Seven Ways to Show Yourself Some Love
February is the month of love, with Valentine’s Day on the 14th, and while we’re constantly searching for new ways to take care of the people we love and to show them how we feel, we’re often overlooking one of the people who needs our love the most: ourselves! You are either your biggest fan or your greatest enemy, and [...]
Why Does Your Family Need Support Too?
Something that you should consider as you start taking the steps you need to get clean and take back control of your life is the impact your addiction has had on your family. Chances are, you’ve already thought about this, and depending on your situation, you may have even had a falling out or argument with your loved ones about [...]
Why a Good Outlook Matters so Much
You are what you eat. You reap what you sow. What you give is what you get. Chances are, you’ve probably heard one of these phrases used before to explain that the attitude with which you approach life, and the choices you make, play a major part in determining how you not only treat yourself, but how you treat others [...]
Why is Denial Dangerous?
The first step to getting help with drug or alcohol addiction is admitting that you have a problem with a substance. You have to be willing to come to terms with having an addiction before anyone, even you, can help you. Denying that a problem exists is one of the top reasons people delay getting help; they just don’t think [...]
Can You Stay Sober Through Tough Times?
Sobriety can be a bear sometimes. It’s easy to let yourself get caught up in stress, and before you know it, you’re itching for a hit or a drink again. It doesn’t help that stress, whether it’s from work, home or relationships, is one of the top reasons why people start using in the first place. Add on the fact [...]
Why You Need to Push Through the Bad Days
Whether you left an addiction treatment program a week ago or a decade ago, chances are by now you’ve experienced both the good days, where it feels like your life may be slowly coming back together, and the bad days, the days it feels like you’re one more frustration or stressor away from relapsing and spiraling back down into addiction. [...]
The Benefits of Rock Bottom
Rock bottom is a place almost every person who’s struggled with addiction has been before. For some people, it’s less severe than others. No two people on this planet are exactly alike, and everyone hits their own rock bottom in a different way, for different reasons. When you’re at this point, it can be scary and overwhelming, to think about [...]
Why is Addiction Treatment Focusing on Fitness?
When we think about the treatment options for addiction to drugs or alcohol, it’s not uncommon to think about group therapy, AA or NA, inpatient clinical stays, and a lot of talking about how we feel. Some centers simply adopt a one-size-fits-all school of thought, while others are more customized to what a person needs. One thing that is becoming [...]
3 Reasons you Should Consider an Inpatient Treatment Program
When you’re examining all of your options for a treatment program for your addiction to drugs or alcohol, there’s several factors to consider right away. Which are affordable or covered by your insurance, which ones offer the programs or specializations you want, and of course, if you want to attend an inpatient or outpatient treatment program. While both programs have [...]
How do I Control Cravings Without Snacking so Much?
One of the most common ways some recovering addicts cope with cravings for drug or alcohol is to eat something, whether just a snack or a full meal, to distract themselves. While this in itself may not be unhealthy, if someone has repeated cravings throughout a day, the calories can add up, and it’s important not to replace one addiction [...]