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Assessing Strengths and Weaknesses in Recovery
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses is an excellent way to build your personal and professional life. In addition, the value in having an insightful grasp on who you are and what you offer others pr…
What Are Your Automatic Thoughts About Recovery?
We are survivors of our experiences and, most importantly, our thoughts about those experiences. As children, we begin our thought lives based on how we are expected to respond and how we see others r…
Why do you think most substance abusers are resistant to getting treatment?
Acknowledging that your loved one has a substance use addiction can be frightening for you and for them. It's human nature to resist confronting that which promises to cause us pain, either physically…
Dealing With Past Trauma Improves Recovery
The past doesn't determine the future. The decision to repeat the past or learn how to cope with traumatic experiences is personal. However, the choice to work on processing and releasing yourself fro…
Are You Ready for Recovery?
Deciding to begin a journey of recovery starts with you. You choose your recovery. Addiction is a brain disorder that is chronic but treatable. Maintain the idea that you can overcome addiction. You n…
Assessing Your Risks for Relapse
Any time you decide to make a change, you commit to a process. In some cases, the process lasts a short time, but the results remain with you throughout your life. In other cases, like addiction treat…
Asking for Support From Your Family
Relying on our families is one sure way to get through recovery. Families do not just include those biologically related to us but also those we have claimed as kin throughout our lives. Experience in…
Choosing What to Eat Can Improve Your Recovery
What you eat can determine the success of your addiction recovery. Eating healthy foods can provide health benefits for anyone, especially those recovering from substance use disorder (SUD). Alcohol o…
Addiction Can Happen to Anyone
Stigma results from false ideas, misunderstandings, and general ignorance about an issue. Negative attitudes toward persons struggling with any issue are a result of stigma. Another result of stigma i…
The Power of Exercise Over Our Minds
The connection between your mind and body is integral to your well-being. Your mind determines how you feel, and how you think affects how you feel, as well. Therefore, the circle between your mind an…
5 Things to Keep in Mind When Dating Someone in Recovery
You're on your third date, and you really like where this is going. Then he breaks the news – he's in recovery from substance abuse. He tells you this is typically where his budding relationships end,…
What Is Polysubstance Use?
Polysubstance use is common among those who abuse alcohol or other substances. However, polysubstance use also occurs among people who use caffeine and nicotine to cope with the side effects of poor l…
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