Are Video Games a Good Hobby for Sobriety?
One of the best things you can do to help boost your recovery and maintain your sobriety is to find healthy hobbies you really enjoy that can keep you busy. The distraction is always a [...]
How Does Heroin Affect the Brain?
Heroin affects the people who are addicted to it in a wide variety of ways, but one of the biggest problems is how the drug affects your brain, including its function and chemical systems. Heroin [...]
How Can I Overcome Embarrassment About my Addiction?
People who have struggled with addiction in the past often say that the embarrassment they felt over it, either when they were taking the first steps to sobriety or long after they cleaned up their [...]
How Can I Forgive Myself for Past Mistakes?
One of the hardest things about living in sobriety can be learning to live with the choices and mistakes you’ve made in the past. The things you once did may haunt you, and even if [...]
Can I Enjoy Holiday Activities Without Drugs?
One way that drug dealers and other users get people to try drugs for the first time is telling them how great some activity is while they’re under the influence. Surprisingly, this is especially true [...]
How do I Survive Christmas with my Sobriety Intact?
Ahh, Christmas. A time for family and friends, gifts from the heart and if you’re lucky enough, maybe even snow. For a lot of people, it’s also an extremely stressful time of year. From increased [...]
How do I Find Peace During the Holidays?
The holidays can be a fun, joyful time of year for a lot of people. For others, it’s a hard, painful season that brings back equally painful memories. Whether it’s past family problems that have [...]
How Can You Avoid Triggers During the Holidays?
From Thanksgiving to New Years, the holidays are crammed pack with festivities, family and friends. It’s an exciting time of year, but if you’re struggling with a past drug or alcohol addiction, it can also [...]
How Can I Survive Christmas Sober?
Thanksgiving is, for the most part, a pretty enjoyable holiday. What’s not to love about a holiday that lets you eat large amounts of delicious, homemade food and spend time with family and friends? Well, [...]
How Can I Stay Relaxed During the Holidays?
Ahh, the holidays. A time of general good cheer and wellbeing around the world for millions of people. While this time of year can be a lot of fun and enjoyable, it can also be [...]