Striving for Selflessness in Sobriety
The path of addiction often leads to selfishness and an attitude that focuses mainly on meeting the addict’s own needs. Addictive behaviors cause people to isolate themselves and push away friends and family members. As their decision-making and coping skills break down they often lose the ability to consider the needs and emotions of others […]
Dealing With Troubling Thoughts
The human brain processes numerous thoughts, feelings, and ideas at a dizzying speed. All kinds of things may run into your head, often ones that are counter to your actual desires or what you know to be true. A lot of times, these unwanted thoughts simply pass by barely being noticed. However, some people do […]
Dealing With People Pleasing Behavior In Recovery
If you’re asking yourself if you’re a people pleaser, look for the following symptoms: always saying yes, having a hard time saying no, feeling like people step all over you or use you, feeling that you have to play a role around people, rather than being yourself, mood swings, and feeling a great deal of […]
5 Morning Routines To Help You Stay Sober
Recovery is an opportunity to rebuild your life. It’s not had to see how the thought of this can feel overwhelming, since there’s so much that you need to change. The key is to focus on doing one thing at a time. The urges to use your substance of choice aren’t going to go away […]
Learning to Love Yourself
For many people, addiction can both contribute to, and be fueled by a deep sense of self-shame and self-hatred. You may have tried to stop using, and your failure and helplessness leaves you feeling worthless or down on yourself. Developing a healthy sense of love for yourself and your value as a human being is […]
Dealing With Resentment In Recovery
Resentment is a common emotion, even among people who aren’t in recovery. For someone overcoming alcoholism or addiction, resentment can be a major hurdle. The feeling is caused by negative emotions that are bottled up as a result of injustices done to the individual. Holding on those feelings can become dangerous in recovery because it […]
Increasing Self Esteem In Eating Disorder Recovery
Self-esteem can be defined as a psychological term for the way people value themselves and their self-worth. Self-esteem is shaped by the unique circumstances and life experiences of each individual. For example, having positive experiences early on in life will instill a strong sense of self-esteem in a person. On the other hand, being brought […]
5 Routines To Jump-Start Your Health In Recovery
Addiction and substance abuse often wreaks havoc on your health. The cravings for a substance can overtake anything else, including what you need to do to take care of yourself. You simply want more and more of the drug, ignoring your needs for food, sleep, activity, and connection with others. That’s why setting up daily […]
Dating Someone Who Drinks: Can It Be Done?
This is the question that inevitably arises once someone in recovery feels they are ready to begin dating or even start a serious relationship with someone. It may seem like dating another person in recovery would be the best choice. The two of you could go to meeting together, talk about common issues, and have […]
Healthy Ways to Manage Anger
Enduring frustrating or supposedly unfair experiences is a normal part of being human. People bump up against each other, don’t consider each other’s feelings, and misunderstand each other in countless ways every day. Anger is a normal emotion to feel in these times, and it can be positive if used in healthy ways. At the […]