Addicts are People, not Just Statistics
There are almost countless statistics about addiction and its effects on people. There are statistics and charts about every drug, alcohol, treatment types, treatment effectiveness, the list just goes on and on. With all of these numbers and facts tossed around so frequently, it’s not uncommon for people to lose sight of the fact that the people who are at [...]
How Can I Stop Beating Myself up for my Past Mistakes?
You did something dumb once. Maybe more than once. Maybe you’ve done more dumb things than you can count. It could be something big and dumb, or small and dumb. Dumb is dumb, and when we feel like something that we’ve done is hanging over us like a cloud, it can be hard to stop constantly berating ourselves over it. [...]
How to Rebuild Trust with Loved ones After Addiction
One of the biggest consequences of addiction to drugs or alcohol is the impact it has on your relationships with friends and family. The basis of any healthy relationship is trust, and addiction has the tendency to destroy trust completely. People who struggle with addiction often lie and steal from their loved ones to further their addiction, and they can [...]
Why should I Consider Inpatient Addiction Treatment?
Addiction is a serious, potentially devastating disease that can have serious ramifications in your life in many different ways. People are affected by addiction in different ways, and over time as we’ve learned more about addiction, we’ve developed a wider range of ways to treat addiction and help people achieve sobriety. There are two general types of programs for addiction [...]
Overcoming Fear by Leaning into Fear
Fear comes from many different places, and it can drive people to do things they never imagined. It’s the emotion that can keep you out of a dangerous situation, or prevent you from branching out and trying something new in life. When it comes to addiction and recovery, it can be scary to take that first step. The fear of [...]
Why is Self Care so Important?
When you take care of yourself, you feel at your best. This means taking care of your body, taking care of your mind and taking care of what makes you you. The better you feel, the better able you are to withstand the hardships of life. This is especially true when it comes to addiction, but anyone can benefit from [...]
Why Progress not Perfection is Important
As hard as we may try, not one person on this planet is perfect. Not a single person, past or present, has been able to say they’ve lived a mistake free life, and that they regret nothing. Just as the way we go through life isn’t perfect, the way we proceed with our recovery and sobriety isn’t always perfect. What’s [...]
Why is it Hard to Regain my Family’s Trust?
When we struggle with addiction, we often lie outright to the people around us. Whether it’s occasionally, daily or if every word out of our mouth is untrue, it has a massive ripple effect through our lives. Despite what we’d rather think, almost every relationship, friendship or association is based on trust. Family, friends and employers are most often affected [...]
Why it’s Important to be Honest About your Addiction
When we feel ashamed, embarrassed or generally unpleasant about something, we tend to try to avoid it or hide it. We would rather sweep things under the rug than face them most of the time, and this is especially true when it comes to addiction. Society has drilled it into our brains that having an addiction is shameful, and that [...]
What to do When you Want to Give up on Yourself
When you’re battling addiction, chances are there will be or has been a time when you’ve hit rock bottom. Rock bottom is the lowest place you can possibly find yourself, and it’s usually different for everyone, though rock bottom generally shares some common themes. When you reach this point, it’s common to feel extremely negative about yourself. Many people tear [...]