Early recovery feels like a rollercoaster. Emotions, which stayed long dormant from drug and alcohol use, typically begin to surface and often cause internal chaos.…
Many addicts in recovery discover that negative self-talk contributes to maladaptive coping behavior and bad habits. Addiction presents a vicious cycle where poor self esteem…
Unless you’ve never been affected by the ugly, destructive reality that is addiction, then you’re likely to know common ways addicts manipulate all too well.…
Overcoming an alcohol use disorder is an ongoing process, one which can include setbacks. Many people like to talk about recovery as this linear upward…
We’ve all seen the trope. A person struggling with active addiction gets wrangled up and abruptly thrown in front of a concerned group of loved…
According to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), fentanyl overdose has become the number one killer of Americans aged 18-45. Between…
The decision to get sober is not an easy one, and early on we often do not fully understand what that commitment entails. Early recovery…
It’s a classic scenario: a parent, significant other, or friend swoops in to help a struggling addict who has found themselves in a difficult situation…
When someone thinks of an alcoholic they may imagine someone with messed up clothes, bad hair, no job, and maybe no place to live. This…
It’s the drive home from outpatient. You had a good session today: participated in group, got acknowledgement from your counselor for being on track, and…