Drug Addiction on College Campuses
Going to college is like walking into a whole new world but can unfortunately cause you to start forming bad habits or other students can encourage you to continue them. According to the National Center [...]
How to Stay Motivated During Recovery
Motivation is the driving force behind every action. Motivation is what will help you want to become sober. Without motivation, you will find it easier to sink back to old habits and forget why you [...]
How to Face Your Fears
Fears are fears for a reason. Some can be avoidable like fear of sharks or roller coasters where you can just avoid the ocean and amusement parks. Some fears are hard to avoid like speaking [...]
How to Prevent a Slip from Turning to a Relapse
A relapse can occur when you are sober for a long period of time but returns to substance abuse. A slip is when you return to substance abuse but stops when they automatically regret their [...]
Stop Holding a Grudge if You Want to Progress in Recovery
It is easy to hold a grudge because, let’s face it, resentment can feel pretty darn good sometimes. We get to sit and stew in our own frustrations and negative feelings about something rather than [...]
What to Do When Drinking Harms Loved Ones
It is hard to know what to do when faced with your own addiction. It can feel like a series of failures, even if you recognize that you have a serious problem and need help. [...]
Addiction and Low Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is the way that you look at yourself. Having a low self-esteem is not feeling like you are worthy of feeling happy or having any success. Some turn to substance abuse as a temporary [...]
Transformation and Healing Takes Time: Here’s How to Get Started
Even for people who have anxiety and fear, growing into the person you want to become is possible with a little bit of time, patience, and transformative healing power. Honoring feelings rather than stuffing them [...]
Creating Healthy Relationships
Before you entered into treatment, maybe your old friends were enabling or supporting your substance abuse instead of encouraging you to get help. Maybe they treated you badly but you still hung out with them [...]
These 3 Types of Addictions Are Socially “Accepted” and Dangerous
Some drugs are known to be socially accepted because people think they are not ‘really’ addictions. The challenge of changing perceptions is to notice how it impacts social relationships and a person’s life, including mental [...]