Custody battles can be an extremely painful time. It’s necessary to gather the tools we’ve learned in recovery and remain calm and sober during these trying times. Many of us struggling with addiction are also grappling with the difficulties of divorce. One of the most challenging aspects of divorce is a custody battle. These can […]
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Our Lasting Regrets
Painful memories and feelings of remorse can drag us down. When we start talking about them, they start to lose their power over us and true healing begins. We come to associate our addictions with the many things we regret. These regrets might include the ways in which we’ve hurt the people we care about, […]
Addiction and Job Opportunities
If you’re struggling with thoughts of suicide, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Exploring the difficult feelings that arise when we’re unable to find work and finding hope for a new career and future. One of our greatest challenges when in recovery can be finding a job, especially if we’ve lost our […]
Why Do We Use Denial as a Coping Mechanism?
Denial, often considered the very first stage of addiction recovery, is also one of our go-to coping mechanisms. It is a form of emotional suppression, and we deny not only the traumas we’ve experienced but also the various feelings we’ve accumulated over the years related to those traumas, causing ourselves considerable mental and emotional suffering. […]
Being Pressured into Relapse
It can be difficult to withstand pressure from friends who are actively using. It’s necessary to employ the resources in our recovery toolbox and self-care in order to avoid relapse. When we’ve done the hard work of getting sober, one of the most disheartening and depressing things we can experience is a relapse. We’ve worked […]
Why Should We Address Our Own Abusiveness?
Part of our work in recovery is taking inventory of the ways in which we’ve harmed other people, what mistakes we’ve made, and how we’ve impacted our relationships in order to make amends as part of our healing journey. Sometimes this part of the process can be extremely difficult for us. We’re afraid of being […]
What is Emotional and Behavioral Relapse?
When we think of relapse, we think of falling back into our addictive patterns and picking up our drug of choice again after working so hard to get sober. We think of the temptation, addictive urges, and compulsive behaviors we associate with it. There are in fact other ways to relapse that don’t necessarily involve […]
Fear of Failure
Fear of failure holds us back from our true potential. Sometimes, we’re truly afraid of success. It’s time to start believing in ourselves and overcoming our fears. Sometimes we sabotage our recovery efforts not simply because we’re dependent upon our drugs of choice and have a hard time giving them up, but because deep down […]
How Can I Stop Feeling So Disappointed in Myself?
One of our most persistent emotions when struggling with addiction is the disappointment we feel in ourselves. We’ve relapsed after working so hard to get sober. We’ve let down our friends and family. We’ve hurt the people we care about, we might be having a hard time making amends, and we’ve accumulated a long list […]
Addiction and Negative Body Image
Many of us who suffer from addiction also experience body image issues, often perpetuated by mainstream media. This is a look into the painful causes of body image issues and the importance of embracing radical self-love. As we know, our addictions are often accompanied by mental illnesses, and they are connected and linked to one […]