Addiction Recovery
Overview
What you need to know about Addiction Recovery:
- CONTINUING CARE: Staying involved in a continuing care program for at least a year into recovery increases the odds of success
- SOBER LIVING HOMES: Also called halfway homes, these safe places provide affordable low-temptation living to those early to recovery
- STRESS: It's a recovery killer. Minimizing stress and learning stress managment techniques reduces the odds of relapse
- RELAPSE: A common but avoidable stop to recovery - How to Avoid it!
Beat Cravings with Urge Surfing
For the next 10 seconds, try not to think of a pink elephant…Impossible, right?! The fact is, the more you try to suppress an impulse to use drugs or alcohol the more fixated your mind becomes on ...
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Dealing with Emotions in Early Recovery: There Are No "Quick Fixes"
During early recovery we often find ourselves raw. But you can't heal what you can't feel. There are no quick fixes. Learn how to let it go.
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SMART Recovery: The Power of Choice
There are many pathways to recovery. If the 12 steps don’t feel right, consider SMART Recovery meetings. SMART Recovery is a free, science-based community self-help group.
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Getting Over the Recovery Blahs - Planning Excitement
After a few months, it’s easy to hit a recovery wall and start to feel bored and dissatisfied with your new clean and sober lifestyle. This dissatisfaction will pass, but until it does, you can lower your risk of relapse by taking some time to plan islands of excitement to look forward to.
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Entering Recovery as a Single Parent
When caring for the kids means seeking help for addiction: Overwhelmed by the competing demands of daily life, single parents are at a higher risk for substance abuse and addiction.
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New Year's: Reflecting on Your Progress in Recovery
New Year's can be a time for reflection, but for those in addiction recovery, it can also be a minefield. About taking stock, as this year comes to an end.
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Hating the Holidays? How to Stay Sober
The holidays are a universally stressful time of year. For those of us in recovery, unique challenges demand our care and attention.
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Test Your Holiday Relapse Risk
It’s hard to avoid the craziness of the holiday season. Take this self test and see if your Christmas habits put you at risk of relapse.
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How to Find Your Ideal AA Sponsor
Developing a support system in early recovery can be overwhelming. Choosing a sponsor is an important choice that gives stability. Here's what to look out for.
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Reworking the 12 Steps After a Relapse
Learn how to see 'the steps' as opportunities. After relapse, making the most of them hinges on our attitude and on our willingness to change.
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Adding Spiritual Practices to Our Recovery
Does spirituality have a place in recovery? Find out how spiritual practices can make a real difference and help us in our sobriety and daily living.
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Avoiding Bitterness: Learn to Let Go of Resentment
Does the true cost of resentment go beyond taking up room in our hearts and mind? Learn how to let go of bitterness and baggage.
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Understanding the 'Dry Drunk' & Steps to Permanent Change
Understanding what it means to be a "dry drunk" and un-learning negative behaviors can pave the way to permanent recovery.
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Facing Self-Deception & Trust Issues in Recovery
Self-deception is rarely a conscious process. Sobriety and recovery naturally yield clarity but it's a process and it requires conscious effort.
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Addicted Victims of Abuse: Recovery Options
Exploring ideas for life-change, where domestic abuse complicates addiction recovery and addiction makes it harder to break free from abuse.
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"Powerlessness"? Why It's Your 1st Step to Freedom
Powerlessness is one of the most difficult things to accept in early recovery. Free yourself from unhealthy expectations and futile pursuits.
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