenginepowered.com/rehab-for-the-holidays/eat and drink, what if you are a recovering addict? With our community of …
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