Solving Life’s Problems without Addiction
For an addict, drinking or using drugs becomes an easy escape allowing them to avoid facing conflict, painful emotions, or harsh realities of life. Most people who have had addictions for years lose many of their problem-solving skills or might have had limited skills, to begin with. Addicts don’t have a habit of solving problems […]
How Adult Children Take On The Traits of An Alcoholic Parent
Growing up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional home will take its toll on an adult. In 1983, Dr. Jan Woititz published a book called Adult Children Of Alcoholics that would shed more light on the phenomenon, and make the term “adult child” more widely known. Her book goes into detail about the 13 characteristics […]
Alternatives to Self Medicating In Dealing With Anxiety
Anxiety can be a deeply destabilizing and disempowering condition. If you find your nerves getting in the way of the kind of life you really want, it can be easy to simply reach for whatever will help soften the fearful feelings and make you feel back in control. While it is understandable why someone suffering […]
Chris Christie Discusses Drug Addiction for Presidential Campaign
With the state of rising drug addiction in the U.S. and especially the epidemic of prescription drug abuse, many candidates on the presidential campaign are weighing in on this important topic. Republican candidate, Chris Christie has been discussing the issue especially in terms of providing treatment for addicts rather than incarceration as a better way […]
6 Stages of Change for Addicts
At some point in every addict’s journey, they realize that in order to escape the negative consequences of their addiction they need to make major changes in their life. In fact, recovery is really a process of tremendous change that takes place over a long period of time. Addicts must change a lot of things […]
Punk Singer Jack Grisham is Making the 12-Steps Work For Him
The 12-step program of recovery from addiction dates back to the 1930s and is the most well-known method of achieving sobriety. It has attracted the attention and saved the lives, of countless people from every walk of life imaginable. People who couldn’t be more different from each other meet, united only in their desire to […]
Does Alcoholism Always Lead To Drug Addiction?
The term “gateway drug” gets tossed around a lot, but yet many of us are still unsure of what it really means. A gateway drug refers to a substance that introduces a person to drug use in general and sometimes addiction. This substance is normally something inexpensive and easy to acquire. This gateway drug use […]
Structuring Your Environment in Recovery
Recovering from an addiction can feel chaotic at first as you go through a roller coaster of emotions and learn how to handle life as a sober person. In order to gain control of your progress in early recovery and get a solid foundation for sobriety, it is important to learn how to structure your […]
Taking A Closer Look At Addiction And Alcoholism Denial
In order to make a change when it comes to using drugs or alcohol, it’s necessary for a person to admit they have a problem. When a person has destroyed their lives and the lives of those around them but continues to drink or use drugs, they are in denial. Denial means they are unable […]
Tips For Dealing With Family Dysfunction And Recovery During The Holidays
There’s nothing like getting back with your family during the holidays to stir up old resentments and issues that you thought you had overcome. Even those who have been in recovery for years have trouble when reuniting with a dysfunctional family during the holiday season. This is why it’s so important to have a strategy […]