Let Addiction Recovery Help You Create A Life You Love
Have you ever looked at other people who seemed to have their lives together and wondered how they could be so happy? Did you ever think they were so happy that they had to be faking it? Nobody could really be that happy, right? If you’ve been struggling with an addiction to alcohol or drugs, […]
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Doing The Work In Recovery: What Do I Do With My Defects?
When you begin addiction recovery, just putting down the drink or drug isn’t enough. Sure, quitting substances when you’re struggling with addiction to them is great. However, recovery tends to involve more than just abstaining. Often, there’s “work” involved in recovering from addiction, as well as pain, emotional, or mental health issues. You can begin […]
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Growing Up With Addicted Parents: How It Affects Children
There are approximately 34 million men and women struggling with substance abuse and/or alcoholism in the United States. This number is disheartening, as that’s a lot of people who are suffering from chemical addiction. What oftentimes gets forgotten among such statistics is the number of children being raised in such homes. When Mom or Dad […]
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Addiction Treatment: Are All Opioids Addictive?
It probably comes as no surprise to know that opioid addiction is at an all-time high. If you watch the news, you may hear stories or statistics regarding opioid addiction. Or, you may know someone who has become addicted to pain pills or a harsher opioid, such as heroin. You may even be struggling with […]
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The Power of Choosing Positivity: It Takes Guts
Have you ever wondered why success comes easily for some people and not so easily for others? They may have even put in the same amount of effort, but one reaches their goals and the other doesn’t. One factor that comes into play is oftentimes overlooked: The type of thoughts going on in their head. […]
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Is Addiction Causing You To Isolate?
Spending time alone can be wonderful, but if you’ve ditched your friends and family to be alone, you may be isolating. You may think you’re just enjoying solo time, but in reality, you could be avoiding people directly due to your drinking or using drugs. When it comes to recovery from addiction, many on the […]
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