Preparing for Roadblocks that Come Up in Recovery There can sometimes be a huge misconception about sobriety that many newly recovering addicts and alcoholics may be bummed to learn about. Interested? The saying that, “you will live a life beyond your wildest dreams” doesn’t happen overnight, and it isn’t referring to being rich and famous. …
Pride in Recovery: A Double-Edged Sword Today we will be looking at what pride can mean when it comes to substance abuse and recovery. People become addicted to mind-altering substances for numerous reasons. For some, addiction is an illness that runs in the family; they become addicts basically after picking up the habits of parents, siblings, spouses, …
Geography as Part of the Problem, and Solution, in Recovery The word “uncomfortable” is defined as, “feeling unease or awkwardness.” The majority of addicts and alcoholics are all too familiar with the feeling of discomfort. Before our sobriety, we drank and used drugs to mask our discontent. We have been consistently running from our consciousness, …
Maintaining sobriety after rehab treatment can be a great challenge for anyone. Knowing well the difficulty of early recovery, we devised a few easy methods of helping bolster your sobriety. The following are our five ways to help maintain your sobriety. Connect with Others in Recovery Connect with other people during recovery, especially those who …
Addiction: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Unfortunately, many people who have never stepped foot into the fellowship rooms of a Twelve-Step addiction recovery program have extremely negative and inaccurate perceptions of addiction. This is primarily due to the fact that these people only see the destructive results of this obsession and allergy. Once …
Have you ever seen the Youtube video of the little girl standing on her sink, spouting positive affirmations about her life in front of her mirror? In sobriety, positive affirmations play an important role in our lives just like this little girl. She is filled with such life and hope and gratitude as she bops …
Making Recovery the Priority The phrase “one day at a time” or “just for today” are cornerstones of 12-step fellowships. When we are in early sobriety, the thought of never being able to drink or use drugs again is a scary thought. These phrases are designed to show to us that all we need to …
We came to our fellowship to find a new way to live, a sober way to live. After years of mental anguish and horrible abuse on our bodies, we finally decided to come into the rooms. Thankfully, we are endlessly supplied with tips to help keep us sober and happy in our new lives. We …
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Substituting Addictions Replacing one addiction with another seems like the best way to overcome substance abuse. When I first came into the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, I figured I was going to learn how to drink like normal people. I couldn’t wait to have one glass of wine with dinner at Christmas and be able …
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How To Stop Beating Yourself Up While every recovering addict has their own unique experiences and struggles, we do share a few common traits and habits. You will hear those habits talked about at meetings and over coffee. One thing that many in recovery can relate to is the concept of “beating yourself up.” This …
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