Telling Lies – Why You Do It, and What It Does to Your Relationships Telling lies. When you think about it, we all do it, but when you’re struggling with an addiction, sometimes it really feels like that’s all you’re ever doing is telling lies. You lie about what you’ve been doing when you [...]
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Addicted? Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes Are you addicted? Is a loved one? If you are living with your own addiction or that of someone you love, you don’t have to be reminded of the struggle and pain involved. You know it all too well. What you may not know right now, is what the [...]
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Tired of The Same Old Rehab Experience? You Might Need Something Different When you’re tired of the same old rehab experience, chances are you’ve been through it a time or two before. It’s also pretty likely that you didn’t connect with the process, or you might not be feeling tired of the situation right [...]
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Deep and Connected Face to Face Relationships – Why You Need Them Deep and connected face to face relationships might be one of the most important aspects of overcoming an addiction, but many people don’t really understand the value of them until they live without them. The thing is that it might be loneliness [...]
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Overcoming Self-Defeating Thoughts and Behavior—Making Recovery a Reality Self-defeating thoughts and behaviors are hallmarks of addiction, and so some cannot be helped without help. For example, when the brain and body become substance dependent, they ‘insist’ upon a steady supply of the addictive substance. Cravings are biologically based at that point, and compulsive use is [...]
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Codependency And Verbal Abuse Many people grew up hearing a statement that went like this: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Do you think that’s really true? Words can cause a great deal of pain to anyone and especially someone who struggles with codependency traits and/or addiction. Today, [...]
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Grief Reactions--the Costs of Addiction Grief reactions are some of the most painful experiences we can have. And, losses can be far more wide-ranging and complex than we typically think. So can grief. An addictive illness is a deep and fertile ground for losses of all sorts, as well as for complicated and prolonged grief [...]
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Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired, you join the ranks of countless people with active addictions. This is how many have described their situations just prior to seeking help. And, it is the condition cited often when people with addictions are asked [...]
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Feelings of Depression, Substance Abuse, And Men Depression and substance abuse go hand in hand much of the time. Whether a person is depressed and tries to cope with it by drinking or drugging, or a person gets depressed as a result of drinking or drugging, the correlation is there. Some mental health professionals state [...]
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The Opposite of Addiction – Why it Might Not be Sobriety Have you ever wondered what the opposite of addiction really is? Is it sobriety? Many of us would say that yes, this is absolutely the opposite of having an addiction, but what if it’s something else? What if we take the idea of [...]
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SMART Recovery Empowers You To Create a Good Life If there’s one thing many recovering alcoholics or addicts will tell you is that when they first began recovery, it helped them to have some sort of support system. It could have been a supportive spouse, support group, 12 Step group, counselor, doctor, rehab, friends, and [...]
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Should You Try Rehab Even if You Think it Won’t Work? Should you try rehab even if you think it won’t work? People ask this question every day, but the answer isn’t always as clear as we would like. However, new research shows that if you’re certain that you’re ready to start living clean [...]
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Recovery Basics: Don’t Let Your Past Dictate Your Future Everyone has a past. Some people can look behind them and be alright with the memories and decisions. Other people have a difficult time with their past. They have painful memories and have not made the best decisions for their lives. This is especially true for [...]
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Why Do I Drink More Than I Want To? There are millions of people across the nation who drink more than they want to, and it’s not like they do this just once or twice. They do it over and over – month after month and year after year. There have been so many times [...]
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An Addictive Illness--Accepting It and Dealing with It, or Not An addictive illness is no small experience. And, it doesn’t matter short your bout with one is. It is still going to be a serious challenge and a very memorable life event. It can be prevented. An addiction is a powerful illness, and anyone who [...]
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An Addict’s Life—the Underbelly of Addiction An addict’s life is mystifying to someone who has never had a substance problem, and to those who have, it can cause a deep and abiding compassion. I think this compassion is partially why so many in addiction recovery stay in 12-Step programs like AA or NA (Alcoholics Anonymous [...]
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A Family Disease--Addiction and Its Ripple Effect Addiction truly is a family disease. When a loved one is addicted, the household loses its routine and sense of safety. The family lives with abnormal and prolonged, relentless stress. Unexpected, disruptive and even traumatic things happen, affecting everyone. Even when things are OK, there is the expectation [...]
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Dual Diagnosis: Drinking and Depression Dual diagnosis treatment Drinking and depression, or dual diagnosis, go hand in hand. There are over 16 million adults struggling with clinical depression in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. There are over 350 million people who struggle with depression globally. That’s a [...]
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Prescription Pain Medication When You’re Overcoming An Addiction to Opioids For many who are overcoming an addiction of any kind, prescription pain medications can be a pretty scary proposition. Most people who are in a solid addiction recovery understand that opioids can be a trigger to relapse, and this can be terrifying. In fact, [...]
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Conflict, Confrontation, Avoidance and Addiction Conflict is no stranger to people with substance problems. It lies in wait for us seemingly at every turn when things are finally beginning to fall apart. The conflict with loved ones is apt to be quite intense, but so is the inner conflict of anyone with an addiction. Similarly, [...]
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Does Addiction Treatment Work? Yes, if... Addiction treatment isn't a magical spell, although the results may surpass the magical, soaring into the miraculous. 'Miracle' is a commonly heard word in 12 Step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous (AA and NA). People will encourage newcomers to the groups to not leave until the miracle [...]
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What is the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Detox Process Like? With alcoholism and drug addiction running rampant across the nation, the topic of detox is common among those who desire to quit drinking or drugging. In fact, for many people, even the thought of going through detox can be quite frightening because they don’t want [...]
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Recovery Complications--When Sobriety is Uncomfortable Recovery complications come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some are simply irritants and other can be catastrophic. Like many people say, sometimes you clearly wonder if there is 'another relapse' left in you. It's unfortunate, but many have made multiple efforts--earnest, hard-working efforts--to get sober but return to [...]
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Tips To Stay Sober At Work After Treatment Congratulations on attending addiction treatment and completing it! Being sober has probably given you a new zest for life. Yes, most people that head into treatment have lost quite a bit of good things in their lives and quite possibly have hit rock bottom. Getting out of [...]
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Ready for Rehab--Making It Happen When you are ready for rehab, it's time to take action and make it happen. Unfortunately, sometimes we feel we just can't take one more step at that point. Lots of us surrender to the notion of rehab when we are truly exhausted, can't think, and can't plan. That is [...]
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Ways to Help Finance Your Rehab Stay Struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol can cause a lot of misery for the addict and the family. Too many families are on an emotional roller coaster ride due to someone’s inability to stay clean or sober. Maybe the person struggling with addiction doesn’t want to [...]
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Everyone Wants to Know How to Cure Addiction – What They Find can be Daunting Everyone wants to know how to cure addiction. It’s the biggest question out there because so many people struggle with this issue. Whether it’s alcohol, illicit substances, pain pills, nicotine, or something more subtle, like gaming, addiction is a [...]
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The Vicious Cycles of Dual Diagnosis Issues Dual diagnosis treatment There are many vicious cycles of dual diagnosis issues, or in co-existing substance and mental health disorders. This is one of the reasons they can be so tormenting, and go for long periods untreated. They are often overlooked or even misdiagnosed because of [...]
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Misuse of Ritalin--Prescription Stimulant Abuse and Addiction Misuse of Ritalin (methylphenidate) leads to addiction for many people and can cause many physical and psychological problems long before misuse is severe. Ritalin is a psychostimulant drug, often called simply a stimulant. It activates the brain and central nervous system causing increased activity. When used medically, it [...]
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Are You Drinking To Cope With Anxiety? It’s no secret that many people drink in order to combat anxiety. After one or two drinks, they state that they feel more relaxed and can navigate relationships or social scenes better. This may sound great, but there are many people who cannot stop drinking after just one [...]
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Sober Is One Thing But Recovery Is Another With millions of people struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction, the topic of recovery is becoming more and more popular. You can find men and women talking about rehab treatment and recovery efforts around the water coolers at work, at the doctor’s office, and on the subway. [...]
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A Personal Note – Letting Your Addicted Grown Child Have Her Own Life Can be Really Tough This week for a personal note, I want to talk about how letting your addicted grown child have her own life can be so hard. This is one of the areas that I personally really struggle with, [...]
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Concerned about Concerta Abuse and Addiction? Concerta abuse and addiction are reasonable concerns even if you or a loved one have a legitimate medical prescription. Concerta is an especially problematic drug that is misused often by teenagers and young adults. But, anyone at any age can develop problems with it. Prescribed for ADHD, or Attention-Deficit [...]
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Maintaining Positive Energy During Recovery – What You Think is What You Are For years, experts have understood that maintaining positive energy during recovery is essential to experience success in their journey, but a new way of thinking suggests that what think might actually become what you are. In other words, if you think [...]
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