Surviving a Rough Day
All humans have some days when it seems like nothing’s going right. Little annoyances or unwanted thoughts start piling up or being more bothersome. The recovery process can be a very emotionally vulnerable time, since it’s such a drastic rebuilding your life. For that reason, you may have a day when cravings feel stronger, difficult […]
Transforming Alienation to Connection in Recovery
Addicts must deal with a lot of different feelings that can hold them back from making a full recovery. One of the things that can be an issue for people with addictions is the sense of alienation that they experience. Addicts might view themselves as outsiders in society because they are haunted by a feeling […]
How Music Can Support Your Recovery Process
Addiction is a multifaceted condition, with a wide variety of possible causes and factors. Because it is something that takes over every aspect of your life so completely, recovery involves a radical transformation of rebuilding every aspect of your life and health. This is the main reason there is so much diversity in the methods […]
Pain Management That Avoids Addiction
A 2014 report by the World Health Organization found that opioid overdoses cause almost 70,000 deaths per year worldwide. While prescription painkillers such as Vicodin and Oxycontin have been tremendously helpful for many people in chronic pain, these drugs also carry tremendous danger for abuse and addiction. Living with severe chronic pain can make every […]
How To Have A Sober Spring Break
The notion of spring break usually brings to mind images of partying with drugs, alcohol, and scantily clad college students in some exotic locale. In other words, it’s not exactly the type of environment that is beneficial for someone who is sober. But that doesn’t have to mean that sober college students have to miss […]
Getting Out of the Blame Game for Addicts
Because there are so many complex layers when it comes to addiction, there are a number of distinct problems that addicts must face as they get involved in recovery. One thing that becomes an issue is the tendency to place blame. Addicts often get in the habit of blaming everything or everyone but themselves when […]
5 Ways To Help You Find True Happiness
There would be virtually no danger of addiction to drugs or alcohol if those substances didn’t offer an often high degree of “fun.” However, before long, those feelings dissipate, so that it stops being as much fun as it used to. So you do more, and continue using compulsively, overdoing even when it hurts you. […]
5 Tips for Dealing with Insomnia in Recovery
One thing that is very important, yet often hard to come by for people in addiction recovery is a good night’s sleep. Addiction can disrupt your body’s circadian rhythms and lead to dependence on a specific substance to help you fall asleep. Without the usual nightcap, people in recovery can struggle with insomnia for weeks […]
5 Steps You Can Take To Heal From Trauma
Traumatic events are not something you can simply “get over.” If you have lived in an unsafe environment or a war zone, have been the victim of violence or abuse, or have been hurt or neglected by people you trusted, you can find yourself living with emotions that go beyond your natural ability to cope, […]
How Malnutrition Plays a Role in Depression
There can be a myriad of factors which can cause or contribute to depression and one of the most surprising and complicated of them is malnutrition. Currently, 1 in 10 Americans is diagnosed with depression and efforts at achieving remission for the disorder have had limited success. A number of people may struggle to make […]